| A | B |
|---|
| Scramble for Africa | Europe colonializes Africa, Imperialism. European countries want their own "piece" |
| Boer War | Zulus, Dutch farmers and British fight over land in South Africa. Brits wanted "diamonds" |
| Sepoy Mutiny | Indian Workers for E.I.C protested against use of animal fat. E.I.C refuses to compromise, and so the Indians revolve. E.I.C wins! |
| East India Company "E.I.C" | British Company, hired Indians as their "security/military" |
| "White Man's Burden" | Racist, Theory that "White Europeans are more advanced than colored people". European countries had duty to "educate and help" their colored people |
| Matthew Perry | US Naval Commander; brokered peace with Japan, and opened up trade between Japan and the West |
| Meiji Restorartion | period form 1868-1912 in Japan in which Japan industrialized and modernized, "west side" |
| Imperialism | "domination" by one country of the political, economic or cultural life of another country or region |
| Opium War | conflict between Great Britain and China in 1839 over the opium trade |
| Treaty of Nanjing | ended the 1st opium war between China and Great Britain, an "unequal treaty", as Great made no concessions or had any obligations |
| Spheres of Influences | areas in which an outside power claims exclusive trade privileges in China |
| Boxer Rebellion | "Kicking out' foeigners in China. Event in 1900 in which a group known as Boxers assulted foeign communities across China. This failed miserably. |
| Sun Yat-Sen | Founding Father of China, brought the country together |
| Zionism | the idea that Jewish people would have a homeland, a "Free state" for Jewish people |
| Unification | bringing together people of the same heritage, beliefs, regions, cultures, etc. |
| Count Camillo Cavour | unified Italy |
| Powder Keg | Balkin Region, lots of different ethic groups, lots of tension |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | An Italian hero, military and political |
| Otto Van Bismarck | "blood and iron" Germany will be united one way or another, and blood is probably necessary |
