Europe
this pseudoscience ideology justified everything from imperialism in Asia and Africa to the annihilation of 'undesirables' in Hitler's Germany
what is social darwinism
this treaty divided land in South America between the colonizing empires of Spain and Portugal
what is the Treaty of Tordesillas
this genocide in the 1990s in this small African nation led to the killings of thousands of ethnic Tutsis and Hutus.
what is Rwanda
This Chinese explorer was the first to 'explore' the Indian Ocean/Asia region, but did not inspire many other maritime explorations
Who is Zheng He
what is polytheistic/polytheism
what are the proletariat and the bourgeois
the system of exchange between Europe, Africa and the New World involving manufactured goods, slaves and raw materials
what is triangular trade
this West African emperor ruled the Mali Kingdom while possessing extreme wealth
Who is Mansa Musa
This Japanese empire existed in the 19th century, welcoming US Commodore Matthew Perry, which led to Japan trading with the West
What is the Meiji Empire
in this post WWII conference, Stalin promised Soviet support against Japan in the east but refused to give Eastern Europe independence out of fear of a future invasion (a la Napoleon or Hitler) from Europe's West
what is the Yalta Conference
this economic idea, used in the age of exploration, believed wealth was finite and could only be generated within a colonizer nation and their colonies
what is mercantilism
this transportation system revolutionized North America by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the first time using this new technology
what is the Transcontinental Railroad.
this large diamond corporation run by Cecil Rhodes was responsible for large exploitation and extraction in central Africa
what is De Beers Diamonds.
this movement for Chinese nationalism and democracy voiced China's anger at the West's support for Japan following WWI and began laying the seeds for a Marxist China
what is the May Fourth Movement?
this former slave led the successful Haitian Revolution, the first all black rebellion in New World history
who is Toussaint L'Ouverture
the political ideology of the Enlightenment that argued for natural rights, limited government, and free market economies
an example of modern neoliberalism free trade policies, this agreement removed trade restrictions between the USA, Canada and Mexico in the 1990s
what is NAFTA
this language and culture blended Bantu and Arabic thanks to the Indian Ocean trade along the east African coast
What is Swahili
these landowning aristocrats dominated Japanese society for centuries
who are the daimyos
this statement by Britain following WWI, promised a Jewish national homeland in Palestine. this was not to be achieved until 1948.
what is the Balfour Declaration
this unbalanced treaty following WWI is seen as the spark that caused WWII and was the source of German resentment and anger
What is the Treaty of Versailles
this American program supplied much needed assistance to the Allies during WWII prior to the USA entry into the war following Pearl Harbor
What is Lend Lease Act/Lend Lease program
this Egyptian leader seized control of the Suez Canal sparking a Cold War crisis, and was the face of post-WWII Pan-Arabism
Who is Gamal Abdel Nasser
this ruthless and prolific leader, established the vast Mongolian empire
who is Genghis Khan
this was a tax paid by non-Muslims in the Ottoman empire
What is the jizya