Ch 18 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Boxer rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1898 and 1900.
A rebellion in China
Anarchists
A person who believes or tries to bring about anarchy
A person who enjoys having now government
Canton System
(1757–1842) served as a means for China to control trade with the west within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton
Trade system of China that limits trade with the west.
Catherine the Great
the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 9 July 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of sixty-seven.
Female leader of Russia (known to have very suspicious under the table activities)
Crimean War
a conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia. While neutral, the Austrian Empire also played a role in defeating the Russians
A war between Russia and European countries that Russia lost.
Cult of the Emperor
a propaganda move that glorified the Emperor and he became a symbol of Japanese power, but he still didn’t have power
Believing in a single leader as though he is a god.
Decembrist Revolt
took place in Imperial Russia on 26 December 1825. Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I’s assumption of the throne after his elder brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession.
Military leaders leading soldiers to prevent Nick’s rise to power
Diet
Meeting- a term invented by the Europeans
A meeting between European officials.
Duma
Councils for the Czar of Russia
Meetings of the Russian officials for the Czar
Holy Alliance
was a coalition created by the monarchist great powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia. It was created after the ultimate defeat of Napoleon at the behest of Czar Alexander I of Russia and signed in Paris on 26 September 1815.
Eastern European countries uniting to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte
Hong Xiuquan
led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, establishing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over varying portions of southern China, with himself as the “Heavenly King” and self-proclaimed brother of Jesus Christ.
King of the Taiping Dynasty after defeating the Qing, and brother to Jesus
Intelligentsia
a group of intelligent and well-educated people who guide or try to guide the political, artistic, or social development of their society
Smart people who are very important to society
McCartney Mission
was a British embassy to China in 1793. The Mission ran from 1792 to 1794. It is named for the first envoy of Great Britain to China, George Macartney, who led the endeavour.
An embassy for Britain in China to get on good terms with the emperor
Meiji Restoration
was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under the Meiji Emperor.
The events that led to Japan being ruled by the Meiji Emperor
Most favored-nation states
The term means the country which is the recipient of this treatment must, nominally, receive equal trade advantages as the “most favoured nation” by the country granting such treatment.
Nation that gets the best trade with other nations
Muhammed Ali
Not a modern nationalist, but this Egpytian figure is seen as the father of modern Egypt and made modernizing reforms in the military, economic and cultural spheres during the 19th century.
The Father of Modern Egypt, modernized military, economy, and culture.
Florence Nightingale
a celebrated British social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers.
A famous female nurse in the Crimean war and founded modern nursing.
Oligarchy
A small group of people having control of a large country or business.
A form of government seen in many dictatorships
Opium Wars
the climax of disputes over trade and diplomatic relations between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire over the distribution of highly addictive opium drug.
Fights over drugs in China between Britain and China.
