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king Leopold ii
he took control of the congo and exploited the africans of the congo
boers
a dutch colonist in south africa
suez canal
a human made waterway, which was opened in 1869,connecting the red sea with the mediterranean sea
pacific rim
the lands that border the pacific,especially those in asia
sepoy
an indian soldier serving under british command
boer war
a conflict, lasting from 1899-1902, in which the boers and the british fought for control of territory in south africa
racism
the belief that one race is superior to others
muhammed ali
he and his heirs were recognized as the hereditary rulers of egypt
jewel in the crown
the british colony of india-- so called because of importance in the british empire
crimean war
a conflict, lasting from 1853-1856 in which the ottoman empire, with the aid of britain and france, halted russian expansion in the region of the black sea
geopolitics
a foreign policy based on a consideration of the strategic locations or products of other lands
assimilation
a policy in which a nation forces or encourages a subject people to adopt its institutions and customs
raj
the british controlled portions of india in the years 1757-1947
paternalism
a policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights
sepoy mutiny
an 1857 rebellion of hindu and muslim soldiers against the british in india
social darwinism
the application of charles darwins ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” to human societies
berlin conference
a meeting in 1884-1885 at which represenatives of european nations agreed upon rules for european colonization of african
imperialism
a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially
menelik ii
he was the emperor of ethiopia that successfully kept the europeans out of his country
shaka
he was the zulu chief that created a large centrialized state in southern africa
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