Immigration & Urban Life
Between 1840–1940, 29 million laborers from this region were recruited to work on plantations and railways.
South Asia?
This war (1899–1902) was fought between the British and Afrikaners in South Africa.
Anglo-Boer War
This 1913 act created the U.S. central banking system
What is the Federal Reserve Act
Female activists demanded more of these political rights.
suffrage/voting rights
European powers divided parts of this continent into colonies
Africa
Industrialization pushed millions to move from rural areas to these growing population centers.
cities?
The British introduced this harsh wartime system during the Anglo-Boer War.
concentration camps
Adam Smith supported this type of small-scale economic system
laissez-faire capitalism
Women gained greater access to this opportunity during industrialization.
This U.S. policy proposed equal trading rights in China.
Open Door Policy
This deadly disease remained common in rapidly growing cities despite urban planning efforts.
Tuberculosis or cholera
This 1910 revolution overthrew Porfirio Díaz in Mexico.
Mexican Revolution
By 1900, this country produced half of the world’s oil.
Russia
Industrial economies created new job opportunities for women in this general sector.
factory/industrial work
Japan gained this island after defeating China in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895).
Taiwan
From 1845–1900, approximately 800,000 emigrants left this country due to land shortages and turmoil.
China
This Chinese uprising targeted foreign missionaries and influence
Boxer Uprising
The 1894 Pullman Strike involved workers in this industry.
railroad industry
Women became active in these types of public efforts to improve society.
reform movements
In India, British colonial rule helped unintentionally strengthen this nationalist organization founded in 1885.
Indian National Congress
Explain how migration contributed to rising nationalism during this period. (this can vary Mr. Wright will decide if it is sufficient)
Migration increased fears about racial identity and national purity, strengthening nationalist movements and restrictive immigration policies.
Explain one similarity between resistance movements in China and Mexico. (Mr. Wright will determine if answer is sufficient)
Both were fueled by dissatisfaction with inequality and foreign or elite domination, and both sought national reform or restructuring.
Explain why financial crises became international during this era. (Mr. Wright will determine if answer is sufficient)
Increasing global financial integration meant banks and economies were interconnected, so crises in one country affected others. (globalization)
Explain how the “Woman Question” challenged traditional world order. (Mr. Wright will determine if answer is good enough)
It questioned gender hierarchies, separate spheres ideology, and traditional authority structures in politics and society.
Explain how imperialism both strengthened and weakened European global dominance between 1890 and 1914. (Mr. Wright will determine sufficient answers)
Imperialism expanded European territory and economic power, but it also fueled resistance movements, nationalist uprisings, racial tensions, and rivalries among European powers that contributed to global instability and World War I.