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This man led the Indian independence movement and preached non-violence
Who is Gandhi?
100
This document written in the 1800s said that Europe was not to colonize any area in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
100
This period in Japan saw increased Westernization and modernization.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
100
This was the excuse used by Britain when colonizing lesser-developed countries.
What is the White Man's Burden/Social Darwinism?
100
This term describes people moving to the cities.
What is Urbanization?
200
This was the event that saw India be split into 3 separate countries according to religion.
What is the Partition of India?
200
President Teddy Roosevelt wanted to create this structure to limit the distance of trade between the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States.
What is the Panama Canal?
200
This event saw Chinese martial artists brutally attacking any and all foreigners/westerners in their country.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
200
The British created this waterway through Egypt to ease their trade with India and China
What is the Suez Canal?
200
The man reunited Germany under the motto "Blood and Iron"
Who is Otto Van Bismarck?
300
This was the group of Indian people led by Gandhi that wanted change from the British government.
What is the Indian National Congress?
300
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine was part of a particular president's "Big Stick" policy.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
300
This war surprised the world and proved that Japan was now an imperial power. Teddy Roosevelt helped with peace negotiations.
What is the Russo-Japanese war?
300
This was the war fought between Britain and China over drugs and ended with the Chinese having to open their ports.
What are the Opium Wars?
300
This man through that laissez-faire was the best way to run an economy.
Who is Adam Smith?
400
This was the revolt of Indian soldiers based on the refusal to ingest pork and beef products.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
400
After this war, the United States gained land in Cuba, the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
What is the Spanish-American War?
400
This war proved the Japan had surpassed China in terms of military might.
What is the Sino-Japanese war?
400
This event saw European leaders meeting to determine who would take what African lands, leading to the destruction of native African cultures.
What is the Berlin Conference?
400
This man helped to unify Italy. He is known as the "Swork of Italy'
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
500
The British government took over India after this event.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
500
This was the event that ultimately caused the Spanish-American war
What is the destruction of the USS Maine?
500
This man led the Chinese revolution to out the Qing dynasty and bring democracy to China.
Who is Sun Yat-sen?
500
This man wanted to end slavery in Britain
Who is William Wilberforce?
500
This event split India into Muslim and Hindu/Buddhist areas.
What is the Indian Partition?