Test review Flashcards
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The Congress of Vienna
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- After Napolean fell, they began to remap Europe
2
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Otto Van Bismark
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- A Prussian leader who wanted to go to war with Austria and France. Smart, and a real politic
3
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Austria Prussian War
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- Austria was framed for “killing” a Prussian soldier
- Lasted 7 weeks
- Prussia won
- Annexed the northern German states
4
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French Prussian War
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- Austria sent a telegram mocking the french
- French were unhappy with Prussia upwelling
- 6 months
- Prussia won
5
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Russia’s lack of industrial revolution
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- Had Feudalism
- No factories for weapons
- No warm water for trade
- Reformers wanted to…
1. Modernize
2. Change in Justice
3. No more Zars
6
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Zars reaction to reform
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- Against it, but knew it was needed
- Afraid of loosing power
- Burned books
- Don’t care about the peasants
- Censorship
- Secret police
7
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The Crimean war
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- War between Russia and Ottoman empire over the warm water ports
- England and France allied with Ottomans
- Russia got destroyed in the war bc it did not have the industrial revolution
- Kind of a wake up call
8
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Impact of Imperialism on Africa and Asia
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- Super negative
- Stripped them of natural resources like Rubber, Gas, and Palm oil
- Invaded them, and made them work
- Chopped off hands
9
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Social Darwinism
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- White people thought they were evolving faster than those of color
- Believed they were better
10
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Christian Missionaries during Imperialism
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- Spread their faith
- Wanted others to forget their religion
- Went all around the world doing it
11
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The Mahdi
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- The savior and leader of the Muslims
- Who Muhamad Amid claimed to be
- Rose up against the British
- Temporarily stopped them from getting to Sudan
12
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Ottoman empires factors of decline
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- Religious reform movements ( Suni vs Shia tore them in half )
- Change in global trade routes ( other routes, lost money )
- Rising nationalism movements ( all countries think they’re the best aka hate each other )
13
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Young Turks
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- Believed the only way to save the Ottoman empire is to embrace the ideas of the west
- Industrial revolution
- Democracy
- Modernized army
- Mass genocide
14
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Egypt seeks to modernize
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- Muhamad Amhead
- Adapt or die
- Industrial revolution
- Factories
- Machine guns
15
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Suez Canal
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- Land was bought and the canal was built
- Made money for the Brits
- Shortens the ocean travels for trade and shipping
16
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BEIC success in India
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- BEIC in control
- Making lots of money from…
- Tea
- Spices
- Opium ( addictive, ruined families )
17
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The Seopy Mutany
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- Turned against the BEIC
- Got new rifles
- Oil kept their rifles dry
- Oil went against their religious rule ( vegetarian )
- GB shut it down, but it caused Indians to push for independence
18
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The Opium War
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- Opium was ruining Chinas families, jobs, and lives
- China outlaws it
- China asked GB to stop selling it to them
- GB refused
- British boats obliterate Chinese fleet
- Wake-up call
- Industrial revolution could take over one of the most powerful countries
19
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The Taiping rebellion
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- China rebels against Europe
- Chin dynasty ( corrupt government ) kills 20 - 100m of its people
- Europeans backed them
20
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The Boxer Rebellion
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- Tried to kick the Europeans out
- Fought with marshall arts
- 8 countries helped them ( industrial )
- China is taken over by imperial forces
21
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Russo Japanese war
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- Modernizes army
- Wants land so they can be stronger
- Beats Russia in the war
22
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Mathew Perry
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- Led America into Tokyo bay ( not supposed to be in there )
- Wanted to open up Japan
23
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Japanese response
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Japan was impressed by America blowing up their boats
- Wanted to be like them
- Became an imperial country
- Better military
24
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Meiji Restoration
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- Took power and modernized
- Shoguns removed
- Japanese thinks they can do it better than all Europeans
- Led them to will Russo Japan’s war
