Imperialism of Asia Flashcards

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Mogul empire

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A Sunni Muslim group that went to India and ruled over the Hindu. (Minority over majority)

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The technology of the Moguls

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Gunpowder and guns

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Emperors of moguls

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Babur, Akbar, Aurangzeb

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Government type for the mogul empire

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Oligarchy

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Babur

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First emperor of the mogul empire

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Akbar

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Religiously tolerant

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Aurangzeb

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Killed brother, imprisoned father
Made empire grow to its biggest state
Policies caused revolt and down fall of empire
Not tolerant to Hindus
> caused civil war between Muslims & Hindus

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Who took over India after down fall of moguls?

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The British

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Why did the British go to India?

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Business (British East India company)

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10
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Why did the British military enter India?

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Indians revolted against the British East India company

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Name the rebellion when Indians revolted against the British East India company

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Sepoy rebellion

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Why did the Indians rebel?

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Get rid of British monopoly

British use cow grease

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Rowlatt act

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Passed during WWI to tighten control over India
1) to trial by jury
2) illegal to hold meetings
People could be imprisoned for 3 years without given trial

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Gandhi’s goals for India

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Hindu-Muslim unity
Civil disobedience
Boycott British goods
Treat the untouchables better

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Massacre at Amritsar

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British troops open fired at croud of unarmed Indian demonstrators

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Muslim leader

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Ali Jinnan

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Hindu leader

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Nehru

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Salt march

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Marched 200+ miles to the Indian Ocean to make salt

Symbolic attack on British monopoly on salt

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Raid of the pharasana salt works

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Demonstrates the power of nonviolence

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20
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Freedom of India

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1947
India divided into India and Pakistan
Over 1 million died due to Hindu-Muslim violence
Muslim migrate to Pakistan, Hindus migrate to India

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Region disputed by Pakistan, India, and China

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Gandhi assassination

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Killed by Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Godse

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The Ming dynasty

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The isolation if china began after what event?

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7 voyages of Zheng He

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Reasons for Chinese isolation
To proud to trade with barbarians | Confucianism
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What did Confucianism encourage and discourage?
Discouraged trade, encouraged agriculture
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What did the British do to the Chinese?
British tried to trade with China,but was denied access | British used opium to force china to trade
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Where was opium grown?
In India
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Opium wars
Chinese tried to get rid of the British but lost | Industrial revolution gave the British an advantage
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Sino-Japanese war
Fought over Korea | Japan won because it took action to modernize
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Open door policy
U.S. declared that china should be open to all countries | U.S. enters world politics
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Boxer rebellion
Chinese soldiers formed a secret group, the Order of the Harmonious fists Attacked foreign ministers and Chinese Christians
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Siege of Peking
Foreigners fled to embassies in Peking Boxers surround foreigners Foreigners only have small arms and the international gun The Qing government helped boxers
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Last emperor of China
Puyi
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Sun-Yat-Sen
Nationalist leader who over threw Puyi | Became the president of the republic of china
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Mao Zedong
Led the communist party | Popular with citizens because he promised to overthrow the foreigners, and equality for the poor
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Communist and nationalist unity
Defeat the warlords
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Sun Yat Sen's successor
Chang Kai Shek
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The long march
Communists almost wiped out | Flees to the mountains
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What slowed the Chinese civil war?
Invasion of Japan
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Rape of Nanking
5,000-200,000 people were killed by Japanese soldiers
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Where did the nationalists flee to?
Taiwan
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Waring states
Multiple warlords rule over Japan
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How did the Japanese treat the Portuguese?
Nicely at first because they have technology
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The tree unifiers
Oda, Toyatoni Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu
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What did the Portuguese bring that offended the Japanese?
Christianity
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Who burst Japan's bubble?
U.S.
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Meiji reform
Try to modernize Japan | The emperor's power went up
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What did the Meji reform reform?
Public Ed. Industry Military Railroads
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Russo-Japanese war
Fight over Manchuria | Japan wins war
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Which side of Russo-Japanese war did Europeans favor?
The Russians