Terms
A policy of extending and maintaining power over a foreign nation
imperialism
Venezuelan general who led a revolution to free his country and other South American colonies from Spanish control
Simon Bolivar
The empire that dominated Eastern Asia until Europeans arrived in the 1800s
China
Generals who were the real rulers of Japan until the 1800s
shoguns
The rush of European countries to claim colonies in Africa from 1870-1914 is called
the Scramble for Africa
the art of political negotiation
diplomacy
Father of Mexican Independence
Father Miguel Hidalgo
China was an ___, meaning it was economically independent and chose not to rely on foreign trade
autarky
Who were the first European settlers in South Africa?
the Dutch
a government's strategy for dealing with other countries
foreign policy
Latin America is called "Latin" America because it was colonized and influenced by which two countries?
Spain and Portugal
Chinese merchants were not interested in European goods, but they did accept what precious metal as payment?
silver
Japan underwent rapid transformation into a modern industrial power during this period
Meiji Period
Which country controlled South Africa after winning the Boer War?
Great Britain/ United Kingdom
the promotion of human wellbeing
humanitarianism
Which country extended its power over Latin America as a result of the Monroe Doctrine?
U.S.A.
The Opium Wars were fought between which two countries?
China and Great Britain
Japan demonstrated its ability to compete with the Western World by winning what war?
Russo-Japanese War
This country claimed the region known as the Congo and forced the native people there to harvest rubber
Belgium
evolutionary theory and natural selection applied to humans
Social Darwinism
Argentinian general who led and independence movement to free South American colonies from Spanish control
Jose de San Martin
Which group of people attempted to violently remove all foreign influence from China?
Western (world)
This country was occupied by the British in order to secure a shortcut to East Asia (and especially India)
Egypt