1. Imperialism
WH CH 11

2. imperialism
– a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially.

3. Social Darwinism
- the application of Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” to human societies – particularly as justification for imperialist expansion.

4. Berlin conference
– a meeting at which representatives of European nations agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa.

5. Shaka
- leader of the Zulu Nation in the early 19th century who created a large state with the use of warriors and military organization.

6. Boer
– a Dutch colonist in South Africa. The Dutch word for farmer.

7. Great Trek
– a migration of Dutch colonists out of British-controlled territory in south Africa during the 1830’s.

8. Boer war
– a conflict lasting from 1899 to 1902, in which the Boers and the British fought for control of territory in south Africa

9. paternalism
– a policy of treating subject (under control) people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights.

10. assimilation
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into another

11. Menelik II
- Ethiopian emperor ( ) who established independence from Italy.

12. geopolitics
– a foreign policy based on a consideration of the strategic locations or products of other lands.

13. Crimean war
– a conflict, lasting from , in which the Ottoman Empire, with the aid of Britain and France, halted Russian expansion in the region of the Black Sea.

14. Suez Canal
- a manmade waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, which was opened in 1869.

15. sepoy
– an Indian soldier serving under British command.

16. “jewel in the Crown”
– the British colony of India – so called because of its importance in the British Empire, both as a supplier of raw materials and as a market for British trade goods. .

17. Sepoy Mutiny
– an 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India.

18. Raj
– the British- controlled portions of India in the years

19. Pacific Rim
– the lands surrounding the Pacific Ocean – especially those in Asia.

20. King Monghkut
– King of Siam (Thailand) who modernized his land and prevented European countries from taking over

21. Emilio Aguinaldo-
Philippine leader of a rebellion against Spanish rule ( ) and an uprising against American authority

22. annexation
- – the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.

23. racism
– the belief than one race is superior to others.

24. Queen Liliuokalani
- Ruler of Hawaii at time of American planters takeover