HISTORY I
The name given to provincial rulers that had increased power
Pashas
Private armies of local strongmen that resisted the central government in Latin America
Caudillos
Legislation that was signed to let the U.S. have a Naval Base in Cuba
Platt Amendment
The policy of one country's political, economic, or cultural domination over other countries & regions
Imperialism
In the movie 'Happy Gilmore' what is the name of Happy's rival on the golf course?
Shooter McGavin
The legislation that allowed the British to sell Opium in China
Treaty of Nanjing
The custom of forcing a widow in India to burn herself on her husband's funeral fire
Sati
Led a fleet of ships into Tokyo Bay demanding that Japan open its ports to trade
Commode Matthew Perry
The name of powerful banking & industrial families in Japan
Zaibatsu
In the movie 'The Sandlot' who is the girl Squints has a crush on?
Wendy Peffercorn
Refers to how much a country imports & how much it exports
Balance of Trade
The King of Belgium that hired Henry Stanley to arrange treaties with African leaders
Leopold II
Was a peasant uprising against the Qing Dynasty in China that lasted 15 years
Taiping Rebellion
Supported Western modernization but wanted self-rule in India
Indian National Congress
What is the name of the serial killer that is imprisoned in the movie' The Silence of the Lambs'
Hannibal Lector
Policy that declared that Europe could not Establish any other colonies in the Americas
Monroe Doctrine
Came about in the early 1900's that gave the U.S. 'international police powers' in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
Tried to end the slave trade by opening up the interior of Africa to Christianity & trade
Robert Livingstone
Person named 'The Father of Indian Nationalism'
Ram Mohun Roy
In the Netflix Series 'Outer Banks' what is J.J.'s last name?
Maybank
The 3 territories gained by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War
Guam, The Philippines, Puerto Rico
Leader of Sudan that announced he was the Mahdi or the long-awaited savior of the truth
Muhammad Ahmad
The 3 countries that made up French Indochina
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
The leader of Ethiopia who helped modernize his country with better roads, bridges, etc.
Menelek II
In the movie Billy Madison, what snack/food/dessert is Billy's favorite?
Snack Pack/ Pudding