Keyboard shortcuts

Go home G then H
Browse sets G then B
Create set G then C
My library G then L
Show shortcuts ?
Go back Swipe from left edge
Library

World History — Colonialism and Imperialism

European expansion and its global impact

E
empire_unraveled 15 terms Jul 2, 2025
Flashcards
Learn
Written
Match
Test
Blitz

Terms 15

1
Colonialism
Practice of acquiring and exploiting territories for economic and political gain
2
Imperialism
Policy extending a country's power through conquest and colonization
3
Scramble for Africa
1880s rapid European colonization of Africa; formalized at Berlin Conference 1884
4
Berlin Conference
1884–85 meeting where European powers divided Africa without African input
5
British Raj
British colonial rule over India 1858–1947
6
Sepoy Mutiny
1857 Indian revolt against British East India Company
7
Opium Wars
19th century wars forcing China to open ports to British trade
8
Manifest Destiny
U.S. belief it was destined to expand across North America
9
Decolonization
Post-WWII process of colonial territories gaining independence
10
White Man's Burden
Rudyard Kipling's poem justifying imperialism as civilizing mission
11
Settler Colonialism
Permanent settlement replacing indigenous populations; e.g. Australia, Americas
12
Triangular Trade
Trade route linking Europe, Africa, and Americas; central to slave trade
13
Mercantilism
Economic theory driving colonialism; maximize exports and accumulate wealth
14
Indirect Rule
British colonial method using existing local leaders to govern
15
Mohandas Gandhi
Led Indian independence movement through nonviolent civil disobedience