AP WORLD HISTORY 1750-1914 Flashcards

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