Chapter 23 - 26 Test Review
This one was kinda hard, I blame REHUGO for taking all my study time away!
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Test Review
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Test Review for Chapters 23 – 26
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Similarities & differences between the British in India & the Dutch in Java.
Similarities: Divide and conquer, Support local empires, began with little power.
Differences: Dutch Military, local , British and French Rivalry, English use of Native troops
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How were 18th century land empires in Asia accumulated?
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What was the relationship between the English Parliament and the British East India Company? - Rampant corruption on part of the company officials forced the parliament to enact significant reforms in the administration of the East India Company and it’s colonies.
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What was the outcome of the Opium War? - Around 1 percent of China’s population was addicted (millions of people) China closed its ports to British trade and Britain went to war with them because of this. As a result of the addiction to opium they traded away most of their silver and lost Hong Kong to the British till 1999. Trade balance flipped
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Understand modernization and westernization in the context of Latin America? -
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What Chinese official was supposed to eliminate the opium trade in the 1830s?
Lin Zexu, one of the most distinguished officials in the empire. -
Monroe Doctrine
-American declaration stated in 1823; established that any attempt of European country to colonize in the Americas would be considered a unfriendly act by the U.S.; supported by Great Britain as a means of opening Latin American trade.
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What were the weaknesses & strengths of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th Century?
Weaknesses- Inflation, political decay, loss of land, social tensions, crime, rebellions, taxes not paid to sultan
Strengths- got first printing press in 1727
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The “Glorious Revolution” -English overthrow of James II in 1688; resulted in affirmation of parliament as having basic sovereignty.
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Who led “La Reforma”? -Benito Juárez
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Know exports of Latin American nations. - Peru- Guano, Brazil- coffee, Argentina- Beef and hides, grains/minerals- Chile
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What was the center of Egyptian administration in the Sudan? - Khartoum
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What signs of dynastic decline existed in the Qing? - Banditry, corruption of exams, explosive bureaucracy.
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Manchu Dynasty- a.k.a.? -Qing
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The last emperor of China was deposed in…. 1912
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Manifest Destiny
-Belief of the government of the U.S. that it was destined to rule the continent coast to coast; led to annexation of Texas and Mexican-American War.
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The “Restoration”
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Dunno lol help
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What was the problem with Manchu attempts at reform?
-Resistance from peasantry?
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What impact did the British opium trade have on China? - Reversed balance of trade, silver flowed out and gave England favorable trade status with China, and gave them hong kong till 1999 (treaty of Nanking)
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What are aspects of imperialism in the period following European industrialization?
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Dunno lol help
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What is the earliest example of a European empire built independently by company agents?
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Java???
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a. Simon Bolívar
-Creole military officer in northern South America; won series of victories in Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador between 1817 and 1822; military success led to creation of independent state of Gran Colombia
b. José de San Martin
-Leader of independence movement in Rio de la Plata; led to independence of
United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata by 1816; later led independence
movement in Chile and Peru as well.
c. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
-Seized power in Mexico after collapse of empire of Mexico in 1824; after brief
reign of liberals, seized power in 1835 as caudillo; defeated by Texans in war for
independence in 1836; defeated by U.S. in Mexican-American War in 1848;
unseated by liberal rebellion in 1854.
d. Augustine de Iturbide
-Conservative Creole officer in Mexican army who signed agreement with
insurgent forces of independence; combined forces entered Mexico City in 1821;
later proclaimed emperor of Mexico until its collapse in 1824
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Guano
-Bird droppings utilized as fertilizer; exported from Peru as a major item of trade
between 1850 and 1880; income from trade permitted end to Indian tribute and abolition of slavery.
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Santa Anna?? dominated Mexican politics between 1832 & 1854
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Where in Latin America & the Caribbean did slavery not exist in the mid 19th century? Haiti
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a. Who was Benjamin Disraeli & what did he do?
-Leading conservative political figure in Britain in the second half of the 19th century; took initiative of granting vote to working-class males in 1867; typical of conservative politician making use of popular politics.
b. Cavour?
-Architect of Italian unification in 1858; formed an alliance with France to attack
Austrian control of northern Italy; resulted in creation of constitutional monarchy
under Piedmontese king
c. Otto von Bismarck?
-Conservative prime minister of Prussia; architect of German unification under
Prussian king in 1870; utilized liberal reforms to attract support for conservative
causes.
d. Garibaldi?
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The Chartist Movement?
-Attempt by artisans and workers in Britain to gain the vote during the 1840s; demands for reform beyond the Reform Act of 1832 were incorporated into a series of petitions; movement failed.
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What is “mass leisure”?
-An aspect of the later Industrial Revolution; based on newspapers, music halls, popular theatre, vacation trips, and team sports.
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Sepoys?
-Troops that served the British East India Company; recruited from various warlike peoples of India.
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Boers?
-Dutch settlers in Cape Colony
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Sun Yat-sen
-Head of Revolutionary Alliance, organization that led 1911 revolt against Qing dynasty in China; briefly elected president in 1911, but yielded in favor of Yuan Shikai in 1912.
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Caudillos?
-Independent leaders who dominated local areas by force in defiance of national policies; sometimes seized national governments to impose their concept of rule; typical throughout newly independent countries of Latin America.
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What century did most Latin American countries achieve independence? Early 19th century
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“The Mask of Ferdinand”?
-Term given to movement in Latin America allegedly loyal to the displaced Bourbon king of Spain, Ferdinand VII; actually Creole movements for independence.
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Why/How was independent Brazil different? - Still under monarchy, not much social/economic change
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Know features & events of the French Revolution. Start- 1789/ Bastille stormed on July 14th, 1787, 1794, “Cult of the Supreme Being”, 1799 Napoleon, 1815- Congress of Vienna
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Zheng He
-Series of seven overseas trade expeditions under third Ming emperor, Yunglo; led by court eunuch Zhenghe between 1405 and 1433; only Chinese attempt to create worldwide trade empire.
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Mandate of Heaven
-The divine source for political legitimacy of Chinese rulers; established by Zhou to justify overthrow of Shang.
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Understand the beliefs of enlightenment philosophers. Rosseau- government based on general will, economic change,
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Rule by Divine Right
- Says the king is next to god, attack on king is attack on god.
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Young Turks?
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