the dominance and power asserted by one nation over less-powerful nations

Battle in which Clive led the British to a victory over the Indian ruler.

defeated the Indian ruler in the Battle of Plassey; defeated the French

the native Indian troops employed by the East India Company

Started because of new rifle cartridges containing cow and pig fat; symbolized the nation's dissatisfaction with Western rule; several months of bloody fighting

Ruled China since 1644; all Chinese ports except Canton were closed to foreign merchants under them

War with China and Britain over opium and all foreign trade; British forces were used to preserve the profitable but destructive opium trade

Westerners who broke Chinese law had the right to be tried in their own national courts rather than in Chinese courts

China lost to Japan; Western nations increase their demands for more trader concessions and China had to let them

contributed to the collapse of the Manchu dynasty; rebels destroyed railroads , bridges, missionaries, diplomats, and merchants; named after "Righteous and Harmonious Fists"

family that ruled Japan as they had done since the beginning of the 17th century

US naval commander sailed into Edo Bay with a small fleet of ships; mission was to persuade the Japanese to allow trade between the US and Japan

First treaty Japan ever signed with a Western nation

Japan's Leaders transformed the nation form a feudal society to a major industrial power

Japan stunned the Western powers by defeat5ing the supposedly mightier Russians on both land and sea

forced the nationals to use 1/5 of their land and 1/5 of their time to grow crops for the Dutch

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History 19.2 Quiz

All bold terms from BJU World History 19.2

Term	Definition
Imperialism	the dominance and power asserted by one nation over less-powerful nations
Battle of Plassey	Battle in which Clive led the British to a victory over the Indian ruler.
Robert Clive	defeated the Indian ruler in the Battle of Plassey; defeated the French
William Carey	missionary to India
Sepoys	the native Indian troops employed by the East India Company
Sepoy Mutiny	Started because of new rifle cartridges containing cow and pig fat; symbolized the nation's dissatisfaction with Western rule; several months of bloody fighting
Manchu dynasty	Ruled China since 1644; all Chinese ports except Canton were closed to foreign merchants under them
Opium Wars	War with China and Britain over opium and all foreign trade; British forces were used to preserve the profitable but destructive opium trade
Hudson Taylor	missionary to China
Extraterritoriality	Westerners who broke Chinese law had the right to be tried in their own national courts rather than in Chinese courts
Sino-Japenese War	China lost to Japan; Western nations increase their demands for more trader concessions and China had to let them
Boxer Rebellion	contributed to the collapse of the Manchu dynasty; rebels destroyed railroads , bridges, missionaries, diplomats, and merchants; named after "Righteous and Harmonious Fists"
Tokugawa	family that ruled Japan as they had done since the beginning of the 17th century
Matthew Perry	US naval commander sailed into Edo Bay with a small fleet of ships; mission was to persuade the Japanese to allow trade between the US and Japan
Treaty of Kanagawa	First treaty Japan ever signed with a Western nation
Meiji Period	Japan's Leaders transformed the nation form a feudal society to a major industrial power
Russo-Japanese War	Japan stunned the Western powers by defeat5ing the supposedly mightier Russians on both land and sea
culture system	forced the nationals to use 1/5 of their land and 1/5 of their time to grow crops for the Dutch

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