Chapter 28-27 Test Flashcards
Meiji Restoration
- political program following destruction of Kugawa shogunate
- focused on modernizing
Empress Dowager Cixi
- empress of China
- 1800’s
- resisted reforms of the Chinese gov.
New Imperialism
- wave of conquests by european powers
* followed by exploitation of newly conquered territories
Panama Canal
- ship canal cut across isthmus of Panama
* shortened sea voyage between east and west coast of North America
Otto Von Bismarck
- Chancellor of Prussia
* unifies Germany
Berlin Conferance
- conference called to separate Africa
* led to the creation of the Congo free state
Emilio Aquinaldo
- Leader of Philippino independence movement
* movement was crushed
Most railways were built by european or american engineers with equipment from the west. The exception to this was in
Japan
One of the most significant environmental effects of building railroads was
Vast consumption of lumber
Industrial chemistry was a great advantage to Germany because Germany
Had the most advanced scientific institutions
According to Marx, the end of worker exploitation would occur when
Workers tired of being “have-nots” and rose up in violent opposition to their oppressors
Who was the most famous early 19th century nationalist
Giuseppe Mazzini
The revolutions of 1848 convinced politicians that
Hey couldn’t keep the people out of politics forever
The Suez Canal inadvertently assisted imperialism by
Creating lower shipping costs, stimulating ships and construction of steam ships for those with overseas trade
The colonies offered job opportunities to european women, who often
Became missionaries, teachers, and nurses
The power of western technology convinced many euro-americans that
Weastern ideas, customs, and culture were superior. To nonweastern lifestyles
Egyptian modernization brought an accumulation of foreign debt, which caused
A,b,and c
Te increase in the number of Europeans overseas was largely due to
A drop in death rate
Which of the following is not on way that cities in industrial nations changed their character in the 19th century?
Poverty virtually disappeared
The most important urban technological innovation was
Pipes for water and sewage
The British 19th century attitude toward Europe had been called a policy of
Splendid isolation
The decision to grant colonies “home rule” or the autonomy to elect their own parliaments, usually depended upon
The presence or absence of European settlers
French initially planned to open the interior trade of Senegal by
Building a railroad to connect with river traffic
The Ethiopian victory over Italy at adores was due to
The Ethiopians being armed with rifles, machine guns, and artillery
