Chapter 18 Vocabulary Flashcards
Boxer Rebellion
Book: Revolt by China secret society to drive foreigners out.
Anarchists
Book: People who oppose organized government.
Canton System
Book: Restricted all foreign trade to the port of Canton (trading season).
Catherine the Great
Book: Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796).
Crimean War
Book: Conflict between the Russian and Ottoman Empires fought primarily in the Crimean Peninsula. To prevent Russian expansion, Britain and France sent troops to support the Ottomans.
Cult of the Emporer
Book: A propaganda move that glorified the Emperor and he became a symbol of Japanese power, but he still didn’t have power.
Decembrist Revolt
Book: Abortive attempt by army officers to take control of the Russian government upon the death of Tsar Alexander I in 1825.
Diet
Book: Japan’s legislature made up of two houses.
Duma
Book: Russian national legislature.
Holy Alliance
Book: A league of European nations formed by the leaders of Russia, Austria, and Prussia after the congress of Vienna.
Hong Xiuquan
Book: Was a village school teacher, proved both inspiration and leadership for the Taiping rebellion. Wanted destruction of the Qing dynasty.
Intelligentsia
Book: Intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily).
Macartney Mission
Book: The unsuccessful attempt by the British empire to establish diplomatic relations with the Qing Empire.
Meiji Restoration
Book: The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization, industrialization, and imperialism.
Most favored-nation states
Book: Of or pertaining to the status, treatment, terms, etc., that are embodied in or conferred by a most-favored-nation clause.
