6274165635 | Revolutionary | War with ideas of enlightenment, democratic tendencies | 0 | |
6274165636 | Not revolutionary | Originated in an effort to preserve existing liberties. There were no social tensions, British tried to tighten control on America. | 1 | |
6274257891 | Authority after American independence | Elites, Small farmers and artisans were elected for legislatures, there were no women or people of color | 2 | |
6274257892 | Estates General | Ancient representative body (France) consisting of the clergy the nobility and the commoners. | 3 | |
6274503806 | National Assembly | Representatives of the third estate who made the declaration of rights of man and citizen (illegal and sparked the revolution) | 4 | |
6274503807 | Declaration of the rights of man and citizen | Men are born and remain free and equal in rights | 5 | |
6274503808 | Maximilien Robespierre and the terror of 1793-1794 | Followed the execution of king Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. 10s of thousands of enemies of the revolution were killed | 6 | |
6274503809 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Successful general-seized power in 1799. Preserved civil equality, secular law code, religious freedom, promotion by merit. Suppressed democratic elements. | 7 | |
6274503810 | Estate 1 | 1% clergy | 8 | |
6274503811 | Estate 2 | 1% nobles | 9 | |
6274503812 | Estate 3 | 98% commoners | 10 | |
6274525603 | What allowed for China's population growth? | Economy and American food | 11 | |
6274525604 | What did China's population growth result in? | No industrial revolution. A growing pressure on land, smaller farms, unemployment, impoverishment, misery, and starvation. The bureaucratic state couldn't grow, resulting in no tax collection, flood control, socal warfare, and public security. Power was lost to local officials who were corrupt. Peasants uprised. | 12 | |
6274525605 | What was the Taiping uprising? | A peasant rebellion of people who rejected Confucianism, daoism, and Buddhism. They liked a unique form of Christianity. They wanted an abolition of private property, redistribution of land, gender equality, the end of foot binding, prostitution, and opium smoking. They wanted to organize society into sexually segregated military camps. | 13 | |
6274503813 | French Revolution differs from American Revolution | Driven by sharp conflicts within the French society | 14 | |
6274503814 | French Revolution differs from American Revolution | Peasants required to work w/o pay on public roads | 15 | |
6274503815 | French Revolution differs from American Revolution | Much more violent, far reaching, radical | 16 | |
6274503816 | French Revolution differs from American Revolution | Profound social upheaval | 17 | |
6274503817 | French Revolution differs from American Revolution | Slavery abolished briefly | 18 | |
6274503818 | French Revolution differs from American Revolution | Started from scratch | 19 | |
6274503819 | Gens de couleur libres | Free people of color, many of mixed race background | 20 | |
6274503820 | Toussaint Louverture | Former slave, led slaves in the 1790s, defeated an attempt by Napoleon to regain control, overcame internal resistance | 21 | |
6274503821 | Jean Jacques Dessalines | New country's first head of state who signed the declaration on January 1st 1804 | 22 | |
6274503822 | Social outcomes of Haitian revolution | Only completely successful slave revolt, slaves became equal, free, and independent citizens | 23 | |
6274503823 | Political outcomes of the Haitian revolution | Threw off French colonial rule. 2nd independent republic in the americas. First non-European state to emerge from western colonialism | 24 | |
6274503824 | Economic outcomes from the Haitian revolution | Plantation system largely destroyed, became a nation of small scale farmers | 25 | |
6274303845 | What was the reason for new economic needs, many abroad? | Needed raw materials and agricultural products. | 26 | |
6274303846 | Where was it more profitable to invest? | Abroad | 27 | |
6274303847 | What were the social benefits in foreign markets? | Imperialism promised to solve class conflicts, growth of mass nationalism, imperialism was satisfying for all. | 28 | |
6274355165 | How did Europe separate themself and mix with others? | Religious superiority, adopted ideas and technologies of other countries, freely mixed, mingled, and married. | 29 | |
6274428977 | What was the nickname for china, and why were they viewed this way? | "John Chinaman" they were the yellow peril, a threat, and weak. | 30 | |
6274428978 | How did Europe want to "civilize" the inferior race? | Bring Christianity, a good government, work discipline, production, some education, clothing, and healthcare. Also, suppress the native culture. | 31 | |
6274428979 | What did emperor Qianlong do? | Rebuffed British requests for a less restrictive trade relationship in a letter to King George III. | 32 | |
6274546482 | Napoleons invasion of Spain and Portugal | In 1808, forced the Portuguese royal family into exhile. Latin Americans were forced to take action with royal authority in disarray. | 33 | |
6274578502 | Miguel Hidalgo and José morelos | Lead peasant insurrection, crushed by creoles with permission from church | 34 | |
6274617968 | What was the taiping uprising? | People who rejected Confucianism, daoism, and Buddhism. They accepted a unique form of Christianity. They wanted the abolition of private property, redistribution of land, gender equality, end of foot binding, prostitution, opium smoking. Wanted people organized into sexually segregated camps. | 35 | |
6274650669 | Who was Hong Xiuquan? | Leader of the taiping uprising, said he was the younger brother of Jesus. | 36 | |
6274650670 | Who was Hong Rengan? | The cousin of Hong Xiuguan | 37 | |
6274694407 | What happened with opium trade? | British used it. It was grown in India, covering their trade imbalance with China. Chinese opium exports exploded. Importation was illegal, corrupt officials were bribed to help smuggle it in. Massive outflow of silver to pay for opium reversed their ability to attract silver supply. | 38 | |
6274812847 | Nationalism through inhabited states | Europeans states peoples felt themselves to be citizens of a nation by ties of blood, culture, or common experience. | 39 | |
6274812848 | Nationalism through science | Weakened the hold of religion on some, migrations to industrial cities or abroad diminished allegiance to local communities. Printing and publishing standardized dialects which created common linguistic groups or nations. | 40 | |
6274812849 | Nationalism through governments | Articulate on appealing idea of their nations. Free upon cultural identities. Loyalties through schools, public rituals, mass media, military service | 41 | |
6274812850 | Nationalism in poland | Poles and Ukrainians became more aware of Russian suppression and imposed Russian language. | 42 | |
6274812851 | Achievements of 19th century feminism | Some educational opportunities and freedom from household drudgery in industrial societies. Women's bible eliminates offensive parts. Growing literacy rates. 1893- New Zealand gave women the right to vote. | 43 | |
6274762811 | Who was Lin Zexu | A court official who led the fight against opium. Helped to seize and destroy 3 million + lbs from traders and expelled them from the country. | 44 | |
6274735120 | What was the treaty of nanjing? | Ended opium wars in 1842. It was largely on British terms: imposed restrictions on Chinese sovereignty and opened 5 ports to European states. | 45 | |
6274767810 | Who won the second opium war? | Britain | 46 | |
6274806327 | How did china try to reestablish traditional values? | Examination system, restore ritual social and economic order, but had some industrialization. They were dependent on foreigners. | 47 | |
6274725384 | Who was Lin Zexu | A court official who led the fight against opium. Helped to seize and destroy 3 million + lbs from traders and expelled them from the country. | 48 | |
6274639497 | End of slavery's affect on life in Haiti | Haiti: redistribution of land. Independent agriculture was possible for some. Sharecropping. Labor shortages. "Nothing but freedom" | 49 | |
6274639498 | Southern US radical reconstruction | Blacks enjoyed full political rights and some power. Harsh segregation laws, denial of voting rights, racism. | 50 | |
6274639499 | Russian radical reconstruction | Acquired nobles land, pay with redemption dues, remained impoverished. | 51 | |
6274578503 | Simon bolivar and Jose de San Martín | Regional military creole leaders, nativists | 52 | |
6274573236 | What did chinas population growth result in? | No industrial revolution, pressure on land, smaller farms, unemployment, impoverished, misery, starvation, a bureaucracy that couldn't collect taxes, no flood control, social warfare, public security. Power lost to locals who were corrupt. | 53 | |
6274540018 | What allowed for China's population growth? | Economy and American food. | 54 | |
6284459613 | The Boxer Uprising | In Northern China, killed Europeans, Christian Chinese, laid siege to foreign embassies. Started militia organizations: The Society of Righteous and Harmonious fists. | 55 | |
6284482232 | Who was the sick man of Europe? | The Ottomans | 56 | |
6284487307 | How did the Ottoman Empire weaken? | Couldn't prevent regions from falling under Christian control, shrunk at the hands of Russia, Britain, Austria, and France. Other regions gained independence through nationalism. They couldn't raise their revenue, locals gained power, westerners were granted exemptions from law, competition from cheap European goods hit traders hard, they had to rely on foreign loans. | 57 | |
6284518966 | How did the Ottomans try to reform? | Launched programs of defensive modernization, had small periphery revolts, leaders were Muslim like the people. | 58 | |
6284530108 | Who was Sultan Selim III and what did he do? | Leader of the Ottoman Empire. He sought to reorganize and update the army, drawing from European techniques. His innovations caused hostility and he was eventually overthrown and murdered. | 59 | |
6284547323 | What were the Tanzimat reformist measures? | Factories, modern mines, resettlement of agricultural lands, telegraphs, steam ships, railroads, postal service, western law and courts, schools. Non muslims were given equal rights. The Young Ottomans got a Western education and rejected materialism. | 60 | |
6284571954 | Who was Sultan Abd al-Hamid? | He accepted a constitution and an elected parliament. But, under pressure of war with Russia, suspended the reforms. The Young Turks weren't happy and aimed to modernize. | 61 | |
6284584772 | What did the Young Turks do when they started to exercise power? | Secularization of schools, courts, and law codes. Had elections, equal law codes, and used the Turkish language. Women could go to school and wear western clothing. | 62 | |
6284599067 | What did Matthew Perry do? | Forced Tokyo to open up. | 63 | |
6284603285 | Tokugawa background | Governed by a shogun whose task was to prevent civil war among the daimyo. Successive shoguns gave 2 centuries of peace. Daimyos acted as independent states. They had no national army, currency, and little central authority. There were strict rules on occupation, residence, dress, hair, and behavior. There were social classes: Samurai, Peasants, artisans, and merchants. | 64 | |
6302172952 | Growth of nationalism through inhabiting states | European states found themselves to be citizens of a nation by ties of blood, culture, or common experience. | 65 | |
6302172953 | Growth of nationalism through science | Weakened the hold of religion on some. Migrations to industrial cities or abroad diminished allegiance to local communities. Printing and publishing standardized dialects which created a common linguistic group or nation. | 66 | |
6302194293 | Meiji Restoration | Samurai overthrew shogun, gave power to a young boy, wanted to save Japan from foreign domination through knowledge of the west. | 67 | |
6302172954 | Growth of nationalism through governments | Articulate appealing ideas of their nations. Drew upon cultural identities. Loyalties through schools, public rituals, mass media, military service. | 68 | |
6302216763 | Feminism limitations | Japan forbid women from joining political parties and attending political meetings. Many believed that women don't have to be included in equality. Many outraged by play "a dolls house" (1879) which shows women leaving husband and children. Thought it would cause reproductive damage. Selfish. | 69 | |
6302172955 | Achievements of feminism | Some educational freedom and freedom from household drudgery in industrial societies. Women's bible eliminated offensive parts. Growing literacy rates. 1893 New Zealand gave women the right to vote. | 70 | |
6302090703 | What happened to Tokugawa | Samurai evolved into administrative class, economic growth, commercialization, urban development, agricultural growth, Confucianism encouraged education, samurai prospered in commercial society, corruption, famine, uprisings, riots, undermined the shogun | 71 | |
6302112205 | Who were the only ones allowed to trade with the Japanese? | The Dutch | 72 |
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