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Chapter 28

Transformations Around the Globe

TermDefinition
Peonage Any form of wage labor in which a laborer has little control over employment conditions.
Caudillos A military leader wiedling much political power.
Monroe Doctrine Policy in summary that stated European powers did not belong in the Americas.
Spanish-American War Was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
Roosevelt Corollary It stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin American countries where European powers sought to collect debts or whose governments were thought to be unstable.
Ethnocentric The belief that one's own culture is superior to others.
Self-Sufficient The ability to rely on oneself and be independent from others.
Opium War Conflict between Britain and China where Britain defeated China and obtained extraterritorial rights within China. China had an outdated navy.
Extraterritorial Rights The condition where foreigners do not have to strictly follow a nation's laws while in that foreign country.
Taiping Rebellion Was a massive rebellion or civil war that was waged in China between the Manchu Qing dynasty and the Han.
Spheres of Influence Area where a foreign nation has exclusive trade and investment rights outside of their own borders.
Open Door Policy The United States diplomatic policy established in the late 19th / early 20th century that called for a system of equal trade and investment and to guarantee the territorial integrity of China.
Boxer Rebellion Was an anti-foreign, anti-Christian and anti-imperialist uprising which was staged in China between 1899 and 1901.
Imperialism Condition where a stronger nation controls a weaker nation with respect to government and or the economy. Usually for control of resources and or markets.
Sino-Japanese War Was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily over influence in Korea.
Russo-Japanese War Was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
Remember the Maine A rallying cry for action against Spain on behalf of the United States.
Mexican Revolution Was a major revolution that was not a unified struggle, but an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history."
Jose Marti Was a Cuban poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country.
Illiterate Inability to functionally read or write.
Panama Canal Man made waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Huge benefit for transportation and trade across the globe.
Emiliano Zapata Was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.
Porfirio Diaz Was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico. His rule was marked by great progress and modernization, and the Mexican economy boomed.
Benito Juarez Was a Mexican lawyer and politician, who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. He was the first president of Mexico who was of indigenous origin.
La Reforma [improvements] 1) Redistribution of land. 2) Separation of church and state. 3) Educational opportunities.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Mexican general and president. Involved in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican American War.
Pancho Villa Mexican "Robinhood" who fought against Diaz. Was not supported by the U.S.
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