| A | B |
|---|
| Imperialism | Taking over a country, domination: exploit them for resources, markets for trade |
| Opium War | British smuggled drugs (opium) into China. China DOESN’T want the foreign influence. (Opium was ILLEGAL in Britian). British taking advantage of the poor peasants in China. |
| Taiping Rebellion | (1850-1864): It was an attempt to overthrow the government. Xiuquan “thought” he was the younger brother of Jesus. Qing dynasty was “weak”, though it survived, it was further weakened, and foreign influenced continue to rule China. |
| Boxer Rebellion | Kick out the foreigners, (Europe). Europe had Spheres of Influence, carving up China into their own sections. |
| Spheres of Influence | European countries take influence over China ports/land for economic gain. Profitable for European |
| Archipelago | Chain of islands, examples Hawaii and Japan, |
| Tokugawa Shogunate | 2nd in command (behind emperor), military; think last Samuri |
| Matthew C. Perry | Brought over “letter”/request from United States to Japan. “Let’s trade” or…we’ll blow you up. 2 military vessels parked in the harbors when presenting the letter/request. Open ports/Japan to the West. Before this Japan was isolated. |
| Emperor Mutsuhito: | Presided over Japan when they became “Westernized”. Meiji restoration westernized and industrialized Japan. “Gang signs”. |
| Meiji Restoration | Industrializing Japan, modernization: “Westernizing” Japan, education, ideas, ideology. Catching up to “Europe/America”. Ditching isolation ideas |
| Sino-Japanese War | Japan vs. China. Japan WINS! In a rout. On paper, China should have won. This means two things: Japan is getting stronger, especially military. China: continues to grow weaker, China is realizing things have got to change. |
| Russo-Japanese War | Russia-Japan fight it out: Japan, this says they continue to gain strength, respect. Russia has significant problems, one of the first causes of the Russian revolution |
| Militarism | building up your army, a major cause of WWI. You want to play with your “new toys” = you want to try out your new weapons/technology. You want to have the #1 military in the world |
| Ottoman Empire | Consisted of Turks/present day Turkey. Ottoman were losing power/geography, so their incentive to join WWI, a chance to gain land, prestige, and to reestablish themselves as a superpower. Armenian Genocide: trying to create “one race of superior people” |
| Archduke Ferdinand | Assassinated in Serbia, in the “Powder Keg”, Balkan area. Was the staring point of WWI, as it triggered the alliances |
| Allied Powers | WWI: America, France, England: Winners: to the winners go the spoils, after the WWI they clean up; blame Germany, force war reparations upon the Central powers: Germany is fined, military becomes very small, Germany is left to fend for themselves |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottomans. Central Powers are blamed and exploited after WWI. They have no say in the Treaty of Versaille. |
| Armenian Genocide | Purposeful killing in the Ottoman Empire, attempt to create a superior race, killed 1.5 million (out of 2 million). Christians |
| Western Front | The land between Germany and France, where trench warfare took place. The land between countries was called “no man’s land” |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty signed after WWI in France. The “Big Four” created the document over the course of the year. Germany and the central powers were exploited and ruined by the treaty, as they had no representation. |
