social studies

imperialism

dominating a country politically (controlling their government,) pushing their ideas,deciding what kind of government they are going to have. Culturally is through deciding what they wear, what they eat-how they eat-, modernization and westernization (more like europe), religion (sending missionaries), economically controlled who they trade with, what they trade, what they import/export (China, India, Africa)

social darwinism

he theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals

white man’s burden

the task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the inhabitants of their colonies.

protectorate

closer to indirect rule (controlling a country, you own it, but you leave them be.) EXACT: local rulers left in place, but are expected to follow advice of europeans advisors 

sphere of influence

Specific to china- areas to where various countries had influence. EXACT: an outside power claims exclusive investment and trading privileges (china)

berlin conference

Division of Africa. The purpose was to prevent war between all the countries. 

treaty of nanking

China- Consequence of the Opium War, China gets punished. They have to pay money, open ports, and extraterritoriality.

extraterritoriality

China- British people can do what they want (don’t have to follow the laws of china)

charter oath/meiji

japan makes it their goal to change, modernize/westernize, move forward. It is a document that says the weal (prosperity) the goal of Japan is to find the national wheel and to establish modernization. Social classes matter, can do what you want, leave evil customs in the past, seek out knowledge, and one more.

british raj

Direct rule of Britain over India.

second boer war

In South Africa-two groups fight-(Dutch vs Britain) the British win

seypoy rebelion

Happens in India, it is when the soldiers are mad for being forced to get rid of their religious beliefs.

taiping reb

China vs China. The lower class is rebelling. Quin wins, keeps their power but doesn't really win.

boxer reb

Happens in China to try and push out foreign countries, China was not modernized so they were not successful. 

sino japenese war

China-Japanese war, Japan wins.

russo japanese war

Russia and Japan war and Japan wins. First time a asian country beat a European country. 

david livingstone

British explorer, missionary responsible for mapping out a lot of Africa in the beginning of imperialism.

king leopold the second

bad- chopping off hands.

king menelik

 From Ethiopia, one of the only regions in Africa that is able to resist colonization

samouri torre

Africans who try to lead their people to resist colonization 

Yaa Asantewaa

an intellectual, a politician, a human rights activist, a queen and a war leader.

muhammad ali of egypt

 Nickname is founder of modern egypt (on google classroom)

ram mohum hoy

Founder of Indian Nationalism