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| 1899-1902 between Philippines for independance and the US |
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| 2 month war, propelled by the press. After an accidental explosion of the US Maine ship |
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| African kingdom on the gold coast that expanded after 1680. Participated in Atlantic economy, trading gold, silver, and ivory. Resisted British imperial ambitions for a quarter century before being absorbed into Britans gold coast in 1902 |
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| After obtaining use of ports for the Navy, brought by McKinley in 1898 |
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| British entreprenur and politician involved in the expansion of the british empire from S. Africa to Central Africa. Rhodesia was named after him |
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| British victory over the Mahdi in the Sudan in 1898. General Kitchener led a mixed force of European and british troops with rapid firing rifles and machine guns |
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| Conference held by German chacellor Otto von Bismarck called to set rules for the partition of Africa |
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| Conference held by German chacellor Otto von Bismarck called to set rules for the partition of Africa |
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| Cubean national hero and figure in latin american literature from 1853-1895 |
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| Economic dominence of a weaker power by a stronger one, while maintaining the legal independence of the weaker state |
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| Emperor of Ethiopia who enlarged it to its present dimensions and defeated an Italian invasion at Adowa |
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| Franco-Italian explorer sent by the French to claim part of the equatorial Africa for france. Founded Brazzaville |
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| Franco-Italian explorer sent by the French to claim part of the equatorial Africa for france. Founded Brazzaville |
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| King of Belgium to 1909, active in exploring Central Africa and became ruler of the Congo Free state |
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| King of Belgium to 1909, active in exploring Central Africa and became ruler of the Congo Free state |
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| Last monarch and only queen in the kingdom of hawaii |
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| Leader of Filipino independance movement against Spain, proclaimed the independance of the Philippines in 1899 but was crushed and he was captured by the US in 1901 |
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| Policy by which a nation Administers foreign territory and developes its resources for the benefit of the colonial power |
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| Ship canal dug across the ithmus of Suez in Egypt, designed by Ferdinand de Lasseps. Shorted trip from Europe to asia and led to the British conquest of Egypt in 1882 |
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| Ship canal through the isthmus of panama by US engineers. Opened in 1915 and greatly shortened distance from US East to US west by ship |
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| US Naval stratigionist, expansionist mood |
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| late 19th and early 20th century wave of conquests by European powers, the US, and Japanwhich were followed by the development and explotaion of the newly conquered territories for the benefit of the colonial powers. |
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| suden wave of conquests in Africa by european powers. Britian obtained most of E. Africa, drance most of NW africa |
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