Chapter 24-27 Test Flashcards

1
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Characterize the French Revolution

A

more social than american rev

more radical

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2
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In what direction did Robespierre take the French Revolution?

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made things more radical

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3
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What was the congress of vienna

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congress that met to try and erase developments as a result of the French Revolution

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4
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What was the first industry of the Industrial Revolution?

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textile industry in britain

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5
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Discuss Nationalism as a political ideology

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used by different leaders with very diverse ideologies

used to unify but also separate

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6
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What caused the rise of socialism?

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working class abuses, Industrial Revolution

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7
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Revisionism vs. Marxism

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Revisionits felt gov’t institutions could bring change, Marxism was more radical

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8
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what was romaniticism?

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rejected enlightenment rationalism, art for the emotions

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9
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what were settler colonies?

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large european populations that reflected w. civilizations

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10
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French Revolution vs. American Revolution

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more social, more radical

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11
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Romanticism focused on….

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emotions

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12
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British colonization of South Asia

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gradual and unplanned

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13
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why was India vulnerable to British rule?

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India’s centuries of political division

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14
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what made india appealing to the British?

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geographic location

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15
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discuss European borrowing from colonial areas

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they had to adapt to new climates and cultures to survive

borrowed clothing, housing, food, culture in general

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16
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European beliefs about themeselves

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they believed they were superior and everyone else needed saving

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17
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Industrializations impact on Imperialism

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made imperialism easier and more accessible because it increased power
new needs for raw material, new demand

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18
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Discuss the Battle of Isandhlwana

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unusual victory becasue of European firepower, the europeans recruited from old warrior classes

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19
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Discuss ideas of white racial superiority

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belief in the inherent mental, moral, and cultural superiority of whites; peaked in acceptance in decades before WWI, supported by social science doctrines of social Darwinists such as Herbert Spencer

20
Q

Discuss colonial dependence on European nations

A

more direct rule meant the colonies economies became dependent on Europe

21
Q

Discuss the discovery of diamonds effects on South Africa

A

tensions between the Boers and British rose

Diamonds caused British migration into the Boer areas in 1860s

22
Q

Discuss the British relationship with the Maori

A

Britain brought bad influence (alcoholism and prostitution)

traded wood and fur

diseases and infection

traded agriculture methods

23
Q

Who dominated independent groups in Latin America?

A

Creoles

24
Q

What influenced Latin American revolutions the most?

A

French Revolution

25
Q

How would you characterize the Mexican government in 1821?

A

conservative monarchy

26
Q

Discuss Brazil in the Latin American independence movements

A

fairly peaceful

27
Q

Why did Latin America politics move in a conservative direction?

A

fear of popular revolts

28
Q

discuss the motivation of the Monroe Doctrine

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US sense of kinship With Latin American nation, good trade relationships

29
Q

How did commercial ties with Europe affect Latin America?

A

LA was stagnant because it relied so much on trade with Europe. it could not flourish

30
Q

Discuss causes of the Mexican American War

A

America’s expansion

31
Q

What was La Reform?

A

part of the general trend of Revolutionary Direction

Benito Juarez

32
Q

Gauchos ideas were similar to the _____ in the US

A

cowboys?

33
Q

Discuss the expansion of slavery in Brazil

A

as agri increased, so did slavery

34
Q

Why was the education of women encouraged?

A

thought to maintain gender roles in society

35
Q

How would you characterize the landed elites?

A

controlled the economy and political happenings in most places

36
Q

Discuss reforms under Mahmud II

A

new army
western precedents
ambassador system

37
Q

the French invasion of Egypt in 1798 had what effect?

A

mobilization for reform

38
Q

characterize the Egyptian economy in the late 1800s

A

boom and bust because they depended on the west for exports, very fluctuated

39
Q

How did the Qing dynasty compare to the Yuan?

A

considered barbarian dynasties ???

40
Q

How would you characterize the late Qing dynasty?

A

abandoned public work projects

everyone began to give up, thought another dynasty would take over the mandate

41
Q

Discuss the causes and effects of the Opium war

A

opium trade rectified a trade imbalance for Britain

blow to chinese sovereignty

42
Q

What were the results of the Taiping Rebellion?

A

weakened chinese gov’t

43
Q

What was the self strengthening movement?

A

nationalist reaction to challenges faced by China

44
Q

Compare/Contrast the Taiping and Boxer rebellions

A

resulted in direct foreign intervention

45
Q

The tanzimat reforms were based on…

A

focused on Western models