Chapter 1
Why was the Crystal Palace unusual?
It was huge and it was made of glass and iron
Who was Matthew Perry?
American soldier who sailed to Japan with a letter from the U.S. president, wanting to trade with Japan, giving them a 1-year deadline
Who governed most of the little states of Italy before it was one country?
Austria
What were the 2 most important crops on southern U.S. farms in the 1800s?
cotton and tobacco
What was the East India Company?
A British company that started trading posts in India (to trade for Indian goods like silks, cotton, tea) that grew into cities. Had a lot of power due to the money they earned and the control they gained over India.
What was the real reason for the Great Exhibition?
To show the entire world how powerful and modern the British Empire was
Who was the Tokugawa family?
Shoguns from that family had ruled Japan for 200 years, and they were afraid of outside influences
Who formed the revolutionary society called Young Italy?
Giuseppe Mazzini
What year did the American Civil War start and what year did it end?
1861-1865
Who was Victor Emmanuel?
The man who was crowned king of the nation of Italy when it was re-formed
What were the 4 countries that made up Great Britain in the 1800s?
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
What caused the Crimean War?
Russians wanted control of Ottoman Turks' territory
What group ruled China for hundreds of years?
The Qing Dynasty
What was Reconstruction?
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War; it was a long and slow process (black people still mistreated, hard to find jobs, towns destroyed, a generation wiped out, etc)
What did this saying mean, "The sun never sets on the British Empire?"
That at any time of day, there was always a part of the British Empire that the sun was shining on, because of how huge it was
Why did devout Hindu soldiers not want to serve on British ships?
They could not keep ceremonially clean (cook own food / draw own baths)
Who fought against whom in the Crimean War?
Russia fought against Great Britain, France, and the Ottoman Turks
What finally happened at the Battle of Volturno?
Garibaldi and his army defeated the army from Austria and Naples, which meant Italy could be a unified nation.
What was the name of the new country that seceded from the U.S.?
Why was the shogun fearful of keeping Japan's borders open?
He was afraid of outside influences: Christian missionaries and foreign armies.
What made the Enfield Rifle easier to use than other guns before it?
bullets and powder were folded up in a paper cartridge that soldiers bit to open and then load the gun
Why was it named the Crimean War?
Much of the fighting took place on the Crimean Peninsula (Russia)
What effect did the Taiping Rebellion have on China?
The rebellion failed, but the Qing government made changes to help the peasants and stayed in power a bit longer
List the first 7 states that seceded from the Union right before the American Civil War.
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
Name 2 reasons the American Civil War started.
5 possibilities:
1) States' rights (vs. federal rights)
2) Industry vs. Farming
3) Slavery vs. Freedom
4) Election of Abraham Lincoln as president
5) States seceded (separated) (7 at first, then 4 more)