Chapter 16
Why did people leave the eastern U.S. and travel west on the Oregon Trail?
What were the Boxers like? Why did they rebel and whom did they target in their rebellion?
They practiced kung fu and did not like foreign (Western) ways in China. They rebelled to fix that problem and they targeted foreigners (missionaries first) and other Western progress (railroads).
What empire lost control of a number of countries on the Balkan Peninsula after the two Balkan wars?
Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turks)
How was Emperor Puyi treated like a god?
surrounded by gold
25 kinds of food for dinner
doctor and servants followed him around
isolated from other kids
How did Nicholas II feel about the possibility of Japan attacking them at Port Arthur?
He did not think the Japanese would win because Russia had the 3rd largest navy and hadn't been modernized long.
Describe the relationship between the Native Americans and the pioneers. How did the U.S. government eventually defend the pioneers?
At first N.A. were mostly friendly. But then they wanted to defend. The govt sent soldiers with guns to fight the tribes.
What countries sent soldiers to rescue people in the embassies from the Boxers?
Russia
Japan
U.S.
Britain
France
Which powerful country to the north took control of Bosnia and Croatia?
Austria (-Hungary)
What were the Chinese Nationalist Party's Three Principles for the People?
Democracy
Livelihood
Nationalism
What was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Battle between Crazy Horse (Native Americans) and George Custer (US Army). Crazy Horse won
What changed the way of life of people who worked at home and sold what they made? Why?
Factories, which made the same goods but more cheaply
What did the Chinese govt have to do after the Boxers were defeated?
Schools would teach Western ideas; outlaw some traditional Chinese practices; send Chinese officials abroad to study govts of other countries
Why did Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro participate in the First Balkan War?
They fought for the independence of Macedonia from the Ottoman Turks
Name 3 of the dangers that pioneers faced as they traveled west on the Oregon Trail.
packing enough food / not packing too much other stuff
walking many miles
lightning and other natural hazards
finding wood for a fire
diseases like cholera
Native American resistance
What is a stock?
How did the American West change with the arrival of the pioneers?
Farmers and cattle ranchers made their homes on the plains.
Railroads were built to transport goods.
Bison were killed by settlers.
Why were the railroad and Port Arthur important to Russia? What plan did Russia have?
They needed to move soldiers, food, tents, other supplies down the coast; the plan was to take over land in Asia
Why was there a Second Balkan War?
The allies from the first war (Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece) argued over how to divide up Macedonia.
What was the life of Andrew Carnegie like? List 2 things that he did.
Worked in a cotton factory right away
Went to night school
Owned the largest steel company in the US
Was a philanthropist
Who was Geronimo?
An Apache chief who refused to live on a reservation and fought the US army using guerrilla warfare
What is the difference between a philanthropist and an investor?
P: gives away money for the good of others
I: gives business owners money in exchange for a share in the profits
What two countries fought a war over Port Arthur? Who won? What was significant about that?
Russia and Japan; Japan won: first time that an Asian country defeated a European army
What was the result of the two Balkan wars? How was this important to the rest of the world?
After the two Balkan wars, the countries were all furious with each other.
A Serbian man would assassinate the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
Why was China unhappy leading up to the reign of the last emperor? List 3 reasons.
not enough food for the rapidly growing population
factories / machines / weapons were old
millions of Chinese were addicted to opium
the Qing dynasty had no power; foreign govts ordered them around
Who was Sun Yixian?
Chinese doctor who led a group of revolutionaries called the Nationalist Party. Their rebellion spread across China and caused the Qing dynasty to fall from power. Then Sun led China.