APWH Exam Review 8 Flashcards
Neocolonialism
Also called economic imperialism, this is the domination of newly independent countries by foreign business interests that causes colonial-style economies to continue, which often caused monoculture (a country only producing one main export like sugar, oil, etc).
Franco-Prussian War
This was a major war between the French and the Germans in 1871 that brought about the unification of Germany. It was caused by Otto Von Bismarck altering a telegram from the Prussian King to provoke the French into attacking Prussia, thus hoping to get the independent German states to unify with Prussia (which they did, thus creating Germany).
Crimean War
19th century war between the Ottomans and Russia. France, Britain, and Italians helped the Ottomans to defeat Russia but it ultimately proved the growing weakness of the Ottoman Empire.
zollverein
The name of the free trade zone that German states created in the early 19th century, decades prior to their unification.
Java War
In this war (1825-1830), the people of the Island of Java rebelled against their Dutch colonizers. The Dutch won after suffering 8000 deaths and killing perhaps as many as 200,000 islanders.
Suez Canal
Egyptians with funding from France and later Britain created this major transportation project completed in 1869.
family wage
As industrialization gradually became more intense in certain areas, men displaced women in factories and were paid more, partly because men were seen as requiring a _____ _____.
public education
With increased birthrates, urbanization, the outlawing of child labor, the increase of voting rights, and the influence of socialism, families were changed by the children spending much of their time in free community-sponsored ______ ______.
industrialization
From the 1500s to the 1700s, trans-oceanic empires expanded for mercantilist policies and to enrich land-owning nobles. Now during the 1800s, trans-oceanic empires were expanding due to this economic motivation.
1857
In what year did the Indians attempt a widespread but disorganized rebellion against the British, resulting in even more intense colonization of India more directly by the British Government?
British East India Company
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 caused the British Government to take direct control over the Indian colony, which had previously been controlled by this organization.
British Raj
The name for the British government’s military rule of India between 1858 and 1947.
Indonesia
The Dutch had a presence in in this place, which they called the East Indies from 1595. But during the 19th century their control of this set of islands expanded and became their biggest colony.
Spain and Portugal
While many new empires were on the rise during the nineteenth century, these the European kingdoms of _________ and _______ lost most of their colonies during this period.
France
This European nation lost colonies in the Americas but expanded its presence in Indochina and Africa in the 19th century.
Russia
This kingdom expanded its territory thousands of miles Eastward during the 19th century and also sought to take advantage of a weakened Ottoman Empire.
1880s
Before this decade, Europeans were mostly on the coasts of Africa as traders, explorers, and missionaries. After this decade Europeans began to conquer African territory and destroy African kingdoms.
Belgium
King Leopold II of this country acquired the massive territory of the Congo as his own private possession, which became one of the most brutal episodes of African colonial history and has left violent legacy in places like Congo and Rwanda today.
Berlin Conference
In 1884, European powers met in Germany for this gathering. They created a plan for dividing up the remaining territory in Africa.
settlers
Some colonies in the 19th century imperialism involved large numbers of ______ such as in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Algeria.
economic
Although the the US did not attempt to settle or colonize South America like other imperialistic nations had done, they did exert ________ influence that in an imperialistic way.
United States
Japan’s Meiji restoration was influenced by the imperialist actions of this country, who arrived and essentially forced them to negotiate a trade agreement.
United States and Russia
Both the ______ _____ and _____ emulated European imperialism by expanding their borders and conquering new territories.
Balkans
Various peoples in this area of Eastern Europe rebelled against Ottoman rule, contributing to their imperial decline.
Egypt
In the early 19th century, the Ottoman Empire lost this North African country which had been part of it’s empire.
Britain
After Egypt became independent from the Ottomans, it still had to contend with the influence of European imperialists, particularly this nation.
Zulu
New states emerged on the edge of expanding empires. As the British expanded their South African colony, the ____ Kingdom came into being, led by a man named Shaka.
Siam
The Kingdom of _____, known today as Thailand, remained relatively independent during through the nineteenth century because they served as a buffer between the colonies of Britain and France in Indochina.
Cherokee
In response to the rapid expansion by the United States, this native tribal group formed a national government, sought to modernize their society, but were forcibly relocated in the 1830s.
Germany
The spread of nationalism led to the unification of this central European nation, following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.
Italy
The spread of nationalism led to the creation of this European nation thanks to figures like Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Philippines
After decades of nationalist resistance against the Spanish (and violent repression of activists) this Pacific Island nation proudly declared independence in 1898. But the Spanish had handed control over to the USA, who had no plans to recognize their independence.
Liberia
In 1820, the American Colonization Society created a colony in West Africa for freed slaves to go. By the 1840s this colony had its own constitution and became and independent nation.
Social Darwinism
Although rejected by biologists, this theory from the 1870s is often associated with Herbert Spencer and is said to have justified the competition of laissez-faire capitalism, the new racial superiority ideas, and imperialist policies.
Nomadic
Prior to agriculture, this type of group traveled looking for food and shelter.
Agriculture
The switch to ______ created a more reliable and stable food supply.
Neolithic Revolution
The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.
Irrigation
With the invention of this tecnique, lands were able to be farmed that previously could not have been
Labor
Neolithic farmers and pastoralists learned to rely on Animals for food, clothes, and _________.
cultural
Because more people stayed in one place instead of having to keep moving, it helped build a stronger sense of _________ tradition.
Pastoral
______ societies were characterized by the domestication of animals but they usually did not settle down and farm or build towns.
Bronze
Some people call the later part of the Neolithic Age the ______ Age because of the advancements in metalurgy and tools.
Population
____ increased as a result of the Agricultural Revolution because more people could be fed reliably.
Pastoralism
developed at various sites in the grasslands of Afro-Eurasia because these places supported large mobile herds and nomadic lifestyle but not farming or cities.
Thesis
A _____ is used to define and direct an essay and is worth 1 point. In it you must answer all parts of the question and then prove it to be true within the remainder of your essay.
All
How many documents must you use in the DBQ?
2
The minimum number times must you analyze the Point of View in documents within a DBQ essay?
2
You must group documents in at least 2 or 3 ways within the DBQ essay. What is the minimum number documents in a group?
groups
In the DBQ essay, you need at least 2-3 of these, which allow you to answer the question by analyzing comparisons between documents.
Document
Expressing and explaining the need for an additional _______ is worth 1 point on a DBQ Essay,
parts
Always makes sure your thesis and essay has answered all _____ of the question in any AP World essays.
Support
You need to use the documents as evividence to ______ your thesis. Doing this with all documents is worth 2 points on the DBQ essay.
Historical
Additional _____ evidence helps support an argument and is worth an expanded core point on the DBQ essay.
None
Amount of historical evidence outside of the documents that is required to write a DBQ
3
a good rule of thumb for essay writing is to do everything ____ times (3 body paragraphs, three POV, three supporting facts for each paragraph, etc).
FALSE
True/False: You cannot get the point for using all documents in the DBQ if you do not cite which document the information came from.
