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19 Cards in this Set
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Gens de couleur |
Gens de couleur is a French term meaning "people of color" |
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Extraterritoriality |
Privilege of immunity from local law enforcement |
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Sepoy Rebellion |
widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–58 |
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Jamaica Letter |
Written by Simón Bolívar; included the reasons that caused the fall of the Second Republic of Venezuela; objective was to gain the attention Britain, with the aim that it would be involved in American independence |
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nationalism |
a belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation |
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Creoles |
term used to describe someone of European descent born in the New World |
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Socialism |
political movements help with spreading out wealth and property to everyone |
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Liberalism |
stressed limited state interference in individual life, representation of propertied people in government |
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Sergei witte Ra |
Russian Finance minister who oversaw Russia experience tremendous industrial growth; reformed commercial law and protected infant industries |
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raj |
British political establishment in India; developed as a result of the rivalry between France and Britain in India |
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communism |
An economic and social system envisioned by Karl Marx; all means of production are owned in common, rather than by individuals |
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taiping rebellion |
rebellion began under the leadership of Hong Xiuquan; radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century |
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unequal treaties |
a series of treaties signed with Western powers during the 19th and early 20th centuries by Qing dynasty China and late Tokugawa Japan after suffering military defeat by the foreign powers or when there was a threat of military action by those powers |
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simon bolivar |
leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; Founded Bolivia; Agreed to emancipation in order to draw slaves and freemen to his cause and to gain supplies from Haiti |
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Meiji restoration |
a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. |
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treaty of Nanjing |
formally called the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce between the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the Emperor of China, was signed on the 29 August 1842 to mark the end of the First Opium War |
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Miguel hidalgo |
Mexican priest who established independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810; despite early victories, was captured and executed |
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Matthew perry |
navy commander who, on became the first foreigner to break through the barriers that had kept Japan isolated; delivered a letter demanding that Japan open its ports to foreign trade. |
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emancipation of serfs |
Russian leader Czar Alexander II's attempt at reforming Russian society by eradicating serfdom. Russian serfs held a similar status as slaves with the exception that they were not owned by their landlord |
