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sophomore ss ch 14

vocabulary

Terms

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sepoys
hired Indian soldiers used to protect the British East India Company
Singapore
small island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula
Commodore George Dewey
during the Spanish-American War the US naval forces defeated fleet in Manila Bay
Indian National Congress
did not demand immediate independence but did call for a share in the governing process
David Livingstone
explored the dense tropical jungles of Central Africa
caudillos
leaders who ruled chiefly by military force and were supported by the landed elites
protectorate
a political unit that depends on another government for its protection
Mohandas Gandi
An Indian active in the independence movement using nonviolent resistance
Nicaragua
an island in the Caribbean occupied for many years by the US military
direct rule
local elites were removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials brought from the mother country
indigenous
native to a region
Haiti
an island in the Caribbean occupied by the US military for many years
Queen Victoria
British queen that was given the title of "Empress of India"
Rhodesia
country named after the man who seized control of a territory
King Chulalongkorn
the son of Mongkut who was also a remarkable leader and king
King Mongkut
the remarkable king of Thailand ( known then as Siam)
Emilio Aguinaldo
the leader of a movement for independence in the Philippines
Benito Juarez
a Mexican national hero who brought liberal reforms to Mexico
Mumbai
new name for Bombay, a large city in India
annexed
incorporated a country within a state
peninsulares
Spanish and Portuguese officials who resided temporarily in Latin America for political and economic gain
indirect rule
local rulers were allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status in a new colonial setting
viceroy
a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
mestizo
people of European and native American descent
Suez Canal
the canal that connected the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
Creoles
descendants of Europeans born in Latin America and lived there permanently
Philippines
was turned into an American colony by Pres. William McKinley
Puerto Rico
became a US protectorate that was annexed to the United States
Muhammad Ali
officer of the Ottoman army who seized power and established a separate Egyptian state
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
ruled Mexico in 1833-55; misused state funds, halted reforms, and created chaos
Union of South Africa
combined the old Cape Colony and the Boer republic
Monroe Doctrine
guaranteed the independence of the new Latin American nations and warned against any European intervention in the Americas
imperialism
the extension of a nation's over other lands
Burma
country near Thailand used by Britain to protect its possessions in India

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