Vocabulary
India
Africa
Latin America
Need to Know
100

The belief that one race is superior to another

Racism

100

European country that controlled India

Britain

100

Top two European countries in Africa

Britain and France

100

This 1823 document stopped the colonization of lands on the American continent by European powers

Monroe Doctrine

100
What cultural insensitive act led to rebellion in India

Greased ammunition in cow and pork fat

200
The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country

Imperialism

200

Term Britain used for India because it was the most valuable of all their colonies

"Jewel in the Crown"

200
The Herero of South-West Africa were colonized by which European country

Germany

200

1898 conflict where America joined Cuba int heri fight for independence against Spain

Spanish American War

200

The idea that the colonized areas would buy the products created spurred imperialism

New Market

300

Indian Soldier

Sepoy

300

Term referring to British rule after India came under the crown

Raj

300

This human made waterway in Ethiopia was essential to the British

Suez Canal

300

This US president expanded US influence in Latin America

Theodore Roosevelt

300
The main goal of the Berlin Conference was to stop ____ between the European Countries over the land

War

400

Name of the 1884-1885 meeting where 14 European nations met to lay down the rules to divide Africa

Berlin Conference

400

Religions of Indian Soldier

Muslim and Hindu

400

This king ruled the Congo

King Leopold
400

Thousands of workers died constructing this canal which opened Latin America to world trade

Panama Canal

400

TEACHERS QUESTION!!

Teacher Answer.

500

Social theory about evolution and natural selection

Social Darwinism

500

Name of the uprising because of the religious insensitivity of the company

Sepoy Mutiny

500

Name of the major tribe in South Africa

Zulu

500

What two major European countries most influenced the culture and language of Latin America

Spain and Portugal

500

TEACHERS QUESTION!!

Teacher Answer.

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