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2/11/26
Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| extraterritoriality | exemption from local laws in the Treaty ports (Opium War) |
| Crimean War | mainly fought on the Crimean Peninsula, the war ended in a stalemate. (1853 to 1856) Between Ottoman Empire vs. Russia |
| Tsar Alexander ll | emancepated surfs in Russia "Tsar emancepator" |
| Matthew Perry | an American commodore, opened trade with Japan |
| How were the ottomans and russians similar in their reactions to the Industrial Revolution | they both realized after the Crimean War that they needed to industrialize |
| Lin Zexu/Zezu | Chinese government official, wrote to Queen Victoria telling her any foreigners caught inporting opium would be put to death |
| Britain demanded to be compensated for the destroyed opium, but | China refused |
| Hong Xiuquan | leader of the Taipaing rebellion Taipaing who proclaimed that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ |
| Taipaing rebellion was the ____ rebellion in the whole world | most devastating |
| Empress Ci Xi | powerful regent who secretly supported boxers and didn't like the unequal treaties with European nations |
| Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists | (Boxers) anti- foreign secret society that had the support of Empress Ci Xi. Goal to get rid of Europeans and Chinese Christians. |
| zaibatsu | large industrial conglomerates that worked closely with the government (Japanese business families) |
| militarism | a policy of continuous military development and readiness for war |
| Mutsuhito | Meiji emporer, the Meiji Restortion brought him to power |