TEST REVIEW (most recent)

Question 1

Who created the German confederation for German-speaking Europeans?

Answer 1

The Congress of Vienna

Question 2

Chancellor of Prussia.

Answer 2

Otto Von Bismark

Question 3

Which german war lasted 7 weeks?

Answer 3

The Austro-Prussian war

Question 4

Which german war fought against France?

Answer 4

The Franco-Prussian war.

Question 5

What caused Russia to lose the Crimean War?

Answer 5

Russia hadn’t embraced the industrial revolution.

Question 6

When Russia started to modernize how did the Tzars respond?

Answer 6

The Tzars started to lose their power.

Question 7

What is Russias goal outcome of the Crimean War?

Answer 7

That they will get warm water ports from the Ottoman empire.

Question 8

Which 2 areas helped the Ottomans during the Crimean war?

Answer 8

England and France.

Question 9

Because of Imperialism, the industrial revolution is booming and in need of which materials? Which area(s) have it?

Answer 9

It is in need of natural recources like Rubber and petroleum which is what Africa and Asia have. Imperialists invade africa and asia.

Question 10

What is social darwinism?

Answer 10

Belief in cultural superiority of western nations over less industrially developed nations.

Question 11

Who is Mahdi?

Answer 11

Muhammad Ahmad (savior of Islam)

Question 12

What did Mahdi resist?

Answer 12

British expansion into Sudan.

Question 13

Factor 1 of Ottoman decline.

Answer 13

Religious Reform Movements (sunni and shia fighting)

Question 14

Factor 2 of the Ottoman decline.

Answer 14

Changing trade routes (europeans going around)

Question 15

Factor 3 of the Ottoman decline.

Answer 15

Rising national movements. (Broke in favor of nationalism)

Question 16

What were the young turks and muhammad Ali’s reform ideas?

Answer 16

To create a Republic and a Democracy,
to embrace the industrial revolution,
to embrace western ideas,
build Suez canal.

Question 17

Importance of Suez Canal?

Answer 17

It was built in Egypt to get to India faster without having to pay money through ottomans.

Question 18

Company in India that toppled the Mughal Empire.

Answer 18

British East India Company.

Question 19

How was the British East India Company successful in India?

Answer 19

They made profit off of Tea, Opium, and spices.

Question 20

What is Sepoy Mutiny?

Answer 20

This gave the Indians a sense of national Unity after the loss to british.

Question 21

What caused the Opium war?

Answer 21

Britains refusal to stop selling very profitable Opium to China.

Question 22

Who won the Opium war?

Answer 22

British.

Question 23

20-30 million peasants died attempting to remove the Qing Dynasty. What event was this called?

Answer 23

The Taiping Rebellion.

Question 24

Chinese tried to kick out foreigners and defeat multiple imperialistic nations that have superior weapons and industrial revolution. What event was this called?

Answer 24

The Boxer rebellion.

Question 25

What caused the Russo-Japanese war?

Answer 25

Japan was isolated and was not industrialized so Russia went to war to get Japan out of isolation.

Question 26

Who won the Russo-Japanese war? And what was the outcome?

Answer 26

Russia. And the ports opened up allowing for trade and for Japanese to modernize.

Question 27

Who was Mathew Perry?

Answer 27

Commodore who brought 4 battleships to pressure Japan to open up.

Question 28

The Japanese's response to westernization.

Answer 28

They open up and became a military and imperial power.

Question 29

What was the Meiji Restorations impact on Japan?

Answer 29

Shoguns were removed from power and emporers were restored. Japan borrows ideas from west. Japan defeats Russia in Russo-Japanese war.