Modern World History Chapter 12 Flashcards

A narcotic from the poppy plant that found a market in China.

Rice.

The island of Hong Kong.

<p>A conflict between Britain and China over Britain's opium trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An exemption of foreign residents from the laws of a country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China led by Hong Xiuquan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A policy proposed by the United States in 1899 for equal trade opportunities in China.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A revolt in China in 1900 aimed at ending foreign influence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A feeling that emerged in China partly as a result of the Boxer Rebellion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An 1854 agreement that opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The period of Japanese history from 1867 to 1912, ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A conflict between Russia and Japan over dominance in Manchuria and Korea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A U.S. Commodore who sailed in Tokyo harbor to open Japan for trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>War between China and Japan over Korea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A military dictator of a Latin American country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A writer who led a second war for Cuban independence from Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An 1898 conflict in which the U.S. supported Cubans' fight for independence from Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A human-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An extension of the Monroe Doctrine declaring that the U.S. could exercise police power in the Western Hemisphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system under which Latin Americans passed debt from one generation to the next.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He played a leading role in Mexico's fight for independence and served as president.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A liberal reformer known for his honesty and integrity who led La Reforma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A caudillo who controlled Mexico from the 1870s, known for increasing inequality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A revolutionary leader who believed in democracy and called for a revolution against Diaz.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A revolutionary who wanted to restore land to peasants and farmers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A politician who sought to overthrow Huerta and revised Mexico's constitution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A liberal reform movement in 19th century Mexico aimed at land redistribution and educational opportunities.</p> Signup and view all the answers