Between The Wars Flashcards
1
Q
Why did they sepoy rebellion happen, who was involved, ands what happened in the end
A
- the sepoy rebellion happened between the British and Indians,
- it happened because the British were disrespecting the Indians (animal fat on the cartridges)
- the British shut it down and made strict rules
2
Q
Who is Mohandas Ghandi
A
- leader of Indian nationalism
- became figure for Indian struggle of independence
- lead independence from 1915-1947
3
Q
What were ghandi’s four movements
A
- swadeshi movement
- non cooperation movement
- dandi march
- quit India movement
4
Q
What happened in the swadeshi movement
A
- boycotting British products,
- keeping cotton for only Indian use
- British stores shut down
5
Q
What happened in the non-cooperation movement
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- people quit jobs, schools
- India cant run if Indians refuse
- makes millions poor, but necessary
6
Q
What happened during the dandi march
A
- British monopoly on salt
- march through April, 1930
- breaking salt law by making own salt
7
Q
What happened in the quit India movement
A
- 1942
- lots of violence, trying to get British to leave
8
Q
Rev of 1911
A
- sun yixan leads rev (not qing)
- 15 provinces declare independence
9
Q
Sun yat-sun
A
- leader of china after rev of 1911
- resigned after pressure from warlords
10
Q
Yuan shikai
A
- powerful general
- tries to make new dynasty with him as empoerer
- warlords split land after his death
11
Q
May 4th movement
A
1919
- nationalist Chinese students
- strengthen china with western ideas, end foreign domination
12
Q
Jian jieshi
A
- leader of Chinese nationalists after sun yat-sen
- joined communists to crush warlords
- attacked communists
13
Q
Mao zen dong
A
- leader of communists
- ## controlled 100 thousand, only 8 thousand survive long march
14
Q
Rape of nanjing
A
Terrible things happening from japan to china
15
Q
How does japan change in 1853
A
- Matthew perry as commodore
- he learns about Europe and imperialized china and want to be like them
