Transformations Around the Globe - Chapter 28 Flashcards
Analyze the effects of imperialism, economic instability, and revolution on developing nations.
War between Britain and China over the opium trade
Opium War
Rights of foreign residents to follow the laws of their own government rather than those of the host country
extraterritorial rights
Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty
Taiping Rebellion
Area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment
sphere of influence
Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China
Open Door Policy
Rebellion aimed at ending foreign influence in China
Boxer Rebellion
Treaty between the United States and Japan opening trade between the two nations
Treaty of Kanagawa
Period of rule by Emperor Mutsuhito from 1867 to 1912
Meiji era
War between Russia and Japan fought in 1904
Russo–Japanese War
Adding of territory
annexation
Military dictator
caudillo
U.S. statement of opposition to European influence in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
Cuban writer who fought for Cuban independence
José Martí
War fought between the United States and Spain in 1898, in which the Americans supported the Cuban independence
Spanish–American War
Man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal
