Ch 6.2: Canada
What country gained control of Canada 300 years before the American Civil War?
Great Britain
What word does the book use to describe the history of France from before 1789 to 1870?
unstable
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished (trains from coast to coast in the U.S.)
Where did the War of the Pacific take place in 1879? (near which continent and in which body of water)
What was the difference between Upper Canada and Lower Canada when it was a British colony?
Upper Canada = spoke English, British customs
Lower Canada = spoke French, French customs
What did Napoleon III do that ended his reign as the last emperor of France?
He declared war on Prussia (and lost, got captured)
What did the daimyo do to the leadership of Japan?
Insisted that the shogun resign and end the shogunate; returned the emperor to "power"
How did Perú get pulled into the War of the Pacific?
they had a treaty with Bolivia
In what century were the railroads, time zones, and the light bulb (among many other inventions) modernizing the U.S.?
the late 1800s (19th century)
Who led the rebellion in Lower Canada?
Louis Joseph Papineau
Was there a country called Germany in Europe in 1870? What was there instead?
No; a group of different German-speaking states loosely organized into a confederation
What was a great advantage of the light bulb?
people could go on working long after sunset
What 3 countries fought in the War of the Pacific?
Perú, Bolivia, Chile
What are 2 changes that the daimyo made in Japan during the Meiji Restoration?
- they helped the emperor regain his throne
they modernized Japan (choose 1 specific way):
- sent young men to the West to go to school
- hired foreign experts to come to Japan
- built factories (shipyards, machines, mines)
Who led the rebellion in Upper Canada?
William Lyon Mackenzie
What is a the difference between a republic and an empire?
Republic: people have the ability to elect their own leaders
Empire: ruled by a king/queen or emperor, usually a large amount of territory
How did railroads transform journeys west?
- They were much faster
- People went to cities they might never have settled
- Companies made money from shipping goods (grain, cattle, coal, etc)
- RR changed the way people kept time
What 2 bodies of water did the Suez Canal connect?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
What were 3 results of the War of the Pacific?
What did the 4 Canadian provinces call themselves after the British North American Act took effect in 1867?
The Dominion of Canada
What is the difference between an empire and a monarchy/kingdom?
They are similar; a monarchy is ruled by a king/queen and an empire can be ruled by the same. But an empire covers a large amount of territory.
How many time zones was the world divided into? Who was the man who had the idea to do that?
24
Sir Sandford Fleming
What was the great advantage of the Suez Canal?
It would shorten the trip (by ship) to the Far East by 6,000 miles (make it much easier / less expensive to trade)
Why was Otto von Bismarck known as the Iron Chancellor? What was Prussia's influence on the German Empire, partially because of him?
He wanted Prussia to become great "by blood and iron" (war)
They became more and more warlike