Imperialism Flashcard Practice

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A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force to another region.

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IMPERIALISM

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Meeting in Germany where major European powers negotiated and claimed territory in Africa

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BERLIN CONFERENCE

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Rudyard Kipling’s poem justifying imperialism over other regions.

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White Man's Burden

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Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s

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Scramble for Africa

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A British trading company that set up large, profitable trading post colonies in India.

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British East India Company

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An 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India

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Sepoy Rebellion

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An Indian Soldier is called

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Sepoy

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A conflict between Britain and China over poppy plant trading.

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Opium War

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A 1900 uprising in China by nationalists fighters aimed at ending foreign influence.

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Boxer Rebellion

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"Unequal treaty" to end Opium War

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Treaty of Nanjing