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Imperialism Vocab Cards unit 5
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10th Grade
10/05/2017

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"Old" vs "New" Imperialism

 

"Old" vs "New" Imperialism is when they divided up Africa between all the people 

Definition

'Old Imperialism' refers to the colonialism prevalent in the sixteenth century when powers like Great Britain, France, Spain, etc began expanding their empires through war and conquest. 'New Imperialism' is a term used to describe colonialism in the present world, where some countries administer foreign countries.

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Imperialism Causes

 

Imperialism causes lots of things to happen in places around particularly in Africa. 

Definition

Sometimes called"The Scramble for Africa European Imperialism was caused by the loss of American colonies during 1700 and 1800s, As a result, France, Britain, Portugal, Spain, Germany fought for African territory to replace their lost American work force and source of raw materials.

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Social Darwinism

 

some people believe that Social Darwinism is not given to all the people that deserve it 

Definition

he theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. Now largely discredited, social Darwinism was advocated by Herbert Spencer and others in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform.

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Nationalism

 

Nationalism is when a person feels very strong about there country more than just patriotism 

Definition

patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.

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Colonialism

 

there was lots of colonialism in the early stages of america 

 

Definition

the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

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Paternalism

 

paternalism  is  a form of authority that is either good or bad 

Definition

the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates' supposed best interest.

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Protectorate

 

the united states is kind of like protectorate because all the states look after each other 

Definition

a state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Sphere of Influence

 

Sphere of influence is a form of control or a scale.

Definition

a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

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Direct Rule

 

Direct rule is a a rule of government 

Definition

a system of government in which a province is controlled by a central government.

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Indirect Rule

Indirect Rule is a rule that the government is not directly giving you a 

Definition

a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

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Scramble for Africa

 

In the scramble for africa it was a big fight for the parts of africa 

Definition
 
The "Scramble for Africa" was the occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. 
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"Dark Continent"

 

i think they called this the dark continent because there was lots of killing and other bad things 

Definition

Africa considered as mysterious, especially to Europeans and people of European descent, chiefly when its interior was largely unknown to them. Henry M. Stanley was probably the first to use the term in Through the Dark Continent 

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Berlin Conference

 

the Berlin Conference was when the people in Europe had a meeting to decide on who would get what pieces of africa 

Definition

 

The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period

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Boer War

 

the boer war was going on for about 3.5-4 years 

Definition

The Second Boer War, known variously as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, South African War or Anglo-Boer South African War, started on 11 October 1899 and ended on 31 May 1902.

 

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Slave Trade

 

the first people who were in the slave trade got shipped to England and america 

Definition

The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly from Africa to the Americas, and then their sale there

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Apartheid

 

Apartheid was kind of like a big form of segregation and racism 

Definition

Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa between 1948 and 1991

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Westernize

 

The Africans didn't want there homes to get westernizes 

Definition

cause (a country, person, or system) to adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America.

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Humanitarian

 

Humanitarian is a person the promotes human welfare 

Definition

concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare.

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Dr. Livingstone

 

David Livingstone was a Scottish Christian Congregationalist

Definition

David Livingstone was a Scottish Christian Congregationalist, pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late-19th-century in the Victorian er

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Henry Stanley

 

 Henry Stanley was also a journalist in en gland in central Africa 

Definition

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

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Rudyard Kipling

 

Rudyard Kipling was a journalist in England and he also wrote poetry 

Definition

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book, Kim, and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King

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King Leopold II

 

King Leopold II was the second king in Belgians for a long time 

Definition

Leopold II reigned as the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 and became known for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture.

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Menelik II

 

I dont really know where Menelik II did in this chapter 

Definition

Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, baptized as Sahle Maryam, was Negus of Shewa, then Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death

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Nelson Mandela

 

Nelson Mandela was in jail for a long time for speaking up for himself 

Definition
 
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
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Paul Rusesabagina

 

Paul Rusesabagina was the man from hotel Rwandan 

Definition

Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan humanitarian who, while working as a concierge at the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, hid and protected 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees from the Interahamwe militia during the Rwandan Genocide

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Hutus

 

The hutus were always at war with the tutsis 

Definition

The Hutu, also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to African Great Lakes region of Africa, primarily area now under Burundi and Rwanda.

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Tutsis

 

The tutsis are a tribe in africa 

Definition

The Tutsi, or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group inhabiting the African Great Lakes region. Historically, they were often referred to as the Watutsi, Watusi, Wahuma, Wahima or the Wahinda

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Resources

 

Africa was very rich in resources 

Definition

a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.

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Xenophobia

 

Xenophobia is when the people come from the other country's and try to take the over 

Definition

intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

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Genocide

there have been many genocides in the world 

Definition

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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Justify

 

The judge told the man to justify his answer .

Definition

show or prove to be right or reasonable.

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Culture

there are lots of different cultures in america and all over the world 

Definition

the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

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Civilization

 

I am very  happy that there is better civilization now then back when america was first getting starter.

Definition

Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games first released in 1991. Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest

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