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the commander of a contingent of Albanian soldiers sent by the sultan to restore imperial control
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Muhammad Ali
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Originally Christian boys taken from their homes, converted to Islam, and required to serve in the Ottoman army
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Jannisaries
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These regional peoples sented the occupation of the Ottomans, particularly the Orthodox Christians who claimed abuse.
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Serbia
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a.k.a. - reorganization, a series of reforms announced by Mahmud's 16 year old successor, Abdul Mejid.
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Tanzimat
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This war brought about the destruction of the Congress of Vienna.
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The Crimean War
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Europeans were allowed to live in their own enclaves in Istanbul and other commercial centers, subject to their own laws and exempt from Ottoman Jurisdiction.
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extra-territoriality
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Sometimes called Young Turks, these people promoted a mixture of liberal ideas derived from Europe, national pride, and modernists view of Islam.
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Young Ottomans
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in some respects resembled the Young Turks.
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Slavophiles
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a militant political doctrine advocating unity of all the Slavic peoples, including those under Austrian and Ottoman rule
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Pan-Slavism
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After the death of Alexander I, this group of reformed minded officers tried to take over the Russian government and provoke an uprising. In the end, it failed
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Decembrist Revolt
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broke out in 1839 when negotioans between the Qing official and British representatives reached a stalemate
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Opium War
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hereditary soldiers of the Qing Empire. Much like the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire.
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Bannermen
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dismantled the old Canton system. Opened more ports to the West. Qing had to pay for the war. Plus, give up the island known as Hong Kong
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Treaty of Nanking
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any privileges that China granted to another country would automatically be extended to Britain.
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most-favored-nation status
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The inflammatory mixture of social unhappiness and foreign intrusion assisted in the explosion of this civil war
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Taiping Rebellion
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