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World History Sem2

Vocabulary

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Opium War a conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain’s opium trade in China
Taiping Rebellion a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan
Sphere of Influence a foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities
Open Door Policy a policy proposed by the United State in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China
Boxer Rebellion a 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country
Treaty of Kanagawa an 1854 agreement between the US and Japan which opened two Japanese ports to US ships and allowed the US to set up an embassy in Japan
Russo-Japanese War a 1904-1905 conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by the two countries’ efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea
Annexation the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit
Caudillos a military dictator of a Latin American country
Monroe Doctrine a US policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America, announced by President James Monroe in 1823
Jose Marti a writer, a former exiled Cuban revolutionary who returned to fight for Cuban independence, although killed early in the war
Spanish American War an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain in which the US supported Cubans’ fight for independence
Panama Canal a man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, built in Panama by the United States and opened in 1914
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