Unit 6 Review flashcards

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What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884–85?

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To lay down rules for the division of Africa among European nations

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Describe the main cause of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.

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The spread of Western and Japanese influence in China

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What was the outcome of the Boxer Rebellion for China?

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China had to pay reparations and was weakened

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Who was the leading power in India beginning in 1757?

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The British East India Company

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Role of sepoys in the British East India Company

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They were Indian soldiers serving under British command

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What sparked the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?

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The rumor of cartridges being greased with beef and pork fat

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What was the result of the Sepoy Mutiny for India?

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The British government took direct command of India

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Identify the main reason for the Great Trek by the Boers in South Africa during the 1830s.

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To escape British control

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What was a significant consequence of the Boer War?

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The Boer republics became a self-governing Union of South Africa, which was to be controlled by the British

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Explain the concept of Social Darwinism as it relates to European imperialism.

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It suggested that Europeans were superior and had the right to dominate others.