AP World History Chapter 19 Flashcards

9045695740	Taiping Uprising	massive Rebellion in China during the Qing dynasty. War resulted in over 20 million deaths and showed rising discontent in the way China handled matters and change.	0
9045695741	Opium Wars	wars between Britain and China, when Britain wouldn't stop opium exports. Resulted in 4 new ports opening in China and Opium legalized with British control.	1
9045695742	Commissioner Lin	Commander in China sent to destroy opium (dumped and burned opium).	2
9045696602	unequal treaties	treaties between China and Western powers after Opium war. Favored Western Powers and weakened China.	3
9045696603	Self-strengthening government	a time of institutional reforms in China during the late Qing dynasty. China adopted Western military technology and maintained traditional Confucian values.	4
9045696604	Boxer Uprising	militant uprising in China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence. Showed increasing resentment of Western countries and influence in China.	5
9045697973	Chinese revolution of 1911-1912	collapse of China's imperial order officially at the hands of organized revolutionaries but really under the weight of troubles that had overwhelmed the government for the previous century.	6
9045697974	the sick man of Europe	term used to describe European country in time of difficulty (1st one- Ottomans). Showed diminishing power of a once powerful Ottoman Empire.	7
9045697975	Tanzimat	period of Reformation in Ottoman Empire. Showed the Ottoman Empire's need to adopt from and copy other nations in order to stay alive and keep up with Western countries.	8
9045698515	Young Ottomans	Movement of young scholars to institute liberal reforms and build the feeling of national identity. Helped build nationalism inside the Ottoman Empire.	9
9045698516	Sultan Abd al-Hamid II	Ottoman sultan who accepted a reform constitution but quickly suppressed it. Reactionary ruler (autocrat). He was the last to exert effective autocratic control over the Ottoman Empire.	10
9045698517	Young Turks	members of a revolutionary party in Ottoman Empire. Carried out a revolution in 1908 and advocated for reforms and change.	11
9045699250	informal empires	area dominated by Western powers but retained own government and measure of independence. Allowed people to be independent but also be helpful and useful to European powers (similar climate areas).	12
9045699251	Battle of Adowa	battle where the Italians were defeated by the Ethiopian Army	13
9045699252	Tokugawa Japan	time known as great peace. Hostage system: Shoguns retained power. Spouses and children of important families kept at the capital (4 social classes).	14
9045700386	Meiji Restoration	series of Events that restored imperial rule in Japan under Emperor Meiji (1868). Marked Japan's opening to the West and establishment of strong centralized government.	15
9045701231	Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)	War fueled by Japanese and Russian imperialism Japan won and forced Russia to change and industrialize.	16