Japan
American commodore who used "Gunboat Diplomacy" on Japan
Matthew Perry
The United States helped revolt against Colombia to construct this major engineering feat
Panama Canal
This Asian "Hermit" kingdom was forced to open trading ports with Japan
Korea
The first British colonists to settle in Australia were primarily this
Prisoners
This is a self-governing country under an empire
Dominion
Meiji reformers modeled their new government off of this European country
Germany
This doctrine kept European powers out of Latin America
Monroe Doctrine
Siam (Thailand) avoided colonization by doing this
Accepting westernization and treaties
What native people did missionaries seek to convert in New Zealand
Maori
A Penal colony means this
Prisoners of the empire inhabit a colony
Japan gained this country in Asia after the Russo-Japanese war
Korea
To protect U.S. investments, this statement or "corollary" allowed the policing of Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
The United States gained this Southeast Asian country after the Spanish-American War
Philippines
British North America Act of 1867 resulted in this
Canada gained self rule "Dominion"
This man led Siam (Thailand) to modernization
King Mongkut
Powerful families that ruled over industrial empires
Zaibatsu
Strong local leaders that challenged Latin American governments
Caudillos
French Indochina were made up of these three countries
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
This group of mixed French Canadian and Native American descendants are called what
Me'tis
Major figure in La Reforma
Benito Juarez
This was made up of two houses (elected and appointed)
The Platt Amendment allowed the U.S. to get involved in this country
Cuba
"Sati" means this
"Self-Harm" widows would burn themselves on the funeral pyre AND foot binding. Sati refers to self harming traditions
Britain created Upper and Lower Canada when it passed this Act
Constitutional Act of 1791
People who share a common language, culture, and genetic background
Homogenous Society