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Mohandas Gandhi was known to his followers as Mahatma, or “the great-souled one.” He began his activism as an Indian immigrant in South Africa in the early 1900s. In the years following World War One, he became the leading figure in India’s struggle to gain independence from Great Britain. Known for his ascetic lifestyle- he often dressed only in a loincloth and shawl- and devout Hindu faith. Gandhi was imprisoned several times during his pursuit of non-cooperation, and undertook a number of hunger strikes to protest the oppression of India’s poorest classes, among other injustices. After Partition in 1947, he continued to work toward peace between Hindus and Muslims. Gandhi was shot to death in Delhi in January 1948 by a Hindu fundamentalist.

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W.E.B. Du Bois was the leader of the Pan African Conference. The goal of the Pan African Conference was to end both colonial rule and racial discrimination, against imperialism. It demanded human rights and equality of economic opportunity. It is a worldwide movement. It promotes and strengthens bonds of unity between all indigenous and diaspora ethnic groups of African descent. The Pan African Conference believes that unity among the groups I have listed above encourages strong economic, social, and political progress and aids in the uplift of people from African descent.

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W.E.B. Du Bois was the leader of the Pan African Conference. The goal of the Pan African Conference was to end both colonial rule and racial discrimination, against imperialism. It demanded human rights and equality of economic opportunity. It is a worldwide movement. It promotes and strengthens bonds of unity between all indigenous and diaspora ethnic groups of African descent. The Pan African Conference believes that unity among the groups I have listed above encourages strong economic, social, and political progress and aids in the uplift of people from African descent.

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Nelson Mandela was the first black person elected in a fully representative democratic election He was also the first black head of state in his country and served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Nelson Mandela or his full name Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a  South African anti-apartheid revolutionary as well as a political leader and a philanthropist Nelson Mandela was also a huge advocate for peace, forgiveness, positive thinking and the ability to see the big picture, he believed in being kind to others even his enemies.

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Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary and one of the most important leaders in the Mexican Revolution. He lead an army of outlaws known as the Villistas. Pancho and the Villistas famously attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico on March 9th, 1916, where he and his army attempted to gather supplies from the US State. In Columbus, his army was outnumbered and was eventually forced to retreat, but not without the killing of 10+ US soldiers. Villa's army brought a huge moral boost to the poor, starving Mexican peasants. He was the first Mexican revolutionary to kill major US soldiers on US land, prompting the start of one of the most important events in Mexico's history.

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On December 6th 1904 Theodore Roosevelt created the Roosevelt Corollary. This diplomacy was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine (the policy created in 1823 that states the interference in American politics by foreign powers can potentially be seen as a hostile act. Meant to prevent further colonialism). The Roosevelt Corollary’s purpose was to not allow European powers to collect their debts directly through the indebted Latin American and Caribbean countries (from the Venezuelan war), but instead have the US allowed and available to use militaristic action to “assist” stabilizing the economic feuds between Europe and the indebted countries. This allowed the United States to impose military action in any Latin American or Caribbean country as it deemed fit.

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was the king of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, and was the absolute ruler of the Congo Free State. He is known for his cruel and inhuman leadership of the native people of the Congo area.

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‘White Man's Burden’  is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, this poem is about the Philippine-American war. This poem encourages and spreads a message about American colonization; a racist viewpoint.

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The Berlin conference, also known as the Congo Conference, was a meeting that regulated the colonization of Africa. European countries got together to divide which parts of Africa should be conquered (Africa was not invited to these conferences.)   The outcome of this conference was ‘The General Act of the Berlin Conference’ the formalization of the division of Africa.

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The Anglo-Zulu War also known as the Zulu War was a 6 month war, January 11, 1879- July 4, 1879, in Southern Africa. The war was between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom and resulted in the British being victorious.

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was a presidential proclamation/executive order issued in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln. This proclamation freed slaves in the Confederacy on January 1st, 1863, shifting the values of the Civil War, which would lead to the end of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation would eventually lead to the freeing of 4 million African Americans.

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The Meiji Restoration was a political revolution that occurred in 1868 in Japan and saw the country going back to having an emperor rule instead of the Tokugawa shogunate military government.

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took place during the Scramble for Africa, it was the last crisis between Britain and France in which there was a threat of war. In short, the Fashoda Crisis was when France sought to gain control of Upper Nile river basin and exclude Britain from Sudan. This resulted in the British outnumbering the French, causing the French to withdrawal. This took place in 1889.

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Indentured Labour was a form of labor used by the British after the abolishment of slavery and had people work on plantations over the course of a few years and were supposed to be paid in wages and a small amount of land.

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is the shortest maritime route from Europe to Asia, located in Egypt, Britain decided to take it over for more efficient travel and larger reach of their power.

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An area of the world that a country has influence over but holds no actual power in.

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They were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern states.

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Between China and Great Britain, two wars were fought in the mid-nineteenth century. The first war took place from 1839-1842 because China tried to put an end to illegal opium trades, making many people addicted to the drug. Great Britain and France then tried to legalize opium in China and openly sell it, leading to their second war from 1856-1860.

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Boxer Rebellion was an armed and violent, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist insurrection in China between 1899 and 1901

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Boxer Rebellion was an armed and violent, anti-Christian, and anti-imperialist insurrection in China between 1899 and 1901

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The viewpoint or opinion that Europe is the centre of the world and is better than everyone else. An influence on the colonization of many countries around the world.
The idea that Europe is superior to every other culture. Excludes other races from a "normal" society.

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Boer War also known as South African war where Britain fought against the Transvaal (1880-1881) and the Orange Free State (1899-1902)

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also known as the Taiping Civil War.
was a massive rebellion/civil war that was waged in China from 1850-1864

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Sepoy mutiny also known as Indian munity was the first war of independence. between 1857 and 1859 the sepoys rebelled against British rule unsuccessfully.

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“Red Rubber” was a slave system enforced by King Leopold. The purpose of this was to maximize the extraction of rubber through slave labour.

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Two wars between Japan, and China in the first Japan aimed to take Korea, and other Chinese territories, the war ended in Japanese victory and Japan asserting itself as a imperial power, this leads to the second one which occurred during WW2 in which Japan committed atrocities in an attempt to gain control over the entirety of china.

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was a system of legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens in the Republic of South Africa.

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