Vocab
self-governing nation
dominion
Name for conflict between Britain and Boers in South Africa
Boer War
What did the British use to trade with India, and wars were also named after this in the 1800s
Opium Wars
Turks tried to destroy Armenian group
Armenian Genocide
name for indigenous peoples in Australia
Aboriginals
become like Western Europe for economic, political, and social ideas
Westernization
Only country in Africa to not be taken by Europeans
Ethiopia
American Naval Commander who forced Japan to trade with the USA
Commodore Matthew Perry
Canal built by the French and later taken by the British from Egypt
Suez Canal
canal built by the US from 1903-1914
Panama Canal
deliberate attempt to destroy a racial, political, or cultural group
genocide
Term for European powers dividing up and taking parts of Africa
Scramble for Africa / Partition of Africa
group called the "Righteous Harmonious fists" tried to kick out foregin powers but failed in China
Boxer Rebellion
Indian soldiers who were forced to fight anywhere in the world by the British
Sepoy
colony where criminals are sent to be punished and live
penal colony
difference between how much a country imports vs exports
balance of trade
Name of Belgian king who took the Congo and had Belgium commit crimes against humanity
King Leopold III
peasant uprising in China from 1850 to 1863 where 20-30 million people died
Taiping Rebellion
Rebellion in India over Indian soldiers having to bite of cartridges that contained animal fat. Thousands slaughtered and villages burned
Sepoy Rebellion
an area in which an outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges
sphere of influence
right to live under own country's laws
Extraterritoriality
European Conference that divided up Africa amongst European powers
Berlin Conference
Time when Japan decided to Westernize and became a economic and military power in the world
Meiji Restoration
Name of 2 groups that formed in India that wanted freedom for Indians and Muslims in India
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
says all lands in the Western Hemisphere are free from colonization
Monroe Doctrine