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46 Cards in this Set
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When foreigners invested in Latin American Countries, what generally accompanied their investment?
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foreign interference
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What was Japan weakened by, by the 1800s?
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economic problems
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What were the Meiji reformers determined to do?
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strengthen Japan against the west
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Even though the Meiji had reforms,diddid the reforms help women?
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women were still assigned a secondary role in society
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Who mostly benefited from development in colonial Korea?
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Japan
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What was one reason Japan felt they needed to expand their empire?
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a lack of natural resources
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What effect did westward expansion have on Native American Canada?
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It destroyed their way of life
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What was one result of economic dependency?
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the destruction of local cottage industries
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What became the central focus of the United States policy in the Americas?
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the Monroe Doctrine
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What was Latin Americans' view on the Panama Canal?
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They viewed it as an example of Yankee or U.S. imperialism.
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Chapter 13
Social Studies 9 |
Flashcards
CUT AND STUDY |
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Where did most of the profits from the imperial global exchange go to?
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the industrialized nations
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What were the industrial nations that colonized Southeast Asia to add to their global empires?
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France Britain, Spain Germany, and the U.S.
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What did modernization, according to western imperial powers, mean the subject people should do?
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accept western cultures
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What did competition among western powers for global empires cause?
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increasing political tensions
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Why did the United States intervene in Latin American countries in the early 1900s?
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to protect American lives and investments
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By gaining control of this country, Japan became an imperialist power.
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Korea
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What are some political consequences of imperialism?
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increased tensions among western powers
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How did Western imperialist nations try to modernize the lands they conquered?
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by imposing western culture on subject people
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What did the people of Africa, Asia, and Latin America contribute to the global economy that emerged in the early 1900s?
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labor and resources
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What best describes events in Japan during the period of the Meiji restoration?
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There was rapid industrialization and economic growth.
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What was the result in Japan from the Meiji Restoration?
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modernization of the nation's industry
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Because of the modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration, the result was?
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Japan would rise as an imperialistic Nation
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Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources between the Meiji Restoration and World War II by?
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establishing a policy of imperialism
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What was a major goal of the Meiji government in Japan?
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establish Japan as an industrial power
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Even though Latin American nations gained political independence, why did they remain economically dependent?
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Latin American nations still relied on foreign investment and imported foreign goods
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What was one result of colonization between indigneous people in Australia and New Zealand?
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indegenous people resisted colonization and many were killed
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How did imperialism increase tension among industrial nations? (extended response)
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1. united people with different ethnic backgrounds under a single government.
2. competition for more land, natural resources, markets 3. The desire to be the best. |
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Compare effects of imperialism on western cultures and traditional cultures.
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Spread Christianity
introduced new foods cheap labor more natural resources loss of tradition & culture families disrupted destruction of cottage industries economic dependence |
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What were the industrial powers first interested in the Pacific Island for?
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as olaces to train their soldiers
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VOCABULARY
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The next 15 cards are vocabulary. Cut out these cards and study them separately.
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A business organization established by a group of people, stockholders, with permission from the government. Every stockholder is an employee, so no single individual is liable for the company's debt of failure.
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corporations
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loyalty to a local area
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regionalism
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The enlightened rule of the Japenese where they adopted ideas of western governments economies, technologies, and custioms to improve their society.
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Meiji Restoration
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another term for unification
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confederation
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The factors of production which are required to produce goods and services.
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land, labor, capital
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Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
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imperialism
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self governing nation
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dominion
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A society with a common language and culture which gives it a sense of identity.
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homogeneous society
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Economic term foor when less developed nations export raw materials to industrial nations and import manufactured goods.
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economic dependence
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system in which workers owe labor to pay off their debts
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peonage
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the exchange of goods or service between people
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trade
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A usually small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment
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cottage industry
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degree of prosperity in a nation, as measured by income levels, quality of housing and food, medical care, educational opportunities, transportation, communications, and other measures.
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standard of living
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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
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colonies
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Original inabitants of a region
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indgenous
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