autobots, roll out, transformations around the globe Flashcards
What supported China’s rising population during the 1700s
Crops such as rice, peanuts, and tea.
What port did imported goods go through?
Guangzhou port.
Who introduced opium to Chinese market?
The British.
This Chinese dynasty wrote to this British monarch demanding the end of opium transport to China because of the ill-effects to it’s people.
Qing Dynasty, and Victoria.
What was the first use of opium?
Used by Chinese doctors to relieve the pain of their patients?
T/F The British agreed to stop sending opium to China.
False, the British disagreed and caused the Great Opium War.
What allowed the British to win the war against China?
Steam-powered gunboats
What was the Treaty of Nanjing?
Gave Hong Kong to British Kingdom
What caused the Chinese to revolt against the Qing Dynasty?
Food production could not sustain the Chinese population which resulted to widespread hunger.
Who was Hong Xiuquan?
Young Chinese leader, formed the Taiping Rebellion
What does Taiping mean?
“Great peace”
What was the principle of the Taiping rebellion?
All Chinese people would share China’s vast wealth and no one should live in poverty.
Who was the Dowager Empress that ruled China by the end of the 1800s?
Cixi.
What is the Open Door Policy?
Gives all foreign nations equal opportunities and access to Chinese markets.
T/F Emperor Guangxu was Cixi’s son.
False, it was her nephew.
What was the other name for the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists?
Boxers.
Who was the U.S Commodore that enter Japanese waters with modern steamships?
Commodore Matthew Perry
Who was the Emperor that overthrew the shogun?
Emperor Mutsuhito.
What is the Treaty of Kanagawa?
Allowed two Japanese ports to be opened for the U.S to trade with Japan.
What was the period of the Emperor called?
Meiji Period
What country was the Japanese government modeled after?
Germany.
How many ports did Japan open in Korea?
Three
What caused the Sino-Japanese war?
After China violated their agreement with Japan to not send their troops to Korea.
What caused the Russo-Japanese war?
When Japan attacked Russian ships on Manchuria
Which U.S president mediated the Treaty of Portsmouth?
Theodore Roosevelt
What is the Treaty of Portsmouth?
It stipulated the retreat of Russian forces in Manchuria.
When did Korea become a protectorate of Japan?
1905.
Why was the Panama Canal built?
United States intervening in Latin America for maritime trade.
The Panama Canal provided a shorter route between which two oceans?
Pacific
and Carribean.
What were military dictators called who controlled most of the new nations in Latin America?
Caudillos.
Who ruled Venezuela for three decades?
Juan Vicente Gomez
Who led Argentina?
Domingo Sarmiento.
What gave birth to economic colonialism in Latin America?
Borrowed money at high-interest rates from Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S. They were not able to pay it back.
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
The American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Powers.
What country was the first one that America extended the doctrine to?
Cuba
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Extension of the Monroe Doctrine giving rights to the U.S as the “international police power” in Latin America.
