Thailand

Prevented French Impierialists

King and I

Modernist, friend of euros

Thailand

King Mongkuts Son

Modernist, friendly with euros

US Commodore

Defeated Spanish at Manila Bay

(Philippines)

Officer in the Philippines

Leader of ind. movement

revolted against spanish and US

defeated by US

Boxer/officer in the Ottoman Empire

siezed power in Egypt

modernized country

small industries

explorer in Africa

1841 and there for unexplored places

New York Herald Journalist

to find Livingstone

stayed in Africa until Livingstone died

hates Africa

Explores africa and central regions

Colonized Congo

BRUTAL

head of central african colonialization

1896 she became the queen of Britain Empress of India

(jewel of crown)

Native Africans

Boers encontered them

empire till 1800 (defeated by UK)

hired British East India Co. soldiers

protected the Co. in India

Gov. from UK

Indian official

rep. of Monarch

Indian revolutionary

Founder of "civil disobedience"

"mahatma"

Spanish/Partuguese Officials in L. America

american political/economic benifit

dominated latin america

Coop Elites to overthrow Spanish rule

(wanted to keep power)

Argentina:San Martin

Venezuela: Simon Bolivar

Creoles

Liberator of S. America

Revs in Peru, Columbia, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile

native americans (L. America)

of european/N. American descent

Dictators in L. America

gained power after revolutions

military

some modernized countries,

others destructive

Mexican Leader (1833-1855)

created chaos

1835 Americans settled on texas

MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR 1835

Mexican

Reforms

Natl. Hero

Natv American

Seperation of Church and State, land dist. to poor, edu. system.

Sultan placed on ottoman throne

authoritarian

suspended constitution

feared assasination

Lawrence of Arabia

British Adventurer

Helped Arabian Natl.ists

Shah/King Iran (1925)

PHALAVI DYNASTY

copied attaturks reforms 

modernized govt, military, econ.

Reform leader in Arabian Peninsula

1920's 

Founded Saudi Arabia in 1932 

African American

tried to get African Americans to return to Africa

Pan-Africansim

Harvard grad

Jamaican,

urged NY people to return to Africa

Pan-Africanist

Upper class indian intellectual

secular, western ideas

split independence movements w/ Ghandi

French Indochina (Vietnam)

organized communists

Natlist leader in China

Alliance with Communits

(Alliance didn't last long)

Died in 1925

Suceeded Sun yatsen

Attacked communists (Shanghai Massacre)

New Chinese Republic in nanjing

HATED COMMUNISTS

Mao Ze-Dong

Organizer/Leader of Communist China

Maoist=Peasents instead of Proletariate

Favored Peasents (Majority in China)

Venezuela

Friendly with US oil