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Removed tariffs and taxes on trade between the German states Encouraged the construction of railroads which united the German states economically
What is the Zollverein
100
Steamships, repeating rifles, exploding artillery shells
What are technologies that enabled Europeans to conquer Asia and Africa
100
The sale of this addictive drug enabled the British to fix the trade imbalance it faced with Qing China
What is opium
100
Educated at Oxford he got involved in the African diamond mine business in the 1880s. By 1891, he and his company, De Beers, controlled 90% of the world’s diamond production.
Who was Cecil Rhodes?
100
Incredibly large, roughly the size of Alaska and Texas combined The territory was a major source of rubber for Europe and America, particularly the growing bicycle industry.
What is the Belgian Congo?
200
Wrote stirring music basic on German mythology
Who was Richard Wagner
200
A joint-stock company that used its own private armies to control trade in most of India
What is the British East India Company
200
Expanded the British trade network in China, something the Qing had opposed for decaded Forced the Qing to pay for the destroyed opium as well as the cost of war Forced the Qing to turn over control of the island of Hong Kong to the British British citizens accused of crimes could not be tried in Chinese courts
What is the Treaty of Nanjing
200
The idea that certain nations and races are fitter than others and that ethnic groups are in competition to survive.
What is Social Darwinism?
200
The government agency that was created to rule in the place of the East India Company. Its officials were primarily British.
What is the Indian Civil Service?
300
Believed it was his destiny to unite the German states
Who was Wilhelm I?
300
Caused by the British East India Company's lack of respect for the religious values of its soldiers
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
300
Many poor Chinese were attracted to the movement because of its promise of communally owned property. Emphasized the wrathful Old Testament God who demanded worship and obedience. Prostitution, foot-binding, and slavery were prohibited, as well as opium smoking, adultery, gambling, and use of tobacco and alcohol.
What were the beliefs of the Taipings
300
Met from November 1884 to February 1885 The nations who attended agreed to notify each other that they claimed a particular territory and had to prove that they controlled it. The borders drawn as a result of the conference ignored the traditional boundaries of African nations and African themselves had no input
What is the Berlin Conference?
300
Claimed to be the brother of Jesus and helped start one of the bloodiest wars in history
Who was Hong Xiuquan ?
400
A political philosophy in which dishonesty and violence are justified as long as the ultimate goal is reached
What is Realpolitik?
400
The name given to the rule of India by the British government following the Sepoy Mutiny
What is the Raj
400
Methodist educated outside of China Optimistically vague vision for China as independent, republican form of government, and economically modern Relied on the Chinese diaspora for financial support Between 1906 and 1911 Sun and his followers had failed in numerous uprisings against the Qing, none of which were broadly supported
Who was Sun Yat-sen?
400
This was a more benevolent version of the same racist thinking behind Social Darwinism. People who believed in the White Man’s Burden believed that it was the duty of “more advanced” civilizations to educate and lift up “inferior” societies Many Europeans believed they needed to teach Africans good government, European customs, and Christianity
What is the White Man's Burden?
400
Collapsing empires partially or largely taken over by Europeans
Who were the Ottomans, Mughals, and Qing?
500
War that resulted in the unification of German following 6 weeks of combat and the capture of Napoleon III
What is the Franco-Prussian War?
500
A concept that led the British to racially profile and segregate the population of India
What is the concept of Martial Races
500
Leader of the Qing "New Armies" who was the first president of the Republic of China after the Revolution of 1911
Who was Yuan Shikai?
500
The Construction of the Suez Canal in 1869 linked the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea Reduced the journey from Asia to Europe by 3700 miles The French oversaw the construction and took 10 years to build Over the course of several years Britain came to control the canal and Egypt itself
What is the Suez Canal?
500
Bismarck provoked this war with Germany's ally Austria that he had been planning in 1866 The result was that the northern German states were united under Prussia’s leadership
What is the 7 Weeks War?
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