vocabulary
imperialism
The practice of extending authority by acquiring and controlling the territory of other nations.
who was John Lock and what did he do that made a big impression on the American revolutionaries
John Lock wrote that the government could only rule if the people agreed and if the government ruled even if the people said "No" the people were allowed to rebel
chancellor
The chief minister to a monarch.
what were the European nations that took over Africa and why did they conquer Africa
the European nations that took over Africa are France, Italy, Spain, and Britain, they took the African regions that had the most settlements and they wanted the natural resources and the human resources
what did the Japanese capitalist do when they needed a place to cell their goods and what did nationalism lead to in Japan
they began looking for colonial markets and so Japan built a strong army to protect the trade interest, nationalism led imperialism as Japan took over Taiwan from China
nation-state
A political unit made up of an independent state inhabited by people who share culture, history, or language.
who was Thomas Pain and what pamphlet did he write that led him to be involved in the French revolution
Thomas Pain published a pamphlet called "Common Sense". he created a case that colonist already felt
who was Giuseppe Mazzini and what he want Italy to do that Rome did
he was fascinated by ancient Rome he considered the Italian people to inherit to the ancient Roman ways. he thought that the Roman culture helped shape the Italian and the Western civilization. he also wanted his people to fight for their freedom. he saw a new Italian republic based in Rome and guided many Roman ideals
what did the Europeans landowners make the local farmers do which caused the Africans to ...
the European landowners made the local farmers to grow crops for them to sell and make profit of their own, that also caused the Africans to not have that much time to see their family and take a break from the labor that also caused them to not own land to grow their own food
how did Japan become the power in modern times to defeat
Japan and Russia started taking over territories, then Japan tried to negotiate with Russia but Russia refused, then Japans navy gave Russia a surprised attack
kaiser
An emperor of Germany during the German Empire, 1871–1918.
who was Napoleon Bonaparte? what did he mostly do on Europe, the Americans and the Caribbean? what did his armies spread and where? what is a reason Napoleon pulled back from North America?
Napoleon was an emperor of France, he waged wars on Europe, the Americans and the Caribbean, his armies spread the idea of nationalism across Europe, Near East and Latin America. But his drive for the conquest turned the European nationalist against France. the French revolution inspired Saint-Domingue to have independence. and the success of Saint-Domingue was the reason he pulled back from North America
nationalism
Strong and often excessive devotion to a nation.
what did most of the Indians do when the Europeans were settling on their land and who helped them
the Indians fought for their land and the way they wanted to live and Samori Toure helped them by fighting for 15 years
what happened in the mid-1800s
Japan was closed to outsiders for more than 200 years and they were strict in trade but in July Commodore Matthew Perry came to Japan with 4 navy ships and the army was fully armed and he demanded for their ports to the American traders but the shogun refused
shogun
A military commander with more actual power than the emperor of Japan during the period 1192–1867.
who was Cavour? and what did he do?
he was the chief minster of a kingdom called Sardinia, after the king had united the south he talked the king into setting a kingdom in Italy
who was Coralie Cahen and what did she do that was so special and what did she do that was her last job that was spoken in the magazine
she was a doctor who helped create a refuge for the homeless Jewish girls. when their was war she volunteered to nurse the wounded solders. she fiercely defended the red cross and her last job was being a spy, she brought valuable information about the missing soldiers
what happened when the Indian rulers refused to pay and how did India control that much land like Europe
they were attached by the Britain's army. the solders from India were Sepoy's and after that the Indians controlled as much as Europe because
what happened after the shogun refused to open their ports
Commodore Perry came the next year with more heavily ships and the shogun sighed the treaty
manifest destiny
The belief that the United States should control part of North America all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
who was Giuseppe Garibaldi and what is he famous for and what did he do that was so fascinating
he fought for Italy's freedom for years he led rebellions in South America he was famous for his military skills
who was Emperor Meiji and what did he do
he was an emperor on Japan and him and his adviser used the idea of nationalism feelings to boost the public support for their projects. they made their country more modern by using the technology from the west and after it became a modern state
what was the 1st Sepoy Mutiny all about
Mangal Pandey was a sepoy that rebelled against the British officers, it lasted more that a year then Britain changed some of the politics in India and Indian leaders became part of the government
what happened when most Japanese thought that treaties were unfair
the samurai warriors started to attack and kill outsiders but Japan still kept an emperor then samurai rebelled against the shogun and restored the the emperors power it was called "Meiji"