Nations/ States/ Nation States
Name a nation that does not have a state before WWI
What was the Berlin Conference?
A meeting in Berlin where European Countries came together to split Africa
Name one of the 4 great inventions of China
Compass, Printing Press, Fireworks, Paper
What was the Shogun's job?
The military leader of Japan
When is Miss Kimball's wedding date
3/26/23
What is a nation?
a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory:
What is Concessionary Treaty?
Treaties where people often didn’t know what they were signing or they were put in situations where they were forced to sign.
Before Imperialism, China had a seafaring history. What was the largest amount of ships that China had in its fleet.
3,500 ships
What is Sakoku?
Japan's policy of isolationism
What is Miss Kimball's favorite color?
Orange
Give an example of a Nation
open ended
How did European Countries use missionary Work to conquer parts of Africa?
People came under the guise of converting people to Christianity bit in doing so, they forced western views on the people of Africa
What country opened China's borders?
England
What is the name of a masterless samurai?
Ronin
Where did Miss Kimball go to graduate school?
Boston College
What is a state?
A place that has a border and government
What is the "White Man's Burden?"
Justification for European involvement in Africa Many European people believed that Africans needed saving from themselves. They could do this by bringing Western Civilization to Africa or spreading Christianity
What was the name of the drug that Britain obtained from India and sold to China?
Opium
Who was the American who forcibly opened Japan's borders?
Matthew Perry
What are some of Miss Kimball's hobbies?
knitting, cooking, baking, reading
What is a nation-state
A Nation that has created a border or government around themselves.
What is the Suez Canal?
English owned territory in Africa that was a "passage from east to west."
Was China open to foreign intervention and how did that effect the outcome?
No, they were isolationist and it led to a less desirable outcome
When scholars were sent to different countries to learn of different forms of government, what era was this considered in Japanese History?
The Meiji Restoration
What is Miss Kimball's favorite TV show? (hint: it is historical but historically inaccurate.)
Bridgerton