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| List four possessions outside the North American continent that the United States controlled by the end of the nineteenth century. |
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| Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines |
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| What man's exploration laid the basis for the English claim on Australia? What was unusual about the first "settlers" there? |
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| James Cook, British convicts |
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| What were Dutch colonists in South Africa called? What people did they fight for control of the mineral resources found in Transvaal and the Orange Free State? |
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| Boers (farmers), British in the Boer War; who won?..... |
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| Explain the differences between the Peninsulares, the Criollos, and the Mestizos. |
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| peninsulares-Spaniards in new world born in Spain, criollos-Spaniards born in the New World, mestizos those of mixed Spanish and Indian blood |
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| Who were the two leaders of South America's struggle for independance? |
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| Simon Bolivar, the Liberator (led....) and Jose de San Martin (led....) |
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| land west of the Mississippi River; the President who did this was...... |
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| Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine |
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| United States clam right to intevene where ..... |
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| kept French Canadians loyal the the British rule by ....... |
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| British North America Act |
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| created the dominion of Canada |
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| During what time period was the race among European nations for overseas possessions revived? What was this empire-building called in which one country sought to extend its influence over another country? |
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| In what region of the world was it difficult for Western nations to establish Western culture? What form of control were they able to establish over this region? |
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| Asia, commercial or economic |
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| What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny? Who are Sepoys? |
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| introduction to new rifle cartridges |
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| What is the name of the Chinese uprising that sought to rid China of Western influences? |
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| During what period of Japanese history was Japan transformed from an isolated, feudalistic society to a major industrial world power? |
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| French attacked the British settlement at Calcutta |
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| led the British forces and defeated the Indian ruler |
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| occured because of tension over the trade of opium between China and Britain |
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| gave people the right to go to a non Chinese court (go to a court in own country) |
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| first treaty Japan ever signed with a Western nation |
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| Who was the famous missionary that opened up the interior of Africa to the gospel message? |
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| What canal did Britain secure control of in order to protect her trade with India and the Far East? |
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| What man directed Britain's imperialistic efforts in southern Africa, becoming known as the "empire-builder" ? What was his goal for British imperialism in Africa? |
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| Cecil John Rhodes, a line of territory between .... |
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| What European king personally controlled an area in Africa seventy-five times the size of his own country? What was this area in Africa called? |
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| Belgium King Leopold II, Congo Free State |
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| What congress of European nations in 1878 forced Russia to give up territorial gains in the Balkan region? |
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| What were the major sectional differences between the Northern and Southern states that led to the Civil War? |
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| List the problems that Latin American countries had after gaining their independence. |
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| List the motives that promplted European nations to build overseas empires. |
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| List the negative and positive consequences associated with the imperialistic movement. |
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