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World History Ch 25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| People who share a common culture and language | homogeneous society |
| A war in which an Asian power defeated a European nation | Russo-Japanese War |
| Japan’s long period of rapid modernization | Meiji Restoration |
| Powerful banking and business families | zaibatsu |
| The Japanese legislature | Diet |
| What was one cause of discontent in Tokugawa Japan? | The shoguns had reimposed centralized feudalism |
| What demand did the United States make on Japan in 1853? | to open its ports to trade and diplomatic contacts |
| The Meiji reformers wanted to: | strengthen Japan |
| One reason Japan became an imperialist power was to: | obtain basic resources |
| Description of Japan in the early 1900s? | The strongest power in Asia |
| French Indochina | VIETNAM, LAOS, CAMBODIA, CONTROLLED BY THE FRENCH |
| Mongkut | THE KING OF SIAM FROM 1851 TO 1868 |
| Spanish-American War | WAR THAT STARTED IN 1898 BETWEEN THE U.S. AND SPAIN OVER CUBA’S ATTEMPTS TO WIN INDEPENDENCE. |
| Liliuokalani | HAWAIIAN QUEEN WHO FOUGHT FOREIGN INFLUENCE |
| Why did European powers want to establish colonies in Southeast Asia? | To gain raw materials and new markets |
| Siam remained independent partly because its rulers | understood Western power |
| Why were many Filipinos resistant to Spanish rule? | Because they believed the Catholic Church was abusing its power |
| What role did the Phillippines play in the Spanish-American War? | Filipino rebels supported the United States against Spain |
| Why were Filipinos disappointed at the end of the Spanish-American War? | The United States took control of the Philippines |
| By 1900, U.S. possessions in the Pacific included: | Hawaii and Samoa |
| In 1867, Canada became a self-governing nation, or _____. | dominion |
| The original, or ____ people of Australia were called “Aborigines” by Europeans | indigenous |
| A place, usually isolated, where criminals were sent to be punished | penal colony |
| In the mid-1800s, many Canadians supported ______, or unification of Britain’s North American colonies. | confederation |
| People of mixed Native American and French Canadian descent are called | metis |
| One result of the Act of Union of 1840? | Upper and Lower Canada were joined into one province |
| Which issues presented the biggest challenges to Canada in the 1900s? | The influence of the United States; creating a single national identity |
| Australia was first settled by the British in the 1700s as a: | penal colony |
| What major political reform was first introduced by Australia? | the secret ballot |
| Unlike the Aborigines of Australia, the Maori of New Zealand: | were settled farmers, concentrated in a small area |
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