unit 9-11
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that people have natural rights such as life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Which 1868 Japanese movement aimed to modernize the military and economy to match Western powers?
Meiji Restoration
Which U.S. labor strike in 1894 highlighted the growing conflict between industrial workers and railroad owners?
Pullman Strike
How did economic instability contribute to facism
it made more people support authoritian leaders who promised stability and national strength
What are free market policies
policies that reduce government control and allow supply and demand to shape the policy
Which Enlightenment idea states that governments get their power from the consent of the governed?
Social contract
What term describes the arrangement where foreign powers held exclusive trade and investment rights in specific regions of China?
Spheres of Influence
What indigenous North American movement used a spiritual dance to resist Western expansion and cultural erasure?
The Ghost Dance movement
what is propaganda
biased or misleading information through media , posters and speches
What year did the Cold War end
1991
Who improved the steam engine, making it more efficient for industrial use?
James Watt
What was the name of the anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China that sought to expel Western influence?
Boxer Rebellion
Which 1857 movement in India began as a military mutiny and evolved into a widespread anti-colonial uprising?
Sepoy Mutiny
What led to the great depression
The great depression was caused by the stock market crash of 1929, combined with bank failures and overproduction
what was the main reason decolonization occured
European empires were weakened after World War II, making it difficult to maintain control over colonies
What was the “White Man’s Burden”?
The belief that Europeans had the duty to civilize non- European peopl
Who was the Egyptian leader who attempted to industrialize Egypt’s cotton industry in the early 1800s?
Muhammad Ali
What was the first successful slave movement that led to the making of a country
Haitan Revolution
What is the difference between fascism and communism
Fascism promoted nationalism and dictatorship, while communism focused on class equality
What was the purpose of the Non-Aligned Movement?
It allowed countries to avoid siding with either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
What ideology claimed Europeans were superior and justified imperialism?
Social Darwinism
What was the main goal of the Self-Strengthening movement
To modernize the military and industry while keeping traditional Confucian values.
What term is used for autonomous communities formed by escaped enslaved people in the Americas?
Maroon societies
What is the Cambodian genocide
a mass killing by the Khmer Rouge, who tried to turn Cambodia into a rural communist society
What major change occurred in China after World War II?
China became a communist state after the Chinese Communist Party won the civil war.