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61 Cards in this Set
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What country is the Suez Canal in? |
Egypt |
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What continent is the Suez Canal in? |
Africa |
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Where was Gandhi from? |
India |
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How did Britain rule India? |
Ruled by direct rule. |
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Who had power in Latin America? |
Landowners. |
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The Moroe doctrine gave Latin America what and why? |
Independence so that they could trade with the United States. |
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Who did Mexico get independence from? |
Spain |
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Texas got independence from who?
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Mexico |
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What is Puerto Rico? |
A territory of the United States. |
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What triggered the Opium War? |
China was sent opium by Britain due to a trade debt. |
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John Hay was CHINA |
CHINA CHINA |
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Filmore was JAPAN |
JAPAN JAPAN |
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Why did Russia lose to Japan? |
Ruskies underestimated Japan. |
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What happened when Japan beat the Ruskies? |
Japs were then thought as being a world power. |
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Japan agreed to stop immigration only if |
Chinese people were treated better in the United States. |
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What year was slavery abolished in the United States? |
1865 |
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When did Muhammad Ali seize power of Egypt? |
In 1805. |
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When was the Suez Canal completed? |
In 1869. |
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Malaria is spread by what? |
Mosquitos. |
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Britain used what type of rule in Africa? |
Indirect rule |
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France used what type of rule in Africa? |
French used direct rule |
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What were some good things about British rule in India? |
Brought stability to the country, introduced railroads, the telegraph and the postal service. |
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What were some bad things about British rule in India? |
Brought economic hardship, best jobs went to the British, British showed disrespect for culture. |
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Peninsulares held what? |
Imperial positions. |
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Creoles controlled land but were regarded as what? |
2nd class citizens. |
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Mestizos were the largest group but were |
Servants/laborers. |
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Who wanted equality for all and were instrumental in the revolution? |
The Creoles were responsible. |
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When did Mexico declare its independence from Spain? What did Mexico become? |
In 1821? A republic. |
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Who proposed the Moroe Doctrine and in what year? |
President James Monroe in 1823. |
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When did Texas gain its independence from Mexico? When did Texas get statehood? |
In 1836, and statehood in 1845. |
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When did the Mexican-American War begin, who ruled Mexico and how much land was lost to the US? |
In 1846, Santa Anna and almost 1/2 of its territory. |
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What does the Panama Canal connect? |
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
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What does the Suez canal connect? |
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. |
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When was the Panama Canal created? |
In 1914. |
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When was the Mexican Revolution? |
1910-1920 |
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What did the Mexican Revolution set up? |
Set up a President and reformations in Mexico. |
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Who started an open door policy in 1899?
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Secretary of State John Hay. |
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What does Indemnity mean? |
A payment for war damages. |
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When did the Qing Dynasty end? |
Ended in China in 1911. |
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Name a good thing about Western Influence in China. |
Adopted new ways of thinking. |
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Name some bad things about Western influence in China. |
Local industry was destroyed, most of the trade money went to foreign countries. |
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Japan was isolated for how many years? |
200 years. |
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The ___ Restoration created a modern political system in Japan. |
Meiji |
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What did the Liberal want? |
Wanted a western democratic model of gov't with the supreme authority vested in the Parliament as a representation of the people. |
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What did the Progressives want? |
Wanted power to be shared between the executive and legislative branches, with the executive having more control. |
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Who won, the Liberals or Progressives? |
Progressives. |
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What was the Meiji Constitution modeled after? |
Imperial Germany. |
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Though the system appeared to be democratic, the power still remained with a ruling |
oligarchy |
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Japan developed what two things from Western ideas? |
A new imperial army, and a new education system. |
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When did China go to war with Japan over Korea? How did it end?
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In 1894, and the war ended with a treaty recognizing the independence of Korea. |
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When did Japan go to war with Russia? What did they take back? |
In 1904, and they took back the land that Russia had taken from them.
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When did Japan annex Korea? |
In 1910. |
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Who made the "Gentlemen's Agreement" and in what year with Japan? |
President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907. |
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List some motivates for Imperialism. |
Economic reasons, countries wanted advantage over their rivals, and colonies were a good source of national prestige. |
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Who controlled Singapore and Russia? |
Great Britain. |
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Who controlled the Vietnamese empires/made them a proctorate? |
France. |
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Who controlled the Philippines despite harsh revolts and why? |
The United States, and because they were a stepping stone to the rich markets of China. |
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What nation was the only one able to remain independent? |
Thailand. |
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What is indirect rule? |
Local rulers were allowed to maintain their position under rule of a different power. |
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What is direct rule? |
The existing rulers were replaced with one from the other country. |
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What caused revolts against the colonial empires? |
Poor working conditions and low wages. |