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conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia
What is the Crimean War
100
lived 1769-1821. French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe. crowned himself emperor and expanded his empire until his exile.
Who is Napoleon
100
social and economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and co-operative management of the economy, as well as a political theory and movement that aims at the establishment of such a system.
What is socialism
100
heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam. Invented by James Watt and enabled a wide range of manufacturing machinery to be powered.
What is the Steam engine
100
regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. Also known as the Congo Conference.
What is the Berlin confrence
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began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army lead into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India
What is Sepoy Rebellion
200
Venezuelan military and political leader who played an instrumental role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states independent of Spanish rule.
who is Simon Bolivar
200
a belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation.
What is natonalism
200
communication system that transmitted electric signals over wires from location to location that translated into messages.
What is the telegraph
300
an anti-imperialist uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901. It was motivated by proto-nationalist sentiments and opposition to foreign imperialism and associated Christian missionary activity.
What is the Boxer Rebellion
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German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Work in economics laid the basis for much of the current understanding of labor and its relation to capital, and subsequent economic thought. Published the Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx
300
Western political and economic dominance. It is a type of advocacy of Empire.
What is imperialism
300
a U.S. foreign policy regarding European countries, stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention
What is the Monroe doctrine
300
a period of institutional reforms initiated during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.
What is the Self Strengthening Movement
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a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence
What is the Spanish American war
400
King of the Belgians. Founded and exploited the Congo Free State.
Who is King Leopold
400
a nationalist and political movement of Jews and Jewish culture that supports the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel
What is zionism
400
a spatial region or concept division over which a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political exclusivity, accommodating to the interests of powers outside the borders of the state that controls it.
What is the spheres of influence
400
Germany became a politically and administratively integrated nation state.
What is the unification of Germany
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1894 – 1895 fought between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea.
What is the Sino Japanese war
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Aimed to make Germany the most powerful empire in Europe. He engineered a series of wars that unified the German states into a powerful German Empire under Prussian leadership. Gave the blood and iron speech in attempt to unify German territories.
Who is Otto Van Bismark
500
a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.
What is liberalism
500
one of the two major political parties in India, founded during the British Colonial times in 1885, a pivotal participant in the Indian Independence Movement, After independence in 1947, it became the nation's dominant political party
What is the Indian National Congress
500
events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Established the practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan, which previously was held by the Tokugawa shogunate,
What is the Meiji restoration