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4066471402Sepoy Mutiny1857 Revolt in India by Indian/British soldiers which led to direct rule of India by the British Raj0
4066475624Core StatesThese states are industrialized, have banking centers and manufacturing centers1
4066479187Opium WarsFought between the British and the Chinese 1838-1842, resulted in the opening of the 5 Chinese Ports2
4066481979Social DarwinismAn effort to justify imperialism by ranking the races of the world with whites as the superior race3
4066484652Benito JuarezLeader who attempted to reform Mexico in the mid 19th century4
4066487386Haitian RevolutionThis was the first successful Latin American Revolution. Barrons p. 2725
4066488903French RevolutionA revolution which resulted in the execution of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Barrons p. 2706
4066491201The American SystemMaking parts which were interchangeable7
4066494939Trans Siberian RailroadCompleted in 1916, linked western Russia to the Pacific at Vladivostok8
4066497587MarxismAn economic theory which predicted the end of capitalism and rise of the proletariat-led socialist system9
4066500398"Young Turks"Reform-minded Ottomans who took control of the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Barrons p. 27810
4066502382Indentured ServitudeA contract labor system in which workers signed up to work for an extended period of time, e.g. 7 years11
4066504384Simon BolivarLeader of the war for independence in northern South America12
4066507952The (1) "means" and the (2) "motives" for imperialism1. Weapons, trains, steamships 2. The need for raw materials and markets Barrons p. 27413
4066510158Qing DynastyThe Opium Wars and Boxer Rebellion helped bring down this dynasty in 191114
4066512257Boxer RebellionAn anti-foreign uprising in China which led to the intervention of foreign powers to quell the rebellion. Barrons p. 28615
4066515767Russo Japanese WarThe first victory for a non European nation over a European nation since the industrial revolution16
4066518420American Transcontinental RailroadCompleted in 1869, linked the east and west coasts of the United States17
4066519385BoersDutch settlers in South Africa who were defeated by the British. Barrons p. 28118
4066521339Congress of Vienna1815 conference which attempted to restore monarchical power in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon19
4066524133NapoleonCreated an Empire in Europe during the early 19th century but was finally defeated in 1815. Barrons p. 27120
4066526475ProletariatThe working class21
4066527883Meiji RestorationThe end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the beginning of Japanese modernization. Barrons p. 28722
4066530274Raw Materials and MarketsIndustrialized nations looked for opportunities gain control over distant lands for these23
4066531549MestizosThe class of mixed race, e.g. Spanish and Indian, in Latin America24
4066533792Suez CanalCompleted in 1869 in Egypt, linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. Barrons p. 27925
4066536856Conference of BerlinA late 19th c. meeting between European leaders who agreed to divide Africa so as to avoid war26
4066539034DemocracyA government system in which people have a say in who rules and how they rule27
4066541049BourgeoisieThe merchant class or middle class capitalists28
4066542720Louis XVITried and executed by French revolutionaries in the late 18th century29
4066544717Emancipation of Serfs and Slaves19th century development which allowed labor to be more mobile. Barrons p. 27830
4066546587Periphery StatesThese states are producers of raw materials and are dependent on foreign markets and investments31
4066548733Muhammad AliThe ruler of Egypt who attempted to modernize this part of the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century32
4066550303CreolesThe class of people in Latin America who were of European descent but born in the Americas33
4066552430Panama CanalCompleted in 1914, linked the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans34
4066554900Dependency TheorySome states provide manufactured goods while others provide raw materials35
4066556400NationalismA sense of common identity based on culture, language, values and geographic boundaries. Barrons p. 26836
4066558021GuillotineA new method of execution which represented equality under the law37
4066560625Industrial RevolutionBegan in Britain c. 175038
4066563171American RevolutionInspired by the Enlightenment, this war for independence led to a democratic government. Barrons p. 26839

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