Apw Ch 8 Voc Revised Flashcards
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| 141072259 | Muhammad Ali | Selected to sere as governor of Egypt for the Ottoman Empire. | 0 | |
| 141072260 | Herbert Spencer | English philosopher, kind of a jerk. Twisted Darwin's theory of evolution to explain why some races were more successful than others | 1 | |
| 141072261 | Alexander II | he ended the Crimean war. Abolished serfdom and introduced zemstvos, was assasinated | 2 | |
| 141072262 | Ram Mohun Roy | Indian Reformer-- supported monothiesm and freedom of speech. | 3 | |
| 141072263 | Maji Maji Rebellion | Rebellion by natives in Tanganyika. Wanted to expel German Colonial authoroties. They got owned. | 4 | |
| 141072264 | Maxim | A family of inventors and munitions makers. _____ Machine gun, smokeless gunpowder, an airplane, explosives and a silencer for explosives | 5 | |
| 141072265 | Thomas Stamford Raffles | he founded the port of singapore | 6 | |
| 141072266 | Rudyard Kipling | British writer who wrote "The Man Who Would Become King" "The Jungle Book," and "Kim"great defender of imperialism | 7 | |
| 141072267 | Selim III | Sultan of Ottoman Empire who tried to remodel his army along the lines of European forces | 8 | |
| 141072268 | Sepoys | Natives of India, served in army of the british | 9 | |
| 141072269 | Joseph Arthur de Gobineau | French conservative. Prejudiced against jews. "Aryans are superior" | 10 | |
| 141072270 | Taiping Rebellion | revolution in Qing China led by Hung Xiuquan. Social reforms-- prohibited slave trade, prostitution, and foot binding | 11 | |
| 141072271 | Indian National Congress | Indian Reform group founded with British Approval. Indians from all over country came to discuss their views onpublic affairs and communicate them to the colonial officials | 12 | |
| 141072272 | Bloody Sunday | Unarmed workers protested Tsar Nicholas II, troops killed over 100 | 13 | |
| 141072273 | Hong Xuiquan | schoolteacher- provided inspiration for TAIPING REBELLION. Claimed to be younger brother of Jesus. Nearly ended Qing dyn. | 14 | |
| 141072274 | Duma | an elected legislative assembly in russia created by Tsar Nicholas II as a concession to help end the Revolt of 1905. | 15 | |
| 141072275 | Extraterritoriality | privilege of foreign diplomats, not subject to laws of host nation | 16 | |
| 141072276 | Omdurman | city in northeast-central sudan on the white nile opposite ot Khartoum. Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated Sudanese native forces here in 1898. | 17 | |
| 141072277 | King Leopold II of Belgium | Belgian King. Organized the International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of the Congo. Ravaged the congo | 18 | |
| 141072278 | Russo-Japanese War | began with Japanese surprise attack on Russia, ended with destruction of Russian army | 19 | |
| 141072279 | Emilio Aguinaldo | filipino rebel leader. Worked with USA to kick spanish out of Philippines. Americans took over Philippines | 20 |