Ap Euro Unit 7 Terms

Berlin Conference

A meeting held where European powers negotiated rules for the colonization of Africa, aiming to avoid conflict and establish territorial claims.

Indirect Rule

a system of governance used by imperial powers to control parts of their empires

British Raj

Britain strengthened its foothold by abolishing the East India Trading Company and changing Indian policies

Opium Wars

a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade, ending with the loss of Hong Kong to the British

Total War

military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory