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51 Cards in this Set
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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
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