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| The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people of that nation. |
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| The idea that one race is superior to others. |
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| The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies- particularly as justification for imperialist expansion. |
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| Berlin Conference 1884-1885 |
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| 14 European nations met to prevent fighting and lay down rules for the division of Africa. They agreed that any European country could claim land in Africa by notifying other nations of their claims and showing they could control the area. |
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| A Zulu chief who used highly disciplined warriors and a good military organization to create a large centralized state. |
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| A Dutch colonist in South Africa. |
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| A migration of Dutch colonists out of British-controlled territory in South Africa during the 1830's. |
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| A conflict, lasting from 1899 to 1902 in which the Boers and the British fought for control of territory in South Africa. Britain won the war. |
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| A policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights. |
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| A policy based on the idea that in time, the local populations would become absorbed into French culture. |
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| A foreign policy based on a consideration of the strategic locations or products of other lands. |
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| A conflict, lasting from 1853 to 1856 in which the Ottoman Empire, with the aid of Britain and France, halted Russian expansion in the region of the Black Sea. |
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| A manmade waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, which was opened in 1869. |
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| An Indian soldier serving under British command. |
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| The British colony of India- so called because of its importance in the British Empire, both as a supplier of raw materials and as a market for British trade goods. |
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| An 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India. |
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| The British-controlled portions of India in the years 1757-1947. |
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| A conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain's opium trade in China. |
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| An exemption of foreign residents from the laws of a country. |
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| A mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan. |
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| A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. |
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| A policy, proposed by the United States in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. |
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| A 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. |
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| An 1854 agreement between the United States and Japan, which opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships and allowed the United States to set up an embassy in Japan. |
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| The period of Japanese history from 1867 to 1912 during which the country was ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito. |
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| A 1904-1905 conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by the two countries' efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea. |
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| The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit. |
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| An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought. |
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Colony
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| A country or a region governed internally by a foreign power. |
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Protectorate
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| A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power |
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| An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges. |
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Economic Imperialism
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| Independent but less developed nations controlled by private business interests rather than by other governments. |
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