4066471402 | Sepoy Mutiny | 1857 Revolt in India by Indian/British soldiers which led to direct rule of India by the British Raj | 0 | |
4066475624 | Core States | These states are industrialized, have banking centers and manufacturing centers | 1 | |
4066479187 | Opium Wars | Fought between the British and the Chinese 1838-1842, resulted in the opening of the 5 Chinese Ports | 2 | |
4066481979 | Social Darwinism | An effort to justify imperialism by ranking the races of the world with whites as the superior race | 3 | |
4066484652 | Benito Juarez | Leader who attempted to reform Mexico in the mid 19th century | 4 | |
4066487386 | Haitian Revolution | This was the first successful Latin American Revolution. Barrons p. 272 | 5 | |
4066488903 | French Revolution | A revolution which resulted in the execution of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Barrons p. 270 | 6 | |
4066491201 | The American System | Making parts which were interchangeable | 7 | |
4066494939 | Trans Siberian Railroad | Completed in 1916, linked western Russia to the Pacific at Vladivostok | 8 | |
4066497587 | Marxism | An economic theory which predicted the end of capitalism and rise of the proletariat-led socialist system | 9 | |
4066500398 | "Young Turks" | Reform-minded Ottomans who took control of the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Barrons p. 278 | 10 | |
4066502382 | Indentured Servitude | A contract labor system in which workers signed up to work for an extended period of time, e.g. 7 years | 11 | |
4066504384 | Simon Bolivar | Leader of the war for independence in northern South America | 12 | |
4066507952 | The (1) "means" and the (2) "motives" for imperialism | 1. Weapons, trains, steamships 2. The need for raw materials and markets Barrons p. 274 | 13 | |
4066510158 | Qing Dynasty | The Opium Wars and Boxer Rebellion helped bring down this dynasty in 1911 | 14 | |
4066512257 | Boxer Rebellion | An anti-foreign uprising in China which led to the intervention of foreign powers to quell the rebellion. Barrons p. 286 | 15 | |
4066515767 | Russo Japanese War | The first victory for a non European nation over a European nation since the industrial revolution | 16 | |
4066518420 | American Transcontinental Railroad | Completed in 1869, linked the east and west coasts of the United States | 17 | |
4066519385 | Boers | Dutch settlers in South Africa who were defeated by the British. Barrons p. 281 | 18 | |
4066521339 | Congress of Vienna | 1815 conference which attempted to restore monarchical power in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon | 19 | |
4066524133 | Napoleon | Created an Empire in Europe during the early 19th century but was finally defeated in 1815. Barrons p. 271 | 20 | |
4066526475 | Proletariat | The working class | 21 | |
4066527883 | Meiji Restoration | The end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the beginning of Japanese modernization. Barrons p. 287 | 22 | |
4066530274 | Raw Materials and Markets | Industrialized nations looked for opportunities gain control over distant lands for these | 23 | |
4066531549 | Mestizos | The class of mixed race, e.g. Spanish and Indian, in Latin America | 24 | |
4066533792 | Suez Canal | Completed in 1869 in Egypt, linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. Barrons p. 279 | 25 | |
4066536856 | Conference of Berlin | A late 19th c. meeting between European leaders who agreed to divide Africa so as to avoid war | 26 | |
4066539034 | Democracy | A government system in which people have a say in who rules and how they rule | 27 | |
4066541049 | Bourgeoisie | The merchant class or middle class capitalists | 28 | |
4066542720 | Louis XVI | Tried and executed by French revolutionaries in the late 18th century | 29 | |
4066544717 | Emancipation of Serfs and Slaves | 19th century development which allowed labor to be more mobile. Barrons p. 278 | 30 | |
4066546587 | Periphery States | These states are producers of raw materials and are dependent on foreign markets and investments | 31 | |
4066548733 | Muhammad Ali | The ruler of Egypt who attempted to modernize this part of the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century | 32 | |
4066550303 | Creoles | The class of people in Latin America who were of European descent but born in the Americas | 33 | |
4066552430 | Panama Canal | Completed in 1914, linked the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans | 34 | |
4066554900 | Dependency Theory | Some states provide manufactured goods while others provide raw materials | 35 | |
4066556400 | Nationalism | A sense of common identity based on culture, language, values and geographic boundaries. Barrons p. 268 | 36 | |
4066558021 | Guillotine | A new method of execution which represented equality under the law | 37 | |
4066560625 | Industrial Revolution | Began in Britain c. 1750 | 38 | |
4066563171 | American Revolution | Inspired by the Enlightenment, this war for independence led to a democratic government. Barrons p. 268 | 39 |
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