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| 309664606 | Al-Afghani ㆍㆍㆍ Tanzimat Reforms Young Turks | A Muslim thinker in the 1850's who argued that the Muslims needed to become more open, scientific, and borrow technology also advocated the notion of pan-Islamic unity. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: All of these wanted to improve or reform their communities. | |
| 309664607 | Informal Empire ㆍㆍㆍ Monroe Doctrine Taiping Rebellion | Describes the areas that were dominated by Western powers in the nineteenth century but retained their own governments and a measure of independence, China and LA. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Informal empires are comparable to the Taiping Rebellion in that both were failed attempts at controlling an area. The Monroe Doctrine was introduced to prevent this from happening in the US again. | |
| 309664608 | Khedives ㆍㆍㆍ Meiji Japan Self-Strengthening Moment | Controlled Egypt by 1811; began a modernization process based on Western models but failed to greatly change Egypt. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: All of these were influenced by the industrialization of the West. | |
| 309664609 | Mahdi ㆍㆍㆍ Tanzimat Reforms Young Turks | A mythic messiah or 13th imam that would return and lead a revolution against the forces of an oppression and evil. Generally seen as a religious response to the attempts to rationalize Islam and continued threats from the West. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Mahdi was a response to the continued threats of Tanzimat Reforms and organizations like the Young Turks. | |
| 309664610 | Matthew Perry ㆍㆍㆍ Zaibatsu Meiji Japan | American naval officer; in 1853 insisted under threat of bombardment on the opening of Japanese ports to American trade. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Because of Matthew Perry, Meiji Japan quickly became industrialized and Zaibatsu began to emerge. | |
| 309664611 | Meiji Japan ㆍㆍㆍ Russo-Japanese War Zaibatsu | Is a Japanese era which extended from 1868 through 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan during which Japanese society moved from being an isolated feudalism to its modern form. Fundamental changes affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: The victory of the Russo-Japanese War and the Zaibatsu established the Meiji as an industrial power. | |
| 309664612 | Monroe Doctrine ㆍㆍㆍ Informal Empire Taiping Rebellion | A policy of the United States introduced in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring US intervention. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Informal empires are comparable to the Taiping Rebellion in that both were failed attempts at controlling an area. The Monroe Doctrine was introduced to prevent this from happening in the US again. | |
| 309664613 | Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) ㆍㆍㆍ Meiji Japan Zaibatsu | Ended in a Japanese victory and established the Meiji as an industrial power. Also signaled the weakness of Russia. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: The victory of the Russo-Japanese War and the Zaibatsu established the Meiji as an industrial power. | |
| 309664614 | Self-Strengthening Moment ㆍㆍㆍ Meiji Japan Khedives | 1861-1895, was a period of institutional reforms initiated during the late Qing Dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: All of these were influenced by the industrialization of the West. | |
| 309664615 | Social Darwinism ㆍㆍㆍ Russo-Japanese War Taiping Rebellion | A misapplication of Darwin's theory of evolution to human societies often easily referred to as "survival of the fittest". ㆍㆍㆍ Join: The idea of social Darwinism made imperialism, war, and aggression more natural. | |
| 309664616 | Suez Canal ㆍㆍㆍ Khedives Self-Strengthening Moment | Built to link the Mediterranean and Red seas; opened in 1869; British later occupied Egypt to "safeguard their financial and strategic interests". ㆍㆍㆍ Join: All of these either attempted or were attempts at modernizing their respective civilizations. | |
| 309664617 | Taiping Rebellion ㆍㆍㆍ Monroe Doctrine Informal Empire | Massive rebellion in southern China in the 1850's and 1860's led by by Hong Xiuquan; sought to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and Confucianism and establish a new dynasty. It failed. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Informal empires are comparable to the Taiping Rebellion in that both were failed attempts at controlling an area. The Monroe Doctrine was introduced to prevent this from happening in the US again. | |
| 309664618 | Tanzimat Reforms ㆍㆍㆍ Mahdi Young Turks | Western-style reforms within the Ottoman Empire between 1839 and 1876; included a European-influenced constitution in 1876. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Mahdi was a response to the continued threats of Tanzimat Reforms and organizations like the Young Turks. | |
| 309664619 | Terakoya ㆍㆍㆍ Meiji Japan Matthew Perry | Commoner schools founded during the Tokugawa shogunate to teach reading, writing, and Confucian rudiments; by the middle of the 19th century resulted in the highest literacy rate outside of the West. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Because of Matthew Perry, Meiji Japan quickly became industrialized and Terakoya began to emerge. | |
| 309664620 | Young Turks ㆍㆍㆍ Tanzimat Reforms Mahdi | Organization of political agitators in opposition to the rule of Abdul Harmid; (Ottoman Empire) desired to restore 1876 constitution and create a Western style state based on secular beliefs, nationalism, and rationalism. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: Mahdi was a response to the continued threats of Tanzimat Reforms and organizations like the Young Turks. | |
| 309664621 | Zaibatsu ㆍㆍㆍ Meiji Japan Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) | Huge industrial companies created and supported by the state in Japan during the 1890's, ex Mitsubishi. ㆍㆍㆍ Join: The victory of the Russo-Japanese War and the Zaibatsu established the Meiji as an industrial power. |
