Unit 13 Review Questions Flashcards
Why was China traditionally not interested in trading with the West?
Because it was self sufficient
What conditions during the Qing Dynasty gave rise to ten taiping rebellion
Growing population
Poor harvests
Corruption
Opium addiction
Although guangxus hundred days of reform failed what changes did it finally set in motion
Because Qing officials saw the reforms as threats to their power so they had guangxu arrested dowager empress committee to tradition
What events caused japan to end its isolation as begin to westernize
Treaty of Kanagawa
Which made the Japanese feel like they were losing control
What were the res it’s of Japan’s growing Imperialism at the end of the 19th century
Became strongest military power in Asia
Japan rules Korean colonies
How were Latin American caudillos able to achieve power and hold on to it
Acted as dictators and were backed by the military
What effects did the Monroe doctrine and the Roosevelt corollary have on Latin America
Ongoing Imperialism
Most Latin American countries remained dependent and couldn’t develop economically or politically
Why was the United States so intent on building the Panama Canal
So that they could shorten the coast to coast trip in over half
What were the major causes of tension between the Mexicans and the American colonists who settled in Texas
Colonists wanted more self control and religious freedom by Mexico refused
What roles did Francisco pancho villa and Emiliano Zapatista play in the Mexican revolution
Zapata formed a strong revolutionary army for madero and pancho villa encouraged the revolutionary ideas by taking from rich and giving to the poor
