World War One FTW
new way of making the Multiple Choice quizlets rather than just terms and definitions...let me know if this kinda quizlet helps more on the MC tests than the previous ones
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| 147909798 | cotton | What was the main Egyptian cash crop utilized by Muhammad Ali in order to attempt to modernize Egypt? | 0 | |
| 147909799 | Suez Canal | the canal that connects the Mediterranean and the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean- it allows faster travel between Britain and India, "Britain's crown jewel" | 1 | |
| 147909800 | Sick Man of Europe | another name for the Ottoman Empire, it is an example of how the empire suddenly began its path of slow decline | 2 | |
| 147909801 | Britain and France | Which two countries allied with the Ottomans during the Crimean War to oppose the Russians? | 3 | |
| 147909802 | Greece | Which country is known as the "intellectual jewel of Europe"? | 4 | |
| 147909803 | Emancipation of serfs | What bold move of reformation is done by Tsar Alexander II, who wished to radically modernize and reform Russia? | 5 | |
| 147909804 | Taiping Rebellion | What event is considered to be the bloodiest civil war ever fought before the 20th century? | 6 | |
| 147909805 | Self Strengthening Movement | What event did Empress Dowager Cixi FIRST support but then later left due to the popularity of the Boxer Rebellion? | 7 | |
| 147909806 | Selim III | Which Ottoman emperor reforms the empire through European military units, provincial governors under control, and standardized land tenure? | 8 | |
| 147909807 | Ulama | Which social class opposed the reforms of Selim III because of their fear of secularization of law and taxation? | 9 | |
| 147909808 | Christianity | What was the major inspirational force that inspired Hong Xiaquan to begin the Taiping Rebellion and kill thousands of foreigners in China? | 10 | |
| 147909809 | Crimean War | what war is considered the first modern war because of the implementing of automatic machine guns, breech-loading rifles, and modern warfare | 11 | |
| 147909810 | Florence Nightingale | a British nurse who discovered new sanitary methods such as washing hands | 12 | |
| 147909811 | Pan Slavism | the doctrine that advocated the unity of all Slavic peoples through military means | 13 | |
| 147909812 | silver | what did Britain use, gained from opium trade with China,to fund their industrialization? | 14 | |
| 147909813 | Growing numbers and increasing European privileges | What are the two main factors that stems China's resentment towards Europe and America? | 15 | |
| 147909814 | gunboats | the critical military advantage Britain had over China in the Opium War | 16 | |
| 147909815 | jihad | term coined by the Sokoto Caliphate meaning "struggle'. It meant a physical struggle (holy war) along with a spiritual struggle | 17 | |
| 147909816 | Zulu | which African tribe was able to create a new national identity amidst much fragmentation? | 18 | |
| 147909817 | secondary empires | the term for empires not directly not controlled by Europeans but were supplied with European weapons; an example is Tippu Tip on the East African Coast | 19 | |
| 147909818 | Liberia and Ethiopia | the two countries in Africa that were free of European control | 20 | |
| 147909819 | Italy | what European country sells guns to Menelik's Ethiopian empire and then later tries to invade unsuccessfully? | 21 | |
| 147909820 | Afrikaners | which migrating colony was interrupted by the Zulu, trying to escape the jurisdiction of the Dutch East India Company | 22 | |
| 147909821 | Pedro Cabral | who is credited for establishing the first warehouses (imports/exports) in India and also plundered Muslim ships? | 23 | |
| 147909822 | Spice and textiles | what two exports are famous from being produced in the port of Calicut? | 24 | |
| 147909823 | Goa | what Indian territory was controlled by the Portuguese who also employed Hindu Sepoys as a police force, later occupied by the Spanish in 1580 and later under British control after the sinking of the Spanish Armada | 25 | |
| 147909824 | Surat | what is the name of the Mughal port in which the British East India Company make their first visit to India? | 26 | |
| 147909825 | Maratha Confederation | the name of the confederation that controls Central India during the early period of the British Raj; they were soon overthrown, handing control of Bombay to the BEIC | 27 | |
| 147909826 | private property | the idea in which individuals earned individual land, which meant profit and taxes | 28 | |
| 147909827 | Christocentrism | the idea in which politics, social, and religion are all focused and centered on Christianity | 29 | |
| 147909828 | Social Darwinism | a social theory that acted mainly as justification for Britain and the rest of Europe to expand, with an excuse to help more "savage" individuals as they were not the "strong or fit" and untamed in etiquette | 30 | |
| 147909829 | Infrastructure improvement | one of the major and important economic developments for India under the British Raj; built new railroads (one of the biggest, canals, postal service, steamboats | 31 | |
| 147909830 | penal colony | the type of colony that Australia, under British influence, served as | 32 | |
| 147909831 | Great Trek | the migration of Afrikaners from British-ruled Cape Colony for fertile land in the north | 33 | |
| 147909832 | Class conflict | what Karl Marx believed history consisted of and how it repeats itself time and time again | 34 | |
| 147909833 | anarchists | Emma Goldman is one of the few famous women _________ | 35 | |
| 147909834 | Nationalism | the most influential idea of the 19th century | 36 | |
| 147909835 | Germany | which European country was considered to be the most industrialized along with being the scientific capital of Europe? | 37 | |
| 147909836 | Dreyfus Affairs | a result of a Jewish officer in France being accused of leaking information, it had no solid evidence against him; it is an important example of French antisemittism | 38 | |
| 147909837 | Duma | another name for the Russian nobles, the boyars, who limits the tsar's power due to the Russo-Japanese War | 39 | |
| 148244761 | breech loading rifles | the primary reason the sepoys sparked their Sepoy Rebellion due to their disagreement with this type of weapon | 40 | |
| 148244762 | Raj | the Indian word for "rule" | 41 | |
| 148244763 | separate spheres | a social convention developed during the Victorian Age, it highlighted the gender roles of men and women; men as breadwinners, diplomats, and merchants, and factory workers, while women stayed at home as mothers | 42 | |
| 148244764 | United States | which country owned the largest railroad network in the world during th emid 1850's and the early 1900's? | 43 | |
| 148244765 | Alfred Nobel | who invents dynamite, which would be used first for construction, and then war? | 44 | |
| 148244766 | Labor unions | nineteenth century movement that defended workers against their employers; better wages, improved working conditions, insurance against illness, accidents, disability, and old age | 45 | |
| 148244767 | Socialism | which social idea questioned the sanctity of private property and instead favored shared property and wealth, opposed the bourgeoisie, and supported the proletariat class | 46 | |
| 148244768 | Germany | which country planned to isolate France by forming a coalition between Austria-Hungary and Russia? | 47 | |
| 148244769 | Korea/China/Manchuria | what 3 countries did Yamagata Aritomo believe was necessary for Japan to prosper under their sphere of influence and their new idea of geopolitics? (separate each country with a /) | 48 | |
| 148244770 | spheres of influence | the term dubbed by the Meiji Restoration, in which Japan wished to extend their influence over nearby countries | 49 | |
| 148244771 | indentured servitude | many Asian migrants who came to the Americas seeking economic opportunity and a better life usually ended up in a life of _____________ ______________ | 50 | |
| 148244772 | Alfred Nobel | He is credited with creating dynamite by using nitroglycerin; first meant for construction but then later for war | 51 | |
| 148244773 | pogroms | Antisemitic propaganda instituted by the government against Jews; especially in Russia | 52 | |
| 148244774 | Russia | Which country is defeated in the Russo-Japanese war? | 53 | |
| 148244775 | Conservatism | which social convention supported a strong, central monarch, the church, and the preservation of nobles- supported by Russia, and Austria-Hungary | 54 | |
| 148244776 | Liberalism | which social convention supported a constitution, representative government, and a free market? Supported by Britain and France | 55 | |
| 148244777 | steel | metal proceeding iron- hard and elastic; cheapest and most versatile metal | 56 | |
| 148244778 | Germany | which country specialized in having the most advanced engineering schools and scientfic institutes | 57 | |
| 148244779 | sewage pipes | what is considered to be the most important urban innovation in the 19th century besides electricity and telegraph cables? | 58 | |
| 148244780 | Bosnia Herzegovina | which territory does the Austria-Hungarian empire annex in 1908- it also is the region where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated (the city was Sarejevo) | 59 | |
| 148244781 | Matthew Perry | He was able to persuade the Japanese to open up their borders, leading to the Meiji Restoration opening up ideas and trade | 60 | |
| 148302037 | Shaka | who was the leader of the Zulu tribe? | 61 | |
| 148302038 | Great Trek | the migration of Afrikaners from British-ruled Cpe Colony for fertile land in the north | 62 | |
| 148302039 | American | Liberia was a free colony founded by ____________ slaves | 63 | |
| 148302040 | Britain | which European power altogether abolishes the slave trade in the Atlantic by implementing recaptives, legitimate trade, and their navy? | 64 | |
| 148302041 | Nawabs | A Muslim prince allied to British India; technically, a semi-autonomous deputy of the Mughal emperor. | 65 | |
| 148302042 | theater state | the Mughal Empire is an example of a ___________ _______ using lavish parades and celebrations to entice other countries and to show off their grandeur | 66 | |
| 148302043 | varna system | when Queen Victoria gained control of India, and India fell under British Empire control, what traditional social system did she weaken? | 67 | |
| 148302044 | durbars | lavish parades, pageants, and courts in the Mughal Empire to show off the British Raj's power | 68 | |
| 148302045 | warehouses | The British East India Company hired the sepoys, the Sikh and Hindu guards to defend and guard these places | 69 | |
| 148302046 | British East India Company | Which British power controlled India first? the British East India Company or the British Empire? | 70 | |
| 148302047 | machine guns | What was the reason the British were so easily victorious against the Sudanese in the Battle of Omdurman? | 71 | |
| 148302048 | quinine | the term for a drug used to combat, but not cure, malaria | 72 | |
| 148302049 | Scramble for Africa | the term for the rapid colonization of Africa by various European civilizations in the mid 19th century | 73 | |
| 148302050 | Menelik | the leader of Ethiopia, he leads a successful defense against the Italians thanks to their guns and weaponry | 74 | |
| 148302051 | Congo Basin | what area in central Africa was Leopold II able to colonize after the Berlin Conference? | 75 | |
| 148302052 | Philippines | what country does the US purchase after the Spanish-American war to keep out other ambitious colonialist powers? | 76 | |
| 148302053 | Monroe Doctrine | what doctrine/amendment allowed the US to attempt to defend the entire Western Hemisphere from outside invasion? | 77 | |
| 148302054 | overextended | along with fearing the Latin Americans successfully revolting, what was another reason while Europeans avoided taking formal colonies in Latin America? | 78 | |
| 148302055 | free trade imperialism | Economic dominance of a weaker country by a more powerful one, while maintaining the legal independence of the weaker state. In the late nineteenth century, characterized the relations between the Latin American republics. | 79 | |
| 148302056 | Theodore Roosevelt | which US president during the Monroe Doctrine attempted to intervene in matters in Latin America, promising to police Latin America by force | 80 | |
| 148302057 | Dominican Republic | Which of these countries WAS NOT gained by the US following the events of the Spanish-American War and the Platt Amendment: Guam, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico? | 81 | |
| 148302058 | Emilio Aguinaldo | leader of the independence movement in the Philippines | 82 | |
| 148302059 | Austria-Hungary | Which of these countries DID NOT participate in the Scramble for Africa? Spain, Italy, Portugal, Austria-Hungary, or Germany? | 83 | |
| 148302060 | Leopold II | who is one of the main European leaders who calls for the Berlin Conference in 1894? He is the king of Belgium, assisted by Henry Stanley | 84 | |
| 148302061 | Panama Canal | what is the result of the US' support of Panama as they revolted against Colombia? | 85 | |
| 148302062 | Decembrist Revolt | place in Russia on December 14 1825, Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne | 86 | |
| 148302063 | Austria-Hungary | Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the archduke of which empire? | 87 | |
| 148302064 | Nationalism | one of the most influential catalysts for World War One- the national pride of each country brought itself into the war | 88 | |
| 148302065 | United States | Which country DID NOT join the League of Nations? United States, France, Britain | 89 | |
| 148302066 | guilt clause | as part of the Treaty of Versailles, what was used in the treaty that blames Germany of the entire World War, resulting in many punishments and prohibitions | 90 | |
| 148302067 | Armenian genocide | What was one of the 1st mass genocides of the 20th century? | 91 | |
| 148302068 | Capitalism | Despite being implemented by the Socialists and Communists by Lenin, it is seen in the New Economic Policy as it revives the free market, free trade, private workshops, and banks | 92 | |
| 148302069 | Mustapha Kemal | who is the Turkish leader responsible for secularizing Turkey by abolishing traditional clothing, establishing marriage and divorce rights, women's rights, and the taking of a family name (Ataturk) | 93 | |
| 148302070 | Trotsky | who is the leader of the Red Army; also the right hand man of Vladimir Lenin? | 94 | |
| 148302071 | Britain/France/Russia | What 3 countries consist of the Triple Entent? (separate each country with a /) | 95 | |
| 148302072 | Austria Hungary/Germany/Italy/Ottomans | What 4 countries/empires consist of the Triple Alliance? (separate each country with a /) | 96 | |
| 148302073 | Britain | The Balfour Declaration documents that this European country supports the formation of a Jewish homeland state in Palestine | 97 | |
| 148302074 | Franz Ferdinand | archduke of the Austria-Hungarian empire, he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian assassin in the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina while on his honeymoon; his death triggers a full scale world war | 98 | |
| 148302075 | Woodrow Wilson | which world leader comes up with the idea of forming a League of Nations- he was an idealist preferring that countries be self-determinant | 99 | |
| 148302076 | Puyi | who succeeds Empress Dowager Cixi as the last emperor of the Qing Empire in 1911? | 100 | |
| 148302077 | submarine attacks | what German action motivates the United States to enter World War One? | 101 | |
| 148302078 | phony independence | what is the term when Egypt is supposedly independent from British control in 1922. | 102 | |
| 148302079 | Mandate system | Allocation of former German colonies and Ottoman possessions to the victorious powers after World War I, to be administered under League of Nations supervision. | 103 | |
| 148302080 | Smuggles Lenin into Russia | What does Germany do in an attempt to expel Russia out of world war one? | 104 | |
| 148302081 | Treaty of Brest Livotsk | What treaty signed by Russia causes them to leave World War One in expense of Russian lands such as the Baltic States and Poland? | 105 | |
| 148302082 | May Fourth Movement | movement by Chinese students protesting against Japan as they colonize previous German enclaves and China becomes a virtual protectorate; they were also upset at the Treaty of Versailles | 106 | |
| 148302083 | True | True or false? WW1 was advantageous to the United States as the US became very wealthy after supplying for Britain and France, and also because it allowed women factory jobs and an African-American migration northward | 107 | |
| 148302084 | False | True or false? Sigmund Freud believed that, "There are no religions that are false. All are true in their own fashion." | 108 | |
| 148302085 | Bolsheviks and Mensheviks | What were the two political parties in the Russian Empire who rivaled each other? | 109 | |
| 148302086 | Faisal | Arab prince, leader of the Arab Revolt in World War I. The British made him king of Iraq in 1921, and he reigned under British protection until 1933. | 110 | |
| 148302087 | Western Front | A line of trenches and fortifications in World War I that stretched without a break from Switzerland to the North Sea. Scene of most of the fighting between Germany, on the one hand, and France and Britain, on the other. | 111 | |
| 148302088 | Influenza | What epidemic causes great sickness throughout Europe especially during WW1, nearly 20 million deaths? | 112 | |
| 148302089 | True | True or false? Japan had very little arable land and natural resources, thus they had to extend outward for resources such as in Korea and China | 113 | |
| 148302090 | Mexico | Where does Trotsky run to to escape death after Joseph Stalin gains power over the power struggles proceeding Lenin's death? | 114 | |
| 148302091 | Germany | After WW1, what country has to borrow money from Britain and France in order to restore themselves after being hampered from the Treaty of Versailles? | 115 | |
| 148302092 | Sudan | Which civilization was Britain fighting against in the Battle of Omdurman? | 116 | |
| 148302093 | Franco-Prussian War | 1870-71, war between France and Prussia; seen as German victory; seen as a struggle of Darwinism; led to Prussia being the most powerful European nation. Instigated by Bismarck; France seen as the aggressor. | 117 | |
| 148302094 | Socialism | Which of these social movements DID NOT support a free market? Socialism, Nationalism, or Liberalism? | 118 | |
| 148302095 | Tanzimat | 'Restructuring' reforms by the nineteenth-century Ottoman rulers, intended to move civil law away from the control of religious elites and make the military and the bureaucracy more efficient. Abolishes shari'a law angering the ulama and janissaries | 119 | |
| 148302096 | Ottomans | Which empire was defeated by the alliance of the Greeks, Russian, British, and French fleets during the battle for Greek independence? | 120 | |
| 148302097 | False | True or False? The Indian Civil Service first consisted of educated and professional Indians | 121 | |
| 148302279 | Opium War | War between Britain and the Qing Empire that was, in the British view, occasioned by the Qing government's refusal to permit the importation of opium into its territories. The victorious British imposed the one-sided Treaty of Nanking on China. | 122 | |
| 148302280 | Treaty of Nanking | Treaty that concluded the Opium War. It awarded Britain a large indemnity from the Qing Empire, denied the Qing government tariff control over some of its own borders, opened additional ports of residence to Britons, and ceded Hong Kong to Britain. | 123 | |
| 148302281 | Extraterritoriality | Right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation. | 124 | |
| 148327242 | Treaty of Kanagawa | An agreement by Japan with America, that Japan would open two ports to trade with the U.S. and would help shipwrecked U.S. sailors | 125 |
