Vocab
nationalism
desire for self-rule by people who share a common culture, language, or religion
Before the revolution France was an ___ ____.
absolute monarchy
Before taking over the government Napoleon was a __.
soldier / army officer
What were some problems the Qing dynasty had?
They did not modernize their military, or government systems
What led to the end of the Shogunate era in Japan?
The Tokugawa Shogunate gave too much power to foreigners.
warlord
local military leader
The National Assembly proposed to make France a ___ ___
constitutional monarchy
Napoleon overthrew a government called __ __.
The Directory
What is opium? Who was the largest drug dealer in the 1800s?
a dangerous addictive drug
The king of England :(
How did the Meiji Restoration change Japan?
the economy, military, and society were modernized, and Japan became an empire
coup d'etat
sudden change of government by a small group of people
When Louis XVI refused to accept a constitution France became a ____.
republic
The Directory was (loved, hated) by people.
hated
What effect did the opium wars have on China?
They gave foreign countries power over the Qing rulers, and the economy of China
Which European power did Japan defeat?
Russia
Boxer Rebellion
nationalist uprising which led top further foreign invasion of China
Louis was ___ during the French Revolution. :(
unalived
After taking power, Napoleon ____.
conquered the countries that had attacked France during the revolution
created the Napoleonic Code
What was the Taiping Rebellion? Why was it important?
peasant/cult/ethnic revolt against the Qing
It weakened China, and gave England more power over the Qing
Which areas were colonized by the Empire of Japan?
Korea, Taiwan, The Philippines, French Indochina, British Malaya, and parts of China
Chiang Kai Shek
nationalist leader of China who led military campaigns against Japan, and competing groups in China who founded the Republic of China in Taiwan after losing mainland China to the Communists
Bastille Day is celebrated in France to remember the start of the revolution. The Bastille was a ____.
prison
After his defeat, Napoleon was ____.
exiled
Who was the first nationalist leader to declare the start of a Chinese Republic?
Sun Yat Sen
How was Japan's experience in the 1800s different from China's?
Japan: reform and modernization led to empire
China: rebellion, and invasions delayed modernization and reform