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1
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Why were manufacturers interested in overseas expansion

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They wanted access to natural resources such as rubber, palm oil, petroleum and manganese

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What did some Westerners point out about imperialism

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They were moving toward democracy at home but were imposing undemocratic rule on others

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What did anti-imperialist argue about colonialism

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It was a tool of the rich

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4
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What did the British encourage the children of the locals to do

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Get an education in Britain

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5
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What 3 empires were in decline in the 1800s

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Qing, Mughal, and Ottoman

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6
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Many westerners felt their culture was

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better than non-Western cultures

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7
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During the colonial times, what kind of rule did the French use

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direct rule

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The method used by France to rule colonies was

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designed to impose french culture on the colonies

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9
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which was not a factor that contributed to European imperialism in 1800s

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Europe´s depleted population

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10
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many western leaders felt they needed colonies and a global empire to

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strengthen national security

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11
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What is a sphere of influence

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an area in which an outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges

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12
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the british governed their colonies by

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using local rulers

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13
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imperialism

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the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country of region

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protectorate

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a region in which a local ruler was left in place but expected to follow the advice of European advisers on issues such as trade of missionary activity

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15
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This was not an economic force behind new imperialism

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new belief in the theory of natural selection to societies

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16
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The best known explorer and missionary was Dr David Livingstone. He opposed slavery and felt the only way to end the slave trade was

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open up the interior of Africa to Christianity and trade

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17
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the Boers resented the British and moved out the Cape Colony because

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they resented British laws that abolished slavery

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18
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Dr livingstone had not been heard of for many years, who tracked him down in 1871

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Henry Stanley

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What caused Britain and the Boers to engage in the Boer war from 1899 to 1902

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the discovery of gold and diamonds on Boer lands

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20
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What is another name for Islamic Law

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Sharia

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21
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What event began the European stampede for colonies in Africa

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Belgian King Leopold II´s activities in the Congo

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what was one result of the Boer War

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The formation of the Union of South Africa

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23
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who were the new African elite

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westernized, middle or upper class Africans

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24
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What 3 African leaders resisted European imperialism

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Samori Toure, Nehanda, and Yaa Asnntewaa

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what country controlled much of northern and west-central Africa

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France

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26
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how did the British gain control of the Suez Canal

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It bought shares in the canal from Egypt

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27
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why did russia and britain compete for power in persia

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to expand their sphere of influence and control oil

28
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how did persia attract foregin interest in the early 1900s

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oil was discovered

29
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Muhammad Ali is sometimes referred to as

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Father of modern egypt

30
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the wahhabi reform movement, which began in arabia, sought to

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return to the simplicity and purity of Muhammad´s teachings

31
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what did the muslim turks accuse the christian aemnians that led to the genocide

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supporting russian plans against the ottoman empire

32
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which group became a victim of genocide by the turks

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the Armenians

33
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how were efforts to modernize problematic for the ottoman empire

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they led to population growth and conflict over foreign influence

34
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what force began to tear apart the ottoman empire in the 1800s

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nationalism

35
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Britain set up a system of colonial rule in India called

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the British Raj

36
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how did british rule lead to growing Indian nationalism

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Indians educated in the west learned ideas like democracy

37
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the british people sent more troops to india as an occupying force, who paid for these troops to be there

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the indian people through taxes

38
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the british were able to conquer india by

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exploiting its diversity

39
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the british were against widows throwing themselves on the husband´s funeral fire, what was this practice called

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sati

40
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what 3 reasons did a famine occur in india

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better health care, growing cash crops, and rapid population growth

41
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one benefit of british rule in india was

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fairer legal system

42
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what was the reason british trade with india soared

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the suez canal opened

43
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how did the british view the indian culture in the 1800s

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a few respected in, most did not like it

44
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what causes the sepoy rebellion

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several laws were passed overriding the religious beliefs of the sepoys

45
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what was one result of the sepoy rebellion

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india was ruled by the british

46
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what role did education play in the rise of indian nationalism in the late 1800s

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educated indians began to demand self-rule

47
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what was the main goal of the east india company

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to make money

48
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after the sepoy rebellion what happened in india

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parliament ended the rule of the east india company and put them under the direct rule of the british

49
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who was the president of the new chinese republic after the collapse of the qing dynasty

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Sun Xixian

50
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the difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports is

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balance of trade

51
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fearing that the european powers might shut out american merchants in china, the united states proposed that chinese trade was to be kept open to everyone on an equal basis what was this called

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the open door policy

52
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how did the boxer uprising bring about change in china

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its failure forced, even conservatives, to agree to institute social and economic reforms

53
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the sino-japanese war showed that

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while china remained backward, japan had modernized

54
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british citizens in china lived under british laws and were tried in british courts, this was called

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extraterritoriality

55
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what caused the european trade deficit

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the europeans were in the industrial revolution and were in need of a new market for their goods

56
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Emperor Guang Xu launched something that was to change schools, the military, and the bureaucracy what did he call this

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hundred days of reform

57
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who won the sino-japanese war

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japan

58
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the open door policy proposed

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having equal access to chinese trade for western powers

59
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The Sino-Japanese War showed that-?

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The “self strengthening movement” had been a great success

60
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extraterritoriality

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the right to live under their own laws and be tried in their own courts

61
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What were the results of the Opium War?

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China signed the first of several unequal treaties with Europe powers

62
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How did European powers take advantage of the Taiping Rebellion?

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They continued to push for more influence in China.

63
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How did the Boxer Uprising bring about change in China?

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Its failure forced even conservatives to agree to institute social and economic reforms.

64
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What were the Three Principles of the People?

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Sun Yixian’s principles for a new China: nationalism, democracy, and livelihood.

65
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What caused the Qing dynasty to fall?

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The Boxer Rebellion led to greater Westernization, which led to nationalism, which combined with discontent and a weak emperor (a two-year-old) to topple the dynasty.

66
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How did Western powers gain greater trading rights in China?

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Western powers gained greater trading rights by introducing opium and using force.

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