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Unit 8 Flashcards

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1
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The Chinese grew weak from 1644 to 1912 due to ___________

A

European Imperialism

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2
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England Traded _______ for Chinese Tea, silk, porcelain which destroyed the Chinese population

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Opium

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3
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What was the war against the Chinese and England in 1842 called?

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Opium wars

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4
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England forced China to write a series of _______

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Unequal Treaties

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5
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extraterrestrial meaning

A

England Merchants can ignore Chinese Laws

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6
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What was the Open door Policy in 1899?

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China should be open to all nations for trade

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7
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_________ tried to modernize China

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Sun Yat-sen

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8
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In 1912, a new republic was formed and ___________ was it’s first president

A

Sun Yat-sen

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9
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Italy in 1815 was divided into how many regions

A

3 regions

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10
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_____ was a Radical who who established Group in 1831 to unify Italy and created a republic

A

Mazzini

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11
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The Nationalist group in 1831 to unify Italy and create a republic was called ________

A

Young Italy

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12
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What happened to Mazzini

A

he was overthrown and seen as too radical

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13
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In 1849, the king of Sardinia named _____ Prime Minister; ______ wanted to make Sardinia very powerful by increasing industry , reducing the Pope’s influence, and unifying Italy

A

Cavour

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14
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__________ was a nationalist who had joined Young Italy and helped in the South American independence movements.

A

Giuseppe Garibaldi

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15
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After the Congress of Vienna, 39 independent German states merged into the _______________

A

German Confederation

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16
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Otto von Bismarck wanted to _____________

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Pursue goals by any means necessary

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17
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Bismarck led _______ into war

A

Prussia

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18
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Seven weeks war against Austria led to the ________________

A

North German Confederation

19
Q

Franco Prussian War against France to convince the Catholics in southern Germany that ___________________________

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Unification with Prussia was better than unification with France

20
Q

In 1871 ______________ becomes Kaiser (Emperor)

A

Wilhelm I

21
Q

Kaiser is the head of the _____________ Government

A

National

22
Q

What was the first European Nation to make contact with the Japanese.

A

Portugal

23
Q

Why did Tokugawa Repress Christianity

A

They Feared Rebellion, and Outlaw the religion in Japan

24
Q

Nagasaki was controlled by the _______________

A

Shogunate

25
Q

From 1600 to 1800, Japan was ruled by a ___________ and remained Isolated from Europe

A

Feudal Shogun

26
Q

In 1853, American ____________ arrived with the US Navy and forced Japan to write Treaties

A

Matthew Perry

27
Q

The Japanese Defeated Russian and gained a new Colony called

A

Korea

28
Q

Economies unregulated by government

A

Free Markets

29
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the economic policy of letting owners of business set working conditions without interference from the government

A

Laissez Flaire

30
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People that work for their own good, not for the good of the group

A

The Law of Self-interest

31
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Competition forces people to make better products

A

The Law of Competition

32
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In a market economy, enough goods will be supplied at the lowest possible price to meet demand

A

The Law of Supply and Demand

33
Q

The Communist introduced a radical type of socialism called _______

A

Marxism

34
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The workers of Marxism

A

The Proletariat

35
Q

The Owners of Marxism

A

The Bourgeoisie

36
Q

Hostile Competition as imperialists was a result of ___________

A

Industrial Revolution

37
Q

Europeans believed that their National Power was determined by ______________

A

Military Strength (militarism)

38
Q

Nationalism created great feelings of Pride and ______ the citizens of a country and led some countries to want revenge for previous wars

A

United

39
Q

Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy made up the ___________

A

Triple Alliances

40
Q

England France and Russia made up the ___________

A

Triple Ententa

41
Q

Nations were tied together by alliances, so if one country went to war, the others ______________

A

had to go too

42
Q

On June 28th, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was __________________

A

Assassinated

43
Q

On July 23, Austria-Hungarian officials wanted to investigate the Archduke’s death or ______________

A

To Go To war

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