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Ch 12 L1 & L2
Vocabulary on Imperialism
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History
7th Grade
03/22/2011

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Usman Dan Fodio
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a scholar and preacher denounced the corruption of the local Hausa rulers ( Africa)
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Shaka
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a ruthless and and brutal leader of the Zulus(Africa)
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paternalistic
Definition
to treat a country like a child by telling them what to do
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Dr. David Livingstone
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the best known explorer and missionary who explored Africa
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Henry Stanly
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journalist who searched for Livingstone
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King Leopold II
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(Belgium) hired Stanley to explore the congo. King Leopold secretly dreamed of conquests and profit.
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Boer war
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1899 to 1902 involved guerrilla fighting between the Boers and the British
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Samori Toure
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Algerian who fought French forces
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Yaa Asantewaa
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queen of the Asante
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Nehanda
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military leader ( woman) of the Shona in Zimbabwe
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Menelik II
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a reformist/ ruler of Ethiopia
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imperialism
Definition
the domination by one country of the political economic or cultural life of another country
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protectorate
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a place where local rulers were left in place but were controlled remotely
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sphere of influence
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an area in which outside power claimed exclusive control over trade and investment
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elite
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upper class
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Boers
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descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa
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