Flashcards in Chapter 12 Deck (23)
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The result of Britain refusing to stop trading opium to the Chinese
Opium War
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Rights that provided exemption from Chinese law at four Chinese ports and gave foreigners other privileges
Extraterritorial Rights
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Led by Hong Xiuquan named after the Chinese expression meaning "great peace"
Taiping Rebellion
4
Foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities
Sphere of influence
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Policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China
Open Door Policy
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A 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the county
Boxer Rebellion
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An 1854 agreement between the US and Japan, which opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships and allowed the US to set up an embassy in Japan
Treaty of Kanagawa
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The period of Japanese history from 1867 to 1912, during which the country was ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito
Meiji era
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1904-1905 conflict between Russia and Japan , sparked by the two the countries' efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea
Russo-Japanese War
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The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit
Annexation
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Dictators in Latin America
Caudillos
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Issued by US President James Monroe, stated the the American continents were no long subjects for future colonization by Europe
Monroe Doctrine
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A Cuban writer who spoke for Cuban independence and died early in the war with Spain
Jose Marti
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Began when America wanted to help Cubans in their fight for independence in 1898, and lasted for 4 months
Spanish-American War
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Waterway that made it easier to travel across Panama, opened in 1914, construction began under Teddy Roosevelt
Panama Canal
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An extension to the Monroe Doctrine which gave the US the right to be "an international police power" in the Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Corollary
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Played a leading role in Mexico's fight for independence, became Mexico's president
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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Liberal reformer, opposite of Santa Anna, worked for the country
Benito Juarez
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Juarez's reform movement
La Reforma
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New caudillo after Juarez, noted general,
Porfirio Diaz
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Born into one of Mexico's richest families, arrested after running for president, sent into exile
Francisco Madero
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Cowboy Robin Hood,
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
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