World History Vocab #9

(1884-1885) Meeting of European imperialist powers to divide Africa among them.

South Africans of Dutch descent

(1889-1902) War between the British and Dutch over Dutch independence in South Africa; resulted in a British victory

Revolt against foreign residents of China

Legal, autonomous, tribal government in North America, recognized from 1794 to 1907, that consisted mainly of the Cherokee people of the southeastern United States and those Cherokees who relocated voluntarily and involuntary (Trail of Tears) to the Indian Territory

First significant law restricting immigration into the United States. Many Americans on the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic ills to Chinese workers. Congress passed the exclusion act to placate worker demands and assuage prevalent concerns about maintaining white "racial purity."

Peace conference held after Napoleon's first exile (1814-1815). Presided over by Prince Klemens von Metternich it attempted to bring stability back to Europe by focusing on compensation, legitimacy, & balance of power

Military draft

In nineteenth-century Europe a movement that supported monarchies, aristocracies, and state-established churches.

The ability to combine the factors of land, labor, and capital to create factory production