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History
9th Grade
06/10/2012

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Laisses Faire
Definition
A policy that allows businesses to operate without government interference
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Natural Laws
Definition
Human Nature is governed by this.
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Salon
Definition
A social gathering in which artists and thinkers exchange ideas
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Natural Rights
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Life, Liberty and Property are examples of this
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Social Contract
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An agreement by which people give up their natural state for an organized society
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Mercantilist
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Called for the acquisition of gold and silver wealth through trade. They believed trade should be supported through government regulation to achieve a favorable trade balance
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Physiocrats
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Believed that government should not interfere with trade, they supported free trade, and they believed real wealth came from making the land more productive
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Adam Smith
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He believed that there should be no government regulations on trade
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Voltaire
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he said that “ I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
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John Locke
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He believed that people had the right to overthrow a government that fails to protect their natural rights
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Montesquieu
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He believed that in order to have liberty, it is necessary that the powers of the government must be separated.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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A philosopher who believed that people were generally good – and also General Will
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Diderot
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Editor of the controversial Encyclopedia
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What did Montesquieu believe was the purpose of Separation of Powers?
Definition
the Protect the liberties of the people
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The Declaration of Independence reflects the ideas of what Enlightened Thinker?
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John Locke
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Describe the economic policy of mercantilism
Definition
it was based on a belief that a nations’ real wealth was measured in its gold and silver treasure and that the government worked to ensure that the country exported more than it imported
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How did thinkers during the Enlightenment challenge the established Social Order?
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– calling for a just society using reason to solve social political and economic problems
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What did the Enlightenment Period’s faith in reason to solve social problems grow out of?
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The success of Science during the Scientific Revolution
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Bourgeoisie
Definition
The Wealthiest members of the Third Estate
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Nationalism
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A feeling of pride in and intense devotion to one’s country
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Sans-Cullottes
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Radical Working class-men and women
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Suffrage
Definition
The Right to Vote
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Deficit Spending
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Spending more money than is taken in
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First Estate
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The Clergy of France belong to this class
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Third Estate
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French Economy was mainly supported by them
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
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It stated all male citizens had the right to vote
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Napoleonic Code
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The Napoleonic Code reflected Enlightenment principles by guaranteeing the equality of all citizens before the law.
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Louis XVI
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King of France during the opening of the French Revolution – He said to the General Estate “Let all 3 Estates list their grievances to me”
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Marie Antionette
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She was accused of saying “Let them Eat Cake” which would eventually help to incite the women’s march on Versailles
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Jacobin revolutionary who led the Reign of Terror--- “Lives must be sacrificed for liberty”
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Great French General – French emperor who dominated Europe in the early 1800’s
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Joseph Guillotin
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His invention was the main instrument of death during the Reign of Terror
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What was France’s Social Structure?
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There was inequality among the 3 estates
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Why did the nobles resist the reforms of Jacques Necker?
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They wanted to pay no taxes
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Who was France’s economy mainly supported by?
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The third estate
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What event in France signaled the start of the French Revolution?
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The Storming of the Bastille
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What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen state?
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All men were born free and equal in rights
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What did the Constitution of 1791 establish?
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A new Legislative Assembly
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What did Robspierre try to do during the Reign of Terror?
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Crush all opposition to the revolution
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What was the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?
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Create a lasting peace
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What took place in Napoleon’s life in three areas: Waterloo, Russia, Crowning himself and his handling of Spain?
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He suffered his last defeat at Waterloo, He suffered an embarrassing defeat in Russia, he crowned himself emperor as a sign of his total authority and He gave his brother the crown of Spain
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Assembly Line
Definition
A way of organizing workers and machines in order to assemble a finished product effectively
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Factory
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Places that brought together workers and machines to produce large quantities of goods – and moved the industry away from the putting out system
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Corporation
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A business owned by stockholders
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Urbanization
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The movement of people from the country to the cities
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Social Darwinism
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The idea that the fittest would always beat out their competitors, whether in war or industry
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Utilitarianism
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The idea that the goal of society should be “ the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people”
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Suffrage
Definition
The right to vote
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Interchangeable Parts
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Identical components that speeded both assembly and repair because they could be used in place of one another
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Tenements
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Multistory buildings that were divided into crowded apartments
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James Watt
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Inventor who improved the Steam Engine – Known as the Father of the Industrial Revolution
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Louis Pasteur
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French doctor who proved the “germ theory” – invented Pastuerization
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Henry Ford
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First automaker to use the assembly line to mass produce cars
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Jeremy Bentham
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Thinker who promoted the idea of the “greatest happiness for the greatest number”
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John Wesley
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Founder of the Methodist Church
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John Rockefeller
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A captain of industry, also known as a Robber Barron, who attempted to create a steel monopoly
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Joseph Lister
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his work contributed directly to increased life expectancy in the late 1800’s – Discovered antiseptics preventing infection
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What was the most important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?
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The Steam Engine – created by Watt
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How were working class women treated early in the Industrial Revolution?
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Worked 12 or more hours a day outside the home
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What did the Industrialization in the textile industry result in?
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The Establishment of factories
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What were the conditions for workers in the Early Industrial Revolution in mines and factories?
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Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane
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What group benefited the most from Industrial Revolution?
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Middle Class
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What was a direct result of the discovery that germs caused disease?
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Improved Sanitation
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What groups that were formed during the Industrial Revolution were closely linked to labor reforms?
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Unions
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What did the ideas of Charles Darwin assert?
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All forms of life evolved over millions of years
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Why did Darwin’s theory of evolution cause controversy?
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It disagrees with the biblical account of creation
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Where did most poor factory workers live in industrial cities in 19th Century?
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In tenements near the factories in the center of cities
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Which group would have argued that a woman’s place is in the home around 1850?
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Middle class
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Communism
Definition
Form of socialism that focuses on ending class struggle
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Proletariat
Definition
The working class
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Socialism
Definition
Society as a group rather than individuals should own and operate farms and businesses
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Totalitarian State
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A form of government in which a one-party dictatorship tries to regulate
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Soviets
Definition
A council of workers and soldiers
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Command Economy
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The government makes all of the economic decisions
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Whites
Definition
The Russian Civil War broke out after the Bolshevik Revolution - The Red Army fought against them
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Karl Marx
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Philosopher who thought that history was a struggle between classes
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Leon Trotsky
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Communist leader who competed with Stalin for power
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Joseph Stalin
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Ruthless Soviet Dictator who industrialized the Soviet Union
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Lenin
Definition
Marxist leader of the Russian Revolution
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Nicholas II
Definition
Last Russian Czar – he abdicated his throne in 1917
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Gregory Rasputin
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A holy man who had great influence over the Czarina-Alexandria
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What conditions during the Industrial Revolution supported Karl Marx ideas?
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There were a few wealthy business people while the majority of people were poor
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What was Lenin’s New Economic Policy designed to do?
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Why did Lenin believe that a socialist revolution could succeed in Russia?
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A small group of dedicated revolutionaries controlled the government
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What was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?
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Civil War in Russia
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What was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?
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How did Stalin become the leader of the Soviet Union?
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Lenin’s Death
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How could the Soviet Union be described under the rule of Lenin?
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The Communist party held absolute control over the government
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What was the effect of Stalin’s five-year plans?
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Heavy Industry expanded
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Why did Stalin use Propaganda?
Definition
Increase Support for Communism
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Indentify the causes of the March 1917 revolution in Russia.
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Food Shortages
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Toussaint L’ Ouverture
Definition
Haitian General who led the Haitian Revolution
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What event sparked off a widespread revolt in Latin America and Haiti in the early 1800’s
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Napoleon’s invasion of Spain
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What place actually won their freedom from France?
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Haiti
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Mohandes Gandhi
Definition
In the 1920’s and 30’s – he led the nationalist movement which taught that nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience was the way to win rights
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Extraterritoriality
Definition
the right of foreigners to live under their own laws and to be tried in their own courts
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Great Salt March
Definition
It is an example of Civil Disobedience
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Open Door Policy
Definition
A Policy to keep Chinese Trade open to everyone on an equal basis
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What were the results of the Sepoy Rebellion?
Definition
British insensitivity to Indian customs
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Why did the Righteous Harmonious Fist attempt to drive the foreigners out of China?
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They were polluting the land with their un-Chinese ways
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What did the Chinese Reformers support after 1900?
Definition
Westernization
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What caused the Tiaping Rebellion?
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Peasant Hardships
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Identify the things that the Indian National Congress wanted.
Definition
Eventual Self-Rule for India
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What were the results of Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan?
Definition
Japan opened its ports to American trade
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What did Indian soldiers of WWI expect after the war?
Definition
Greater Self-Government
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How did Gandhi fight against British Rule?
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Passive Resistance
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