Chapt 16 Flashcards
The Ottoman Empire maintained control of the territory around the _______ Sea for centuries
Black
_______ II laid the foundation for modern Turkey
Mahmud
Much of Russia’s population were slaves called _______
Serfs
________ the Great was a German princess that ruled Russia aggressively
Catherine
________ came to power in the midst of Russian revolution
Nicholas I
A small group of nobles and officers tried to replace Nicholas I in the ________ Revolt
Decembrist
Michael _______ was a Russian radical that supported anarchy
Bakunin
_______ is the concept of society without government
Anarchy
__________ was a Russian writer who opposed the anarchists
Dostoevsky
_________II abolished serfdom (slavery) and freed 23 million people
Alexander II
In the Battle of _______ in 1757, Britain defeated Indian forces
Plassey
Robert _______ defeated the Indians at the Battle of Plassey
Clive
The ________ Act gave the British crown control over the East India Company
Charter
_______ were Indian soldiers
Sepoys
The ______ Mutiny began because of a rumor that rifle cartridges were greased with pork or beef fat
Sepoy
______ was a drug produced from poppy plants and sold to the Chinese
Opium
The conflict between Britain and China over opium trade was called the _______ Wars
Opium
The ______ dynasty dominated Asia during this time
Qing
_____ Xiuquan was a rebellion leader who believed he was the younger brother of Jesus
Hong
One million Chinese peasants joined in the ______ Rebellion led by Hong
Taiping
The 1899 _______ Rebellion was nicknamed because the martial arts that the fighters practiced
Boxers
______ Goforth was a Canadian missionary in China who escaped during the Boxers Rebellion
Jonathan
T or F: The 10th emperor of the Qing dynasty became ruler at age 4 and was named Guangxu
True
The Empress Dowager _______ served as ruler for the first 14 years of Guangxu’s life
Cixi
The goal of the _______ Days’ Reform was to create political, legal, and social change in China
Hundreds
The Japanese and Chinese war over Korea was called the _____-Japanese War
Sino
Europeans tried to gain pieces of China through ______ of influence
Spheres
U.S. Commodore Matthew _______ visited Japan and ended their isolation
Perry
The Treaty of _______ opened Japan to trade with other nations
Kanagawa
T or F: Meiji means “enlightened rule” in Japanese
True
Japan beat the Russian army in the ______-Japanese War
Russo
The _______, a large region in southeastern Europe, received its name from the Balkan Mountains
Balkans
