AP World History 1870-1914 – Flashcards
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Concessionary Companies
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European governments grant private companies large concessions of territory and empowered them to undertake economic activities.
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Weapons Technology
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Machine guns, cannons, artillery with explosive shells.
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Mission Civilisatrice
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If they are not like us, they are not civilized. (Expansion to civilize other countries)
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Missionary Movement
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Efforts to spread Christianity throughout the world. Brining Christianity and European Culture.
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Social Darwinism
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Herbert Spencer tried to use Darwin's ideas to categorize people, placing the Europeans at the top.
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Scientific Racism
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Use of fake science to prove European supieriority.
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Neo-Imperialism
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New technology, new industries, new methods, control of a country of another country. Time period: 1870-1914.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Leader of the Philipino people's rebellion against the United States.
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Natural Resources
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Timber, rubber, petroleum, gold, silver, diamonds, cotton, tea, coffee, and coacoa.
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Indian National Congress
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Founded in 1885, formed to let educated Indians give thier views on public affairs to colonial officials.
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Nationalism
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Anti-colonial feelings in India and subject lands. Against imperialism.
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Indentured Servitude
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Asia, Africa Pacific Islands, traveled to foreign lands and agreed to work on plantations. Couldn't leave until 7 year contract was up.
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Economic Imperialism
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Expanding the economy of the captor land in foriegn lands. East India Company. Dutch East India Company.
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Russo-Japanese War
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1904, Japanese Navy destroyed the Russian Baltic fleet. War was over by 1905 Japan won. Gained worldwide recognition.
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Sino-Japanese War
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1894, Japan declared war on China. Japan gained control of the Yellow Sea. Demolished Chinese fleet, battle ended after 5 hours.
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Meiji Japan
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Leaders in Japan. Emperor.
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Roosevelt Corrollary
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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.
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Spanish-American War
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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.
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Monroe Doctrine
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1823 President James Monroe issued a proclamation that warned Eurpoean states about imperialsim in the western hemisphere.
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Non-Settler Colonies
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Few Europeans came to live there.
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Settler Colonies
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Imperialists sent people to foreign lands to live and reproduce.
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Independent States
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Ethiopia and Liberia.
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British Rule
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Egypt, Uganda, and Southern Rhodesia.
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French Rule
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Madagascar, Morocco, and Algeria.
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German Rule
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Togoland, Cameroons, German East Africa.
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Italian Rule
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Libya.
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Portuguese Rule
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Mozambique.
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Belgian Rule
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Belgian Congo.
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Spanish Rule
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Rio De Oro.
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