20 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Jomo Kenyatta
History; World history
(1894?-1978) Independence leader who help lead Kenya out of European imperialism after World War II.
Meiji Restoration
History; World history
The restoration of the Emperor Meiji to power in Japan, overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.
Peter the Great
History; World history
(1672-1725) Czar of Russia. He was responsible for the westernization of Russia in the 18th century.
Sepoy
History; World history
A soldier working for the British East India Company, recruited from the native population of India.
French Indochina
History; World history
Area of southeast Asia controlled by France during Imperialism. Includes Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
genocide
History; World history
The killing of all the people from a ethnic group, religious group, or people from a specific nation.
Pan Africanism
History; World history
Nationalistic movement which emphasized the unity of all Africans, and sought to end foreign control.
