LEQ AP world history Flashcards

6220118919	Battle of omdurman	British vs Sudan with decisive British win because of superior technology(machine guns, etc)	0
6220123144	Monroe Doctrine	States that America(US) will no longer tolerate European colonization. Was not enforced very often except for the occasional American intervention	1
6220126060	Opium wars	British needed lucrative trade in China. Wars more about freedom of trade than opium. China was crushed and forced to allow free trade and hand over modern day Hong Kong	2
6220128618	Mexican-American war	Set off by American annexation of Texas. Ended with treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. US paid 15 million dollars as compensation for Mexican losses, but also received much of mexicos land	3
6220131832	Is admiral perry in Tokyo harbour	Perry forced Japanese to trade with US making it the first connection with outsiders(aside from Dutch) in 200 years	4
6220134638	Sepoy rebellion	Rebellion of Indian soldiers against British east India company due to materials in their rifle cartridges being against their religion (beef and pork for waterproofing)	5
6220134639	Berlin conference	The meeting of European imperial powers to decide borders for African states and lay ground rules for European colonization in Africa. Lots of African countries did not recognize/acknowledge the boundaries.	6
6220139354	Sino-Japanese war	Stemmed from conflict over Korea but expanded to control of Manchuria as well. Japanese emerged victorious	7
6220141562	Russo-Japanese war	Fought over Korea, Russians were crushed and Japan emerged as the first Asian imperial power	8
6220143144	Spanish-American war	America intervened on behalf of Cuba's desire for independence. US victorious and received many territories from the "peace of Paris" (Guam, Puerto Rico, temporary control of Cuba,etc)	9
6220146961	Seven years war	fighting between French and colonists merged into a European conflict involving France, Austria, and Russia against Prussia and Britain. ... Peace was declared in 1763 through the Peace of Paris, which ended French power in North America.	10
6220146962	Crimean war	Main cause was the Christians rights in the holy land. France promoted Roman Catholicism while Russia promoted Eastern Orthodox Church. After churches worked it out ottomans declared war on Russia with the help of Britain and France and defeated them.	11
6220148009	Boer war	British fought two independents in Africa and won absorbing them	12
6220148337	French occupation of indochina	Basically just France wanting what every other European power wanted, highly lucritave trade with Asia	13