This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

World History II Chapter 14

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
King Chulalongkorn
son of King Mongkut; also promoted Western learning and maintained friendly relations with the major European powers
Muhammad Ali
an officer of the Ottoman army who seized power and established a seperate Egyptian state
Henry Stanley
a young journalist from the New York Herald who was sent to look for David Livingstone in Africa
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
ruled Mexico from 1829 to 1855; misused state funds, halted reforms, and created chaos
Monroe Doctrine
the United States policy guaranteeing the independence of Latin American nations and warning against European intervention in the Americas, made by president James Monroe in 1823
protectorate
a political unit that depends on another government for its protection
sepoy
an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interests in the region
Benito Juarez
Mexican national hero; brought liberal reforms to Mexico, including separation of church and state, land distribution to the poor, and an educational system for all of Mexico
direct rule
colonial government in which local elites are removed from power and relpaced by a new set of officials brought from the mother country
caudillo
in postrevolutionary Latin America, a strong leader who ruled chiefly by military force, usually with the support of the landed elite
Commodore George Dewey
led the U.S. naval forces to defeat the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay
indigenous
native to a region
Emilio Aguinaldo
the leader of a movement for independence for the Philippines
mestizo
a person of mixed European and native American Indian descent
imperialism
the extension of a nation;s power over other lands
indirect rule
colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status
King Mongkut
promoted Western learing and maintained friendly relations with the major European powers; the king from the movie The King and I
peninsulare
a person born on the Iberian Peninsula; typically, a Spanish or Portugese official who resided temporarily in Latin America for political and economic gain and then returned to Europe
Simon Bolivar
a member of creole elite from Venezuela, known as Liberators of South America
creole
a person of European descent descent born in the Americas and living there permanently
Queen Victoria
Empress of India
David Livingstone
an explorer who landed in Africa in 1841 and spent 30 years exploring Africa
Zulu
people indigenous to South Africa
annex
incorporate territory intoan existing political unit, such as a city or country
Jose de San Martin
member of the creole elite of Argentina, known as Liberators of South America
viceroy
a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
Mohandas Gandhi
a lawyer who set up a movement based on nonviolent resistance

Deck Info

27

permalink