AP World History 1870-1914

Afrikaners left thier farms in Cape Colony and gradually migrated to the East.

South African war.

The Dutch word for Africans.

The Dutch word for farmers.

European governments grant private companies large concessions of territory and empowered them to undertake economic activities.

Machine guns, cannons, artillery with explosive shells.

If they are not like us, they are not civilized. (Expansion to civilize other countries)

Efforts to spread Christianity throughout the world. Brining Christianity and European Culture.

Herbert Spencer tried to use Darwin's ideas to categorize people, placing the Europeans at the top.

Use of fake science to prove European supieriority.

New technology, new industries, new methods, control of a country of another country. Time period: 1870-1914.

Leader of the Philipino people's rebellion against the United States.

Timber, rubber, petroleum, gold, silver, diamonds, cotton, tea, coffee, and coacoa.

Founded in 1885, formed to let educated Indians give thier views on public affairs to colonial officials.

Anti-colonial feelings in India and subject lands. Against imperialism.

Asia, Africa Pacific Islands, traveled to foreign lands and agreed to work on plantations. Couldn't leave until 7 year contract was up.

Expanding the economy of the captor land in foriegn lands. East India Company. Dutch East India Company.

1904, Japanese Navy destroyed the Russian Baltic fleet. War was over by 1905 Japan won. Gained worldwide recognition.

1894, Japan declared war on China. Japan gained control of the Yellow Sea. Demolished Chinese fleet, battle ended after 5 hours.

Leaders in Japan. Emperor.

Gave U.S. the right to intervine in domestic affairs of nations within the hemisphere if they demonstrated an inability to maintain the security deemed neccessary to protect U.S. investments.

1898-1899, A U.S. battleship, called the maine, exploded and sank in Havana harbor. U.S. claimed sabatage and declared war on Spain, defeated them and took Cuba and Puerto Rico.

1823 President James Monroe issued a proclamation that warned Eurpoean states about imperialsim in the western hemisphere.

Few Europeans came to live there.

Imperialists sent people to foreign lands to live and reproduce.

Ethiopia and Liberia.

Egypt, Uganda, and Southern Rhodesia.

Madagascar, Morocco, and Algeria.

Togoland, Cameroons, German East Africa.

Libya.

Mozambique.

Belgian Congo.

Rio De Oro.