World History - Chapter 14/15 Test Study Guide

Front 1

What country is the Suez Canal in?

Back 1

Egypt

Front 2

What continent is the Suez Canal in?

Back 2

Africa

Front 3

Where was Gandhi from?

Back 3

India

Front 4

How did Britain rule India?

Back 4

Ruled by direct rule.

Front 5

Who had power in Latin America?

Back 5

Landowners.

Front 6

The Moroe doctrine gave Latin America what and why?

Back 6

Independence so that they could trade with the United States.

Front 7

Who did Mexico get independence from?

Back 7

Spain

Front 8

Texas got independence from who?

Back 8

Mexico

Front 9

What is Puerto Rico?

Back 9

A territory of the United States.

Front 10

What triggered the Opium War?

Back 10

China was sent opium by Britain due to a trade debt.

Front 11

John Hay was CHINA

Back 11

CHINA CHINA

Front 12

Filmore was JAPAN

Back 12

JAPAN JAPAN

Front 13

Why did Russia lose to Japan?

Back 13

Ruskies underestimated Japan.

Front 14

What happened when Japan beat the Ruskies?

Back 14

Japs were then thought as being a world power.

Front 15

Japan agreed to stop immigration only if

Back 15

Chinese people were treated better in the United States.

Front 16

What year was slavery abolished in the United States?

Back 16

1865

Front 17

When did Muhammad Ali seize power of Egypt?

Back 17

In 1805.

Front 18

When was the Suez Canal completed?

Back 18

In 1869.

Front 19

Malaria is spread by what?

Back 19

Mosquitos.

Front 20

Britain used what type of rule in Africa?

Back 20

Indirect rule

Front 21

France used what type of rule in Africa?

Back 21

French used direct rule

Front 22

What were some good things about British rule in India?

Back 22

Brought stability to the country, introduced railroads, the telegraph and the postal service.

Front 23

What were some bad things about British rule in India?

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Brought economic hardship, best jobs went to the British, British showed disrespect for culture.

Front 24

Peninsulares held what?

Back 24

Imperial positions.

Front 25

Creoles controlled land but were regarded as what?

Back 25

2nd class citizens.

Front 26

Mestizos were the largest group but were

Back 26

Servants/laborers.

Front 27

Who wanted equality for all and were instrumental in the revolution?

Back 27

The Creoles were responsible.

Front 28

When did Mexico declare its independence from Spain? What did Mexico become?

Back 28

In 1821? A republic.

Front 29

Who proposed the Moroe Doctrine and in what year?

Back 29

President James Monroe in 1823.

Front 30

When did Texas gain its independence from Mexico? When did Texas get statehood?

Back 30

In 1836, and statehood in 1845.

Front 31

When did the Mexican-American War begin, who ruled Mexico and how much land was lost to the US?

Back 31

In 1846, Santa Anna and almost 1/2 of its territory.

Front 32

What does the Panama Canal connect?

Back 32

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Front 33

What does the Suez canal connect?

Back 33

The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

Front 34

When was the Panama Canal created?

Back 34

In 1914.

Front 35

When was the Mexican Revolution?

Back 35

1910-1920

Front 36

What did the Mexican Revolution set up?

Back 36

Set up a President and reformations in Mexico.

Front 37

Who started an open door policy in 1899?

Back 37

Secretary of State John Hay.

Front 38

What does Indemnity mean?

Back 38

A payment for war damages.

Front 39

When did the Qing Dynasty end?

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Ended in China in 1911.

Front 40

Name a good thing about Western Influence in China.

Back 40

Adopted new ways of thinking.

Front 41

Name some bad things about Western influence in China.

Back 41

Local industry was destroyed, most of the trade money went to foreign countries.

Front 42

Japan was isolated for how many years?

Back 42

200 years.

Front 43

The ___ Restoration created a modern political system in Japan.

Back 43

Meiji

Front 44

What did the Liberal want?

Back 44

Wanted a western democratic model of gov't with the supreme authority vested in the Parliament as a representation of the people.

Front 45

What did the Progressives want?

Back 45

Wanted power to be shared between the executive and legislative branches, with the executive having more control.

Front 46

Who won, the Liberals or Progressives?

Back 46

Progressives.

Front 47

What was the Meiji Constitution modeled after?

Back 47

Imperial Germany.

Front 48

Though the system appeared to be democratic, the power still remained with a ruling

Back 48

oligarchy

Front 49

Japan developed what two things from Western ideas?

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A new imperial army, and a new education system.

Front 50

When did China go to war with Japan over Korea? How did it end?

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In 1894, and the war ended with a treaty recognizing the independence of Korea.

Front 51

When did Japan go to war with Russia? What did they take back?

Back 51

In 1904, and they took back the land that Russia had taken from them.

Front 52

When did Japan annex Korea?

Back 52

In 1910.

Front 53

Who made the "Gentlemen's Agreement" and in what year with Japan?

Back 53

President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907.

Front 54

List some motivates for Imperialism.

Back 54

Economic reasons, countries wanted advantage over their rivals, and colonies were a good source of national prestige.

Front 55

Who controlled Singapore and Russia?

Back 55

Great Britain.

Front 56

Who controlled the Vietnamese empires/made them a proctorate?

Back 56

France.

Front 57

Who controlled the Philippines despite harsh revolts and why?

Back 57

The United States, and because they were a stepping stone to the rich markets of China.

Front 58

What nation was the only one able to remain independent?

Back 58

Thailand.

Front 59

What is indirect rule?

Back 59

Local rulers were allowed to maintain their position under rule of a different power.

Front 60

What is direct rule?

Back 60

The existing rulers were replaced with one from the other country.

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What caused revolts against the colonial empires?

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Poor working conditions and low wages.