AP World History Unit 6 - Lesson 6.2

Indochina

The French formed ________, consisting of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, where they grew cash crops (motive for imperialism)

Suez Canal

Man made waterway connecting the Mediterranean sea to the red sea for efficient travel to Asia

Corvee Workers

Unpaid workers who preformed labor as a form of taxation

Settler Colony

Colonies where large numbers of people settled to live, rather than sending just military or economic administrators to exploit a region

Berlin Conference

Formed by Otto Von Bismark of Germany, European nations agreed on the orderly colonization of Europe and free trade movement along major African rivers

Boer Wars

Conflicts over rich mineral land between British against Africans and Afrikaners

Seven Years War

Known as the French and Indian War, was the prelude to the American Revolution and was the first global war (1756-1763)

Taiping Rebellion

Revolt against the Qing Dynasty, motivated by religious and political tensions, and set up future revolutions in China

Boxer Rebellion

Anti imperialists (boxers) tried to clear China of foreigners, but ended up mostly killing Chinese Christians, and failed to prevent Western power and influence in China

Meiji Restoration

The Japanese overthrew their traditional government with the goal of protecting the country from Western influence ruining the distinctive Japanese culture

Trail of Fears

Rough forced migrations of Native Americans to new Indian territories in Oklahoma

Monroe Doctrine

Issued by President James Monroe in 1823, stated that European countries were not allowed to intervene with Western Hemisphere affairs

Manifest Destiny

Idea that the United States had a natural right from god to expand their territory and culture

The Great Game

Rivalry between Russia and Britain for control over Afghanistan in the 19th century, settled by the Anglo-Russian Act (1873)

Spanish American War

United States conflict with Spain, where they took control of Latin American and Pacific States, 1898.

King Leopold II

King of Belgium from 1865-1908. At the cost of many inhumane worker casualties, he grew very wealthy from privately owning Congo.

Afrikaners

Known as Boers, South African people who were descendants of original dutch settlers.

Scramble for Africa

Competitive race for control of African territories between European imperial powers.

Independent Countries of Africa (1900)

Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia remained unclaimed.

Colonization Society

American organization that sent free African Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the U.S.