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15 Cards in this Set
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What war was a dispute between the British and Dutch settlers over?
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Boer
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The Transvaal area of S. Africa
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Boer
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The war between China and Britain in 1840 that cuased the British ruining the family unit of China?
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Opium
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The famine of 1840, over a potato blight, hit what country?
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Ireland
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What resource is S. Arica most famous for?
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diamond
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Who did Japan defeat in 1905?
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Russia
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Latin America had achieved political freedom by what year?
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1825
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The secret ballot was invented where?
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Australia
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The most important House of Parliament today?
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House of Commons
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Name a British Penal Colony.
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Australia
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Which British possession received Home Rule by 1823?
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Ireland
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Kaiser Wilhelm was from what country?
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Germany
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What laws repealed tariffs on British grain.
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Corn Laws
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The belief that one must work hard to improve his status and that only the fittest deserve social promotion is called?
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Social Darwinism
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Florence Nightingale started what organization?
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Red Cross
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