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| Imperialism | political, economic, or cultural domination of one country by another country |
| Otto von Bismarck | he lead German unification; blood and iron policy |
| Nationalism includes | people loyal to a geographic region, traditions & values |
| Amritsar Massacre | British massacre of Indian people gathering to discuss getting rid of Britain |
| Nationalism develops | where people have common language, customs & history |
| Commodore Matthew Perry | his 1853 arrival in Japan signaled end of policy of isolationism |
| Meiji Restoration | modernization of Japan's industries |
| Major goal of Meiji government | Make Japan an industrial power |
| Modernization of Japan | helped Japan become an imperialistic nation |
| European partitioning of Africa | they disregarded ethnic & culture of African people or tribal boundaries |
| Sepoy Mutiny (Rebellion) | Indian soldiers revolted due to Britain's influence in India; Sepoys wanted to get rid of British in India |
| Nationalism (typical definition) | unites people of common culture, history, language and customs; they put needs of nation before their own, and don't want to be controlled by other countries |
| Sepoy | Indian soldiers serving in British army |
| Social Darwinism | belief in survival of fittest, natural selection, used to justify imperialism and one group is superior to another |
| anti-semitism | prejudice against Jewish people |
| Monroe Doctrine | stated American continents were off limit to European colonization |
| extraterritorality | rights of people are protected by the laws of their own country |
| spheres of influence | an area in which an outside country claims exclusive trading and investment rights |
| Opium War | this increase European spheres of influence in China |
| zion | a person devoted to creating Jewish homeland of Isreal |
| coalition | a temporary alliance of various political parties |
| mercantilism | policy by which nation strives to export more than it imports and builds up supply of gold and silver |
| East India Company | Britain's company that ran India like a business to make money |
| Berlin Conference | European nations decided how to divide up Africa into areas they controlled without African's consent |
| suffrage | voting rights; was reformed in Britain in 19th century |
| Boxer Rebellion | revolt of Chinese people against foreign influences |
| Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan | ended Japanese policy of isolationism |
| Industrialization encourages imperialism | countries need raw materials and markets to sell things to |
| Who controlled most of South Africa | Britain |
| Meiji Restoration did what | modernized the Japanese economy and government |
| Russia and Japan are similar how | both began modernizing after being isolationists |
| how imperialistic countries treat colonies | they often disregard their cultural and ethnic traits |
| "White Man's Burden" poem | shows Europeans believed it was their responsibility to improve lives of people in colonies |
| Europeans able to divide China because | they have strong military |
| Examples of Imperialism | Britain in South Africa, French in Indochina, Spain in Mexico |
| Treaty of Nanjing | "unequal treaty" that forced China to be broken into spheres of influence |
| Why China signed Treaty of Nanjing | Western European nations have powerful military; |
| Europeans build roads & bridges for | to make it easier to get raw materials for industry |
| Russo-Japan War & Boer War show | nations go to war for imperialistic goals |
| Example of Anti-Semitism | Dreyfus Affair |
| Intellectuals | a group in Russia that posed a threat to Czar and nobles power |
| technological advances by 1900 | The maxim gun and steam boats helped European countries control Africa |
| Cecil Rhodes | British leader, imperialist, & entrepreneur who influenced South Africa |
| Result of Opium War | China was not strong enough at this time to get rid of Britain |
| Tokugawa shogunate attempted to | Keep Japan clear of foreign European influences |
| Why did Japan become imperialistic | to gain raw materials for their factories |
| Sino-Japanese War/annexing Korea | Japan's acts of aggressive imperialism |
| Suez Canal's purpose | to provide as faster, more efficient trade route between Middle East, Asia and Europe |
| Reasons for Imperalism | to obtain raw materials and markets to sell finshed producst to |
| Efforts to get rid of Western Europeans from China | Opium War, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion |
| Long term benefit of Industrial Revolution | increased standard of living for most people |
| Laissez-faire capitalism | Smith's belief that government should have minimal involvement in economy |
| economists study | relationship between the supply and demand for goods and services |
