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U.S. & World Expansionism & Imperialism
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6th Grade
10/05/2011

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industrialization
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the change from a farming culture to a culture that focuses on industry and all the things it needs to make it happen
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RLM's
Definition
Resources, Labor (workers), and Markets (places to sell goods to)
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-ist
Definition
suffix (word ending) that means: a person who shares a belief
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-ism
Definition
suffix (word ending) that means: the act, theory, or state of; a belief
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liberty
Definition
being free from oppression, having rights, independence
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isolationism
Definition
policy of staying apart or isolated from the affairs of other countries
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nationalism (3 parts)
Definition
1)patriotic feelings sometimes expressed as being SUPERIOR to other nations
2)desire to UNIFY
3)the act of having DEVOTION to one's nation
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expansionism
Definition
the policy of making one's country larger by intruding on another's area of land
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Militarism
Definition
Belief that in order to be a strong nation, you need a strong military and Navy
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King Leopold II
Definition
Ruler of Belgium; took over the Congo in Africa and was cruel to the people he forced to work in the diamond mines.
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Diamonds
Definition
The secret of Africa
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Nationalism (3 parts)
Definition
Superior than others
Unify (need to unify)
Devotion to one's own country
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Imperialism
Definition
Belief that in order to be a strong nation, you need to create an empire to spread your power and influence
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3 Largest Empires in the late 1800's
Definition
France
Great Britain
Spain (Free Great Spuds)
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Largest Empire in the late 1800's
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Great Britain
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Who ruled the largest empire?
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Great Britain's Queen Victoria
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Berlin Conference
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Conference in Berlin where European leaders met to divide up Africa into colonies - but no African leaders were there!
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Tilak
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Leader of India's Indian Mutiny - a revolt against British rule because they wanted their freedom back
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Matthew Perry
Definition
U.S. Naval officer that sailed into Japan's harbor and demanded that Japan would trade with the US
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Resources empires wanted
Definition
Tea, silk, porcelain, rubber, oil, spices, ivory
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products of the Industrial Revolution
Definition
Steam engines
Steamships
Steam Locomotives
weapons
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What was the "fuel" of the Industrial Age?
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steam
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What 2 things fueled Imperialism?
Definition
The Industrial Age and Nationalism
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Dreadnought
Definition
Huge Navy ship built by Great Britain to warn Germany
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China
Definition
country that wanted to stay isolated and focused on the Arts; didn't modernize so it lost power at the end of the 1800's
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Japan
Definition
country that modernized (built railroads), opened up trade with other countries, built up it's army, went to war with Russia to gain Manchuria, and took Taiwan as a territory. Became known as a world power that could "match up" to the level of the European Countries.
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Phillipines
Definition
USA's empire in the late 1800s; helped us to become a world power
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Spanish American War
Definition
Example of the USA's strong militarism to help us become a world power.
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colonies
Definition
What the European countries wanted to gain from the places they took over
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Asia and Africa
Definition
The two continents where most of the colonies were gained
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Navies
Definition
The countries that had the strongest ___________ were usually the most powerful.
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foriegners
Definition
Who China tried to keep out
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