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| domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
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| payment for losses in a war |
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| area in which an outside power claims exclusice investment or an area of land |
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| right of foreigners to be protected by the law of their own nation |
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| declared that the American continents could no longer be colonized by European powers. Britan was willing to fight for their "freedom" by keeping others at bay |
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| adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture |
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| the deliberate mass killing of a specific group of people based on their religion or race |
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| where a country exports more than it imports |
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| when a country imports more than it exports |
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| economic relationship controled by a developed nation in which a less developed nation exports raw materials to the DN and imports manufactured goods, capital, and technological know-how |
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| links Mediteranian and Red Seas; cuts travel time down considerably |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism? |
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| Manufacturers wanted the new resources for their machines and to make new, better clothing. They also wanted new places, markets, to sell their goods. |
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| Why was the Berlin conference held in 1884? |
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| To avoid bloodshed between Europe and Africa over the scramble to get colonies going in Africa. |
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| Which two European countries were most successful in the scramble for African colonies? |
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| Why was Ethiopia able to resist the Europeans? |
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| The king- Menelik II- had Europeans come in and train his soldiers on the western warfare ways and technology. this allowed him to keep up with the Italians and beat them. |
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| Why is Muhammad Ali considered the "father of modern Egypt"? |
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| He introduced political and economic reforms, improved tax collection, reorganized the land holding system, and supported projects to increase crop numbers. |
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| What caused the Sepoy Rebellion? |
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| The Sepoys were forced to open the gun powder packs with their mouths- but they weren't allowed to eat pig. This got them sent home which made them mad. They rebelled because their religion wasn't being considered. |
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| How would you characterize the society and economy of China in the 1800s? |
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Their economy was good- they had a trade surplus.
Their society wasn't to great- there were a lot of unfair treaties. |
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| List three effectsof the Opium War: |
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Britan's indemnity
Britan's gain of Hong Kong
Britan got extraterritoriality in China |
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| The competition among western powers for global empires caused: |
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| Germany and France to unite, Increasing Political tensions, Nationalist movements to die off, Or the Collapse of the British empire |
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| To western imperial powers, modernization meant that controlled nations should: |
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| Become totally westernized |
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