French Revolution
The largest group in France, they farmed the lands of others and paid heavy taxes to the nobility, the king and the Church
Peasants
The liberal and conservative ideologies emerged out of the political ideas surrounding this event
The French Revolution
This raw material made the money for King Leopold in the Congo
rubber
The term for the western-inspired transformation of the 19th century Ottoman Empire
Tanzimat
He forced Japan to open to western trade, ideas
Matthew Perry
this small group of well off merchants and professionals lived in cities
Bourgeoise
Individual rights, individualism, limited government, separation of Church and state all characterize this ideology
liberalism
In Things Fall Apart, this idea from Europe upsets the structure of power in the village
Christianity
This early 20th century Ottoman Group hoped to transform the Ottoman Empire through nationalism and liberalism
Young Turks
The military dictator who ruled from the 1600s to the 1850s and kept Japan isolated
Shogun
1789 document that was the foundation for the French Revolution, guaranteed liberty and equality for all
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Herbert Spencer believed that the government should do nothing to prevent poor people from dying out. This policy is often given this name.
Laisse Faire
This agreement set the guidelines for the European takeover of Africa
Berlin conference
This idea, which emerged out of the French Revolution, threatened to tear apart the multi-ethnic Ottoman Empire
Nationalism
The emperor, who with the help of his advisors, began the modernization of Japan
Matsuhito/Meiji
In this solemn promise, representatives of the Estates General declared that their authority came from all of France, not just the king, and that they had the authority to restructure all of French society
Tennis Court Oath
The ideas of this thinker shaped the understanding of chinese history and government until the 20th century
Confucius
Missionaries in Nigeria opened schools to teach English, a key requirement for this kind of imperialist control
Indirect rule
The Ottoman Sultan also held this religious title, indicating his rule over Islam
Caliph
Japan’s first step toward overseas Empire involved the conquest of Korea, traditionally a protectorate of this nation.
China
his thinker encouraged the 3rd Estate to demand a stronger voice in the Estates-General
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes
His book Reflections on the Revolution in France, established the foundations of the conservative ideology
Edmund Burke
Railroads built by the imperialists made trade between the African nations and this world region easier; they did nothing to ease trade among the African nations.
Europe
Control of this strategic waterway, linking the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, gave the Ottoman Empire tremendous power
Turkish Straits
Term for the 1868 plan of modernization in Japan
Charter Oath