Unit 5 test Flashcards
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How did the Qing gain power
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-population growth
- Continuities with Ming
- Major Internal/External Issues Facing the Qing (Opium, Taiping rebellion, Self strengthening movement, boxers)
2
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What was the Opium war
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- Opium from India was smuggled into China by the British in an attempt to get control over trade in China.
- The British forced unequal treaties (Treaty of Nanjing)
3
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What was Treaty of Nanjing
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- Forced China to pay Britain for its losses in the war
- Britain gained Hong Kong
- China had to open 5 ports to foreign trade
- British citizens were granted Extraterritoriality
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What was Taiping Rebellion
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- Hong Xiquan led a revolt of Hakka people that resulted in the deaths tens of millions of people.
- Was caused by people regarding the government as weak, corrupt, and colluding with merchants
5
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What was Boxer Rebellion
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- Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists (Boxers) attacked Christian missionaries
- Was later repressed by an 8 nation coalition of Western and Japanese troops.
6
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Sakoku Edict of 1635
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- Isolated Japan
- Christianity was banned
7
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Meiji Restoration 1868
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- End of feudal rule in japan
- Japan undertook an industrialization
8
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Satsuma Rebellion
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- Samurai revolt against all of the change but were unsuccessful
9
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Reasons for Imperialism in India
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A direct effect of Industrialization and the need for raw materials by the british
10
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The Mughal Empire
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- Conquered India in the 1500s and established their rule over the subcontinent.
- Were a Muslim based empire in a Hindu land.
11
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Impact of British colonization on India’s economy
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- The British East India Company collected revenue and raw materials from the prosperous areas of India and sent the money and materials to Britain
12
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Significance of the Suez Canal
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The Suez Canal linked Europe and the Mediterranean Sea to Asia via the Red Sea which flowed to the Indian Ocean.
13
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Sepoy Rebellion
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- Widespread rebellion against British rule in India in 1857 of Sepoys who were soldiers that served the BEIC
- Led to the end of the British East India Company’s rule in India
14
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Rise of Nationalism in India
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- As a result of British rule, nationalism spread in India.
15
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Key Leaders of the Nationalists Movement
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- Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
