China Responds to Pressure from the West
A conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain’s opium trade in China ...
Answer: Opium War.
An 1854 agreement between the United States and Japan ...
Answer: Treaty of Kanagawa.
A military dictator of a Latin American country ...
Answer: caudillo.
Mexican general and politician: massacred Alamo defenders ...
Answer: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
An exemption of foreign residents from the laws of a country ...
Answer: extraterritorial rights.
In Japan, the reign of emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) from 1868 to 1912 who was marked by rapid modernization and industrialization ...
Answer: Meiji Restoration.
A U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America, announced by President James Monroe ...
Answer: Monroe Doctrine.
President of Mexico, 1853-63, and 1867-72 ...
Answer: Benito Juarez.
A mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan (1814-1864) ...
Answer: Taiping Rebellion.
Emperor of Japan, 1867-1912 ...
Answer: Mutsuhito (Meiji).
Cuban patriot and writer ...
Answer: Jose Marti.
A liberal reform movement in 19th century Mexico, founded by Benito Juarez ...
Answer: La Reforma.
A policy, proposed by the United States in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China ...
Answer: Open Door Policy.
War between China and Japan in which Japan gained Taiwan ...
Answer: Sino-Japanese War.
An 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the United States supported Cubans’ fight for independence ...
Answer: Spanish-American War.
President of Mexico, 1911-13 ...
Answer: Francisco Madero.
A 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country ...
Answer: Boxer Rebellion.
A 1904-05 conflict between Russia and Japan sparked by the two countries’ efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea ...
Answer: Russo-Japanese War.
A man made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, built in Panama by the United States and opened in 1914 ...
Answer: Panama Canal.
Mexican political leader: revolutionist, 1911-16
Answer: Emiliano Zapata.