Royalty
Who was the longest reign in British history?
Queen Victoria
Who created survival of the fittest?
Charles Darwin
What was the Spanish- American war?
Conflict between the U.S. and Spain and ending with Spain's loss overseas.
What was the BEST military technology?
German Submarines
What is Realpolitik?
Realpolitik is: realistic politics based on the needs of the state.
Which empire was self proclaimed in the 1800s?
Napolean III
What was the treaty of Nanjing?
An unequal treaty to end the Opium war.
What was the Opium war?
British merchants brought Opium from India to trade for tea in China.
What were the main causes of imperialism?
Economic, political, military, humanitarian, and religious.
What is Nationalism?
Nationalism is: in order to create a nation, create bureaucracies, and new systems of education.
Who announced himself as the Mahdi?
Muhammad Ahmad.
What was the treaty of Versailles?
It forced Germany to assume full blame for the war, basically gave Germans no choice.
What was WWI?
WWI was conflict between central powers and allies.
What was the Schiefflen Plan?
It was a plan to avoid war on a front.
What was Total War?
Who was Guang Xu?
The young emperor who launched 100 days of Reform.
What was the Treaty of Portsmouth?
1905- Japan gained control of Korea as well as rights in parts of Manchuria
What was the result of the Sino-Japanese war?
1894- ended in disaster for China.
British used Indian soldiers called sepoys to control India.
What was 100 days of Reform?
1898- New laws set out to modernize China and restore power.
Who was the Ottoman Empire?
Multinational empire in the 1800s.
What was the treaty of Kanagawa?
The Shogun Iesada agreed to open three Japanese ports to American ships, where they could take on supplies.
What was the Russo-Japanese War?
1905- Japan gained control of Korea as well as rights in parts of manchuria.
What were the outcomes between direct and indirect rule?
The same!
What is Imperialism?
The policy of one country's political, economic. or cultural domination over other lands and territories.