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Meeting that provided framework for European powers to seize territory in Africa
Berlin Conference
Probably the most infamous European colony in Africa, whose people were exploited for rubber production
Congo Free State
The rapid European colonization of Africa in the mid-to-late 1800s
Scramble for Africa
This institution ruled large portions of India from 1757-1857
British East India Company
This weapon gave European armies a tremendous advantage over native forces
(Maxim) machine gun
France considered this territory to not be a mere colony, but an integral part of France
French Algeria
Native Indian soldier in service of European armies
Sepoy
In this type of colony, the best land is reserved for colonists, rather than natives
Settler colony
This ideological concept takes its name from a Rudyard Kipling poem
"White Man's Burden"
During their control of India, the British often reinforced this existing social-religious class system
Caste System
Originally found in the bark of a South American tree, this medicine is used to treat malaria
Quinine
These two nations were the only uncolonized territories in Africa during the Scramble for Africa
Ethiopia and Liberia
Period of direct British government control in India, 1858-1947
British Raj
This event ended Company Rule in India
Indian Uprising/Sepoy Mutiny
European monarch who ruled a colony as a personal possession
Leopold II
This organization began to advocate for Indian self-rule before later becoming an independence organization
Indian National Congress
The pseudo-scientific idea that some cultures/races are more advanced or evolved than others
Social Darwinism
This group advocated for the interests of the Muslim minority in British India
Muslim League
Now known as Ghana, this British colony in Africa was the first to gain substantial self-rule and eventual independence
British Gold Coast
This battle marked the beginning of Company Rule in Inda
Battle of Plassey
A sneaky way for the British to acquire more territory in India, this forbade Indian rulers from passing territory to anyone except a biological heir
Doctrine of Lapse
Group of Dutch settlers who were the earliest European colonizers in South Africa
Boers
Britain wanted this as a major goal of their colonization of Africa
Trans-African Railroad/Cape to Cairo Railroad
An instance of success against imperialism, the Ethiopians defeated Italians at this battle
Battle of Adwa
Territory in India that was technically independent, but whose ruler pledged allegiance to the British Crown
Princely State