History Ch. 11

Question 1

Imperialism

Answer 1

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

Question 2

Leopold ll

Answer 2

King of Belgium; claimed Congo also notice the Congo Freestate form himself

Question 3

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

Answer 3

lead banner of rebels who supported Madero’s ideas; launched an attack on the US

Question 4

Emilio Aguinaldo

Answer 4

rebel leader in the Philippines who had cooperated with U.S. forces against the Spainsh

Question 5

Raj

Answer 5

British rule in India

Question 6

Muslim League

Answer 6

political group founded in 1906 to protect the rights of Indian Muslins; it later became one of the main forces calling for India independence and a separate nation for Indian Muslims

Question 7

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 7

a siege of a foreign settlement in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at foreign involvement in China; missionaries and Christian converts were attacked

Question 8

British East India Company

Answer 8

a joint-stock company granted a royal charter by Elizabeth I in 1600 for the purpose of controlling trade in India

Question 9

Suez Canal

Answer 9

Egyptian waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas

Question 10

Sino-Japanese War

Answer 10

war fought between China and Japan for influence over Korea; Japan’s victory symbolized its successful modernization

Question 11

extraterritoriality

Answer 11

the right of citizens to be tried in the courts of their native country rather than in the courts of the country that they are living in

Question 12

Taiping Rebellion

Answer 12

revolt against Qing dynasty in China led by Hong Xiuquan, a Christian convert; over 20 million Chinese died; eventually suppressed with British and French aid

Question 13

Sepoy Mutiny

Answer 13

a rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India

Question 14

Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 14

U.S. vow to use military might to keep Europeans out of the Americas

Question 15

Panama Canal

Answer 15

result of U.S. support of an uprising against Colombia

Question 16

Treaty if Saigon

Answer 16

a treaty that gave France control of most of the territory in South Vietnam

Question 17

Menelik ll

Answer 17

emperor of Ethiopia and signed a treaty w/ Italy

Question 18

Berlin Conference

Answer 18

a meeting at which representatives from European nations agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa

Question 19

Social Darwinism

Answer 19

stated that certain nations or races are more fit than others

Question 20

Spainsh-American War

Answer 20

war fought between Spain and the United States that began after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine; the Unites States won the war in four months, gaining control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

Question 21

Siam (Thailand)

Answer 21

only Southeast Asian country to retain independence in the 1800s

Question 22

Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 22

trade treaty between Japan and the United States opening up two Japanese ports to the US trade; signed in response to a show of force by US admiral Matthew Perry

Question 23

French Indochina

Answer 23

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

Question 24

India

Answer 24

“jewel in the crown” of the British empire