China Flashcards
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Ice-free port
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A seaport that is free of ice in the winter, so that it can be used throughout the year
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Triplice
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An agreement between three powers to work together
3
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Kiaochow
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in 1897 the Germans seized Kiachow in revenge for the murder of two missionaries. They also secured mining rights in the neighboring province of Shantung
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Coaling station
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A base where steamships can be fueled with coal
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Boxer
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A secret Chinese patriotic and nationalist organization. The literal translation of ‘Boxer’ is ‘the Righteous and Harmonious Fists’
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Treaty Powers
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Those powers which had signed treaties with China giving them territorial concessions and commercial privilege’s
7
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Legation quarter
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The area in Beijing where foreign diplomats, businessmen, etc., and their families lived
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