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World history 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which Belgian king accuired the 9 hundred square mile congo free state | Leopold II |
| The term for the race between European nations for control of Africa what called what | Scramble for Africa |
| During the 19 century, British colonies were granted what right that later allowed independence without widespread revolt | Self goverment |
| Which US president purchased 8 hundred thousand square miles of French territory in north america | Thomas Jefferson |
| which englishman was an early explorer of Australia and New Zealand | James Cook |
| what culture system did the Dutch impose in the East Indies | The cultivation system |
| what gave westerners who broke Chinese law the right to be tried in their own national courts rather than Chinese courts | extraterritoriality |
| what wealthy British imperialist dreamed of a British territory stretching from Cape to Cairo | Cecil Rhodes |
| what term means the extension of power by one people or country over another country | imperialism |
| which series of conflicts ended with the treaty of Nanking | Opium Wars |
| which two nations were rivals for control of India | Britain and France |
| most of Australias original settlers were | convicts |
| what term best describes US foreign policy from the time of Washington to WWI | isolationism |
| the sepoy mutiny was a revolt of.. | Indian soldiers employed by the East India Company |
| the battle of plaster helped ensure British dominance in | India |
| what two countries did Japan defeat between 1894-1905 | china and russia |
| which british commander led his forces to defeat an Indian ruler in 1757 | Robert Clive |
| britain gained canada as a result of a war with | france |
| the boers of south africa were descendants of what European nationality | dutch |
| thousands of miners poured into south africa after the discovery of | gold and diamonds |
| which southeast asian colony belonged to France | Indochina |
| the first major international conflict after the defeat of napoleon was the | crimean war |
| the crimean war was the result of russian attempts to gain mediterranean territories from | the ottoman empire |
| which country was forced to give up much of its imperialistic gains due to the Congress of Berlin and the Anglo-Russian Entete | russia |
| Which nation founded the famous foreign legion an elite army unit in west africa | france |
| the most positive result of imperialism | missionary outreach |
| Which American opened Japan's opened doors to trade with the United States | matthew perry |
| the boxer rebellion occurred because | The Chinese wanted to eliminate Western influence |
| which was the first treaty that Japan signed with a western nation | Treaty of Kanagawa |
| changes that happened to Japan during Meiji Period | feudal system to industrial power sent commissions to western nations and copied them to become first industrial power in asia and adopted a western constitution |
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