World History Chapter 13

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in 1910, who ruled korea for the next 35 years?

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japan

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the meiji reformers modeled their government after

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Germany's government

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who were the zaibatsu?

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powerful banking and industrial families

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competition between japan and china in korea led to

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the first sino-japanese war

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who fought against japan in the sino-japanese war in 1894?

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china

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after the _____, the treaty of portsmouth gave japan control of korea as well as rights in parts of Manchuria

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russo-japanese war

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after the tokugawa shoguns gained power in 1600, the only group of people who were allowed limited trade w/ the japanese were the

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dutch

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what changes occurred during the meiji period?

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japan strengthened and modernized its military

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a major turning point in japanese history, lasting from 1868 to 1912 was known as

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the meiji restoration

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japan had a strong sense of identity, partly because it had

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homogenous society

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____ tried to reduce foreign influence in Hawaii and was overthrown in 1893.

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Liliuokalani

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what best describes the term transition?

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passage from one way to another

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why were filipinos angry after the spanish-american war?

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they were not given their independence

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thailand (siam) remained independent largely because its rulers

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understood the need to modernize and developed a modern army

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the ____ broke out in 1898 between spain and the US over Cuba's attempts to win independence

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spanish-american war

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the colonial holdings in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were known as

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French Indochina

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who ruled Siam from 1851 to 1868?

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King Mongkut

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how did the dutch begin to expand and dominate the dutch east indies?

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the dutch east india company established bases first on the island of java and in the moluccas

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what technological change was introduced into southeast asia in the 1890s?

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the building of harbors and railroads

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what had the US, Britain, France, and Germany achieved by 1900?

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they had claimed nearly every island in the pacific

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a legislature

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diet

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a society in which all people share a common culture and language

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homogeneous society

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in central canada, louis riel led a revolt of the ____ people

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metis

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what form of self-rule was Canada granted in 1867?

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dominion

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the aborigines are the _____ people in australia

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indigenous

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britain made australia into a

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penal colony

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what best describes the relationship between white settlers and the original people of canada, australia, and new zealand?

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white settlers quickly dominated the original people and took their lands

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who were the first settlers of australia?

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the aborigines

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the british north american act of 1867

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created the dominion of canada

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in the early 1800s, what industry prospered in australia?

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wool

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john macdonald and george cartier urged what for britains north american colonies?

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confederation

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the constitutional act of 1791

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created english speaking upper canada and french speaking lower canada

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what best describes the term caudillos?

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local strongmen

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what problems troubled latin america in the 1800s?

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prejudice, poverty, and revolts

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which of the following reforms was achieved by Benito Juarez prior to his death in 1872?

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he separated the church and state

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to avoid an "entangling alliance" with britain, _____ was issued in 1823

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the monroe doctrine

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by the early 1900s, what pattern was mimicked between the US by latin america?

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european immigrants came into the country

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Benito Juarez ushered in an era known as

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la reforma

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many of the problems in the new nations established in Latin America had their roots in

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colonial rule

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in the opinion of many latin americans, the panama canal was a

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example of american imperialism

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under general porfirio diaz, mexico made _____ economic advaces

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tangible

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liberals saw themselves as ____ supporters of progress, but often showed little concern for the needs of the majority of the people

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enlightened

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powerful banking and industrial families of japan

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zaibatsu

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a war between japan and china that broke out in 1894 due to competition between the two powers in korea

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first sino-japanese war

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a war between russia and japan which began in 1904 and in which japan gained control of korea and rights in parts of manchuria

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russo-japanese war

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what did the tokugawas impose?

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centralized feudalism

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the shogun opened two ports, granting ____ to the us and europe

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trading rights

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the 15-year-old Emperor Mutshuhito was restored to the power and took the name

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Meiji

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his long reign was called the _____ which lasted from 1868 to 1912

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meiji restoration

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leaders under emperor meiji decide to study

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western ways

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the reason japan modernized so quickly was

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strong sense of national identity and a homogenous society