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BJU World History ch 18
BJU
45
History
9th Grade
03/18/2009

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List four possessions outside the North American continent that the United States controlled by the end of the nineteenth century.
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Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
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What man's exploration laid the basis for the English claim on Australia? What was unusual about the first "settlers" there?
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James Cook, British convicts
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What were Dutch colonists in South Africa called? What people did they fight for control of the mineral resources found in Transvaal and the Orange Free State?
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Boers (farmers), British in the Boer War; who won?.....
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Explain the differences between the Peninsulares, the Criollos, and the Mestizos.
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peninsulares-Spaniards in new world born in Spain, criollos-Spaniards born in the New World, mestizos those of mixed Spanish and Indian blood
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Who were the two leaders of South America's struggle for independance?
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Simon Bolivar, the Liberator (led....) and Jose de San Martin (led....)
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Louisiana Purchase
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land west of the Mississippi River; the President who did this was......
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Maximilian
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Austrian archduke who .......
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Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
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United States clam right to intevene where .....
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Quebec Act
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kept French Canadians loyal the the British rule by .......
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British North America Act
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created the dominion of Canada
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Maoris
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New Zealanders
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Great Trek
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the migration of the Boers where....
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Dom Pedro
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new regent who......
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Monroe Doctrine
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caudillos
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During what time period was the race among European nations for overseas possessions revived? What was this empire-building called in which one country sought to extend its influence over another country?
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1870-1914, Imperialism
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In what region of the world was it difficult for Western nations to establish Western culture? What form of control were they able to establish over this region?
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Asia, commercial or economic
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What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny? Who are Sepoys?
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introduction to new rifle cartridges
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What is the name of the Chinese uprising that sought to rid China of Western influences?
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Boxer Rebellion
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During what period of Japanese history was Japan transformed from an isolated, feudalistic society to a major industrial world power?
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Meiji Period
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Battle of Plassey
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French attacked the British settlement at Calcutta
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Robert Clive
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led the British forces and defeated the Indian ruler
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Manchu dynasty
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ruled China since 1644
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Opium Wars
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occured because of tension over the trade of opium between China and Britain
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Extraterritorility
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gave people the right to go to a non Chinese court (go to a court in own country)
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Sino-Japenese War
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Japan won
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Tokugawa
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Family that ruled Japan
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Matthew Perry
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a USA naval commander whose mission .....
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Treaty of Kanawaga
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first treaty Japan ever signed with a Western nation
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Russo-Japenese War
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Japan beat Russia
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William Carey
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Hudson Taylor
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Who was the famous missionary that opened up the interior of Africa to the gospel message?
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David Livingstone
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What canal did Britain secure control of in order to protect her trade with India and the Far East?
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Suez
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What man directed Britain's imperialistic efforts in southern Africa, becoming known as the "empire-builder" ? What was his goal for British imperialism in Africa?
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Cecil John Rhodes, a line of territory between ....
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What European king personally controlled an area in Africa seventy-five times the size of his own country? What was this area in Africa called?
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Belgium King Leopold II, Congo Free State
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What congress of European nations in 1878 forced Russia to give up territorial gains in the Balkan region?
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the Congress of Berlin
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Henry Stanley
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Mary Slessor
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Foreign Legion
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Anglo-Russian Entente
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What were the major sectional differences between the Northern and Southern states that led to the Civil War?
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List the problems that Latin American countries had after gaining their independence.
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List the motives that promplted European nations to build overseas empires.
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List the negative and positive consequences associated with the imperialistic movement.
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