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Question 1

imperialism

Answer 1

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

Question 2

the mahdi annex

Answer 2

“the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.

Question 3

protectorate

Answer 3

the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell.”

Question 4

indirect rule

Answer 4

“a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

Question 5

federation of indochina

Answer 5

“an area in SE Asia, formerly a French colonial federation including Cochin-China, the protectorates of Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, and Laos, and the leased territory of Kwangchowan: now comprising the three independent states of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Capital: Hanoi. Expand. Compare Indochina.

Question 6

settlement colonies

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“a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation. 2. the country or district settled or colonized: Many Western nations are former European colonies.

Question 7

dependent colonies

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definition: colony in which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation.”

Question 8

“king chulalongiorn

Answer 8

“Chulalongkorn Facts. Chulalongkorn (1853-1910) was kingking chulalongiorn of Thailand from 1868 to 1910.

Question 9

assimilation

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” the definition is the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

Question 10

missionary

Answer 10

” the definition is a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Question 11

meji restoration

Answer 11

“The Meiji Restoration (明治維新 Meiji Ishin ?), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event of change that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

Question 12

samoa

Answer 12

“A group of volcanic (see volcano) islands in the south Pacific Ocean, approximately midway between Hawaii and Sydney, Australia, making up the independent kingdom of Western Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa.

Question 13

guam

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“An unincorporated territory of the United States, the largest and most southerly of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

Question 14

spanish american war

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“A war between Spain and the United States in 1898, as a result of which Spain ceded Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam to the United States and abandoned all claim to Cuba, which became independent in 1902.

Question 15

sino - japanese war

Answer 15

“the war (1894–95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores. 2. the war that began in 1937 as a Japanese invasion of China and ended with the World War II defeat of Japan in 1945.

Question 16

treaty of shimonoseki

Answer 16

“The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約 Hepburn: Shimonoseki Jōyaku ?) was a treaty signed at the Shunpanrō hall, Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. The peace conference took place from March 20 to April 17, 1895.

Question 17

mumbai

Answer 17

“Mumbai definition, a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea. See more.

Question 18

bombay

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“Bombay definition. City in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea. It is now officially called Mumbai.

Question 19

russo japanese war

Answer 19

“Russo-Japanese War definition. A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power. Note: President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty.

Question 20

dutch east indies

Answer 20

“Dutch East Indies. noun. 1. a former name of the Republic of Indonesia. … Much of the commerce is derived from the tobacco, sugar, and coffee plantations of the Dutch East Indies.

Question 21

treaty of nanjing

Answer 21

“The Treaty of Nanking or Nanjing was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties on the ground that Britain had no obligations in return.

Question 22

opium war

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“Opium War definition, a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession .

Question 23

the taiping rebellion

Answer 23

“Taiping Rebellion, radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century.

Question 24

open door policy

Answer 24

“The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay’s Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers.

Question 25

self strengnthening movement

Answer 25

“The Self-Strengthening Movement (Chinese: 洋務運動/自強運動/同治維新), c. 1861 – 1895, was a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.

Question 26

express ci xi

Answer 26

” the definition is Cixi. … or Tzu Hsi 1835–1908. The dowager empress of China (1861–1908) who was hostile to foreign influences in China and supported the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1900). Cixi.

Question 27

boxer rebellion

Answer 27

“the definition of boxer rebellion is Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists”).