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33 Cards in this Set
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When did imperialism start and end?
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1870 -1914
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Who said "You cannot have omelettes without breaking eggs"?
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Joseph Chamberlain
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One country dominates the political, economic, and social life of another country
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Imperialism
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Direct military intervention total control of the country, protectorate,sphere of influence are forms of what?
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Imperialism
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Imperialist hold exclusive economic interests describes what form of imperialism?
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Sphere of influence
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Own govt. but “guided” by mother country describes what form of imperialism?
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Protectorate
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What is the main reason for imperialism?
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Britain was losing its economic lead
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Propagandists claimed colonies and did what?
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provided jobs
created markets provided raw materials raised the standard of living for all |
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Who was most influential writer of the 1890s wrote “White man’s Burden”?
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Rudyard Kipling
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Who wrote Heart of Darkness which criticized the selfish European for trying to civilize the native.
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Joseph Conrad
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By 1880 European nations only controlled what percent of Africa?
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10%
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When was the Boer war?
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1899-1902
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What country was gained from the French after French and Indian War
British East India Company? |
India
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Italy failed to acquire what country during the Lost battle of Adowa?
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Ethiopia
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Sino-Japanese War (1894-5) led to imperialism in what country?
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China
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The Opium War won by what country?
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Great Britain
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What country invaded China to divert attention away from internal problems?
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Russia
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Battle of Mukden - 624,000 men in battle - won by who?
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Japan
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After 1858 (The Great Rebellion) India was ruled by the what in London and supervised by a small group of white colonial officials?
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British Parliament
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The British created a unified state and placed which ethnic groups under the same law
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Hindus and Muslims
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1885 what demanded the same rights as Canada and Australia?
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Hindu Indian National Congress
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Area exploited by King Leopold II
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Belgian Congo
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British statesman who dreamed of "Cape to Cairo"
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Cecil Rhodes
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Fight between the English and the Dutch settlers in South Africa
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Boer War
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Provoked by Germany over the issue of Morocco
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Algeciras Conference
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Conflict in Africa between Britain and France
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Fashoda Crisis
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Who ruled Egypt before the British and the French?
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Ottoman Empire
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Waterway cuts through Egypt
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Suez Canal
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Site of British massacre
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Khartoum
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British leader at the Battle of Omdurman
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Kichener
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Racial doctrine that fostered the belief of Imperialism
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Social Darwinism
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Crown jewel of the British Empire
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India
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Main reason for imperialism
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Economics
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