Standard 16: Nationalism and Imperialism

the belief that people's loyalty should be not to a king or an empire but to a nation of people who share a common history and culture.

German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united. Said "blood and iron" would decide the issues of the day.

This was a major war between the French and the Germans in 1871 that brought about the unification of Germany.

Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences

Japan shut their borders and didn't let people leave or come in; to preserve their culture and traditions

emperor of Japan who modernized Japan in the 1860s by studying and adopting Western armies, government forms and industries. As a result, Japan became a strong power.

The Emperor Meiji sought to do this to Japan, to make it stronger and less vulnerable to the western powers.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically

invention that made it easier for Europeans to explore and move into the interior of Africa

King of Belgium (r. 1865-1909). He was active in encouraging the exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908). Set off the Scramble for Africa.

Term given for the rapid invasion of Africa by the various European powers. This began imperialism in Africa.

A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations laid down rules for the peaceful division of Africa

An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.

Indian troops who served in the British army

an 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India