Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
What is Adam Smith
100
This refers to countries that border the Pacific Ocean.
What is pacific rim
100
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
what is communism
100
A conflict between Britain and China in the mid-1800s over trade in China.
What is opium war
100
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges
What is bill of rights
200
early leader in the Mexican Revolution; in 1911 became president of Mexico; wanted land ownership and free, honest elections
What is Francisco Madero
200
the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
What is sphere of influence
200
the most powerful members of a society
What is aristocracy
200
The U.S. won and gained Cuba, the war lasted 4 months
What is Spanish-American war
200
an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
What is Monroe doctrine
300
Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
What is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
300
Present day territory that includes Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and the former Yugoslavia. Revolutions sparked by nationalism began here: Greece (1821), WWI (1914)
What is the Balkans
300
a political system governed by a few people
What is oligarchy
300
the revolution against James II
What is Glorious Revolution
300
Agreement by Japan to open two ports to trade with the U.S. and to help shipwrecked U.S. sailors
What is Treaty of Kanagawa
400
Ethiopian who modernized and avoided Italian colonialism
What is Menelik II
400
of or forming or resembling a peninsula
What is peninsular
400
Power is held by the people and exercised through the efforts of representatives elected by the people.
What is representative government
400
Lasting from 1899 to 1902, Dutch colonists and the British competed for control of territory in South Africa
What is Boer War
400
the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
What is Magna Carta
500
led the Philippines for independence
What is Emilio Aguinaldo
500
a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
What is Suez Canal
500
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
What is democracy
500
a conflict, lasting from 1808 to 1813, in which Spanish Rebels, with the aid of British forces, fought to drive Napoleons French troops out of Spain.