What type of weather condition is partly responsible for the two-season climate that India has?
Monsoons
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What are the 4 major mountain ranges in western China?
The Altay, Tien Shan, Kunlun, and Himalaya mountain ranges
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What was Japan's foreign policy during the Tokugawa period?
Japan's foreign policy was strict isolationism
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How did the Europeans impact the ancient civilizations in Latin America?
Spanish conquistadors invaded the Aztec, Incan, and other empires, pillaging their major cities and spreading European diseases. This caused the collapse of all of them
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What is an example of U.S. economic imperialism in Latin America?
The U.S. intervening in Panama to gain control of the Panama Canal project
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Up until Gandhi's influence in India, how did dharma and karma relate to the caste system?
If you did your duty, or dharma, you would get karma and could be elevated to a higher caste in your next life
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What was the Boxer Rebellion in China?
Anite-western and anti-Christian "Boxers," at first with the support of the Qing dynasty, attacked Christians and foreigners
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How did Japan transform during the Meiji Restoration? Give 1 social, political, and economic reform.
Social-Western fashion adopted
Political- The Emperor regained power
Economic- Heavy industry
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In Brazil, what is one positive and negative effect of clearing the rain forests
Positive-Gives the Brazilian government money to pay off debts
Negative-Catastrophic enviromental damage
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What was the role of the Catholic church during Spanish rule? After?
During- The Catholic church controlled your entire life from birth to dead
After- The Catholic church gave morals
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What was the Amristar Massacre?
British soldiers fired on an unarmed crowd in Amristar, stopping only when they ran out of ammo. This alienated many pro-British Indians
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Who was Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai-Shek was the leader of the Nationalist party that united China against the Japanese invasion in 1937, and was later run out of China into Formosa by Mao Zedong
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What are 2 of Japan's military traditions that continued in various forms throughout the 19th and 20th centuries?
Never surrender and brutality
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What 3 reasons did Europeans have for seeking colonies around the world?
More markets, raw materials, and land=power
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How did the Cold War influence the role of dictators that arose in the 1960s and 1970s?
The U.S. supported dictators in Latin America during the Cold War because the dictators weren't communist
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What were Gandhi's three main goals for India?
Defy British, Hindu-Muslim unity, and end the
Untouchables
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How did Mao Zedong and the Communists gain control over China? (2)
Mao appealed to the common people during his time in exile from the Nationalist party, and he promised land to all
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What was a caudillo? When did they rise to power throughout Latin America?
A caudillo is a military dictator. They came to power after the 19th century revolutions across Latin America
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Why was Pablo Escobar able to evade capture in Colombia for so many years?
Pablo had so much money and influence in the Colombian government, and he had the support of the common people because of all he did for them
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Why was Pakistan created in 1947?
Muslim-Hindu tensions were flaring up, and the British decided to break up India into a Hindu country and a Muslim country
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What are 3 social problems that both China and India have faced since the 1980s?
Large gap between the rich and poor, low payed workers, and gender inequality
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What is feudalism?
Feudalism is a system of governance based on land ownership
500
Who was the revolutionary leader of Argentina, Haiti, Chile, and Brazil?
Argentina- Jose san de Martin
Haiti- Toussaint L'ouverture
Chile- Bernard O'Higgins and Jose san de Martin
Brazil- Dom Pedro
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What major river runs through Colombia? Through Venezuela?
Colombia- Magdalena river
Venezuela- Orinoco river