Chapter 21: The Height of Imperialism

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Emilio Aguinaldo

________ was the leader of a movement for independence in the Philippines.

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Texas

________ gained its independence in 1836 and United States statehood in 1845.

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Antonio López de Santa Anna

________, for example, ruled Mexico from 1833 to 1855.

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Mexico

In 1821, ________ declared its independence from Spain.

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Britain

________ sent a military force under General Charles Gordon to restore Egyptian authority over the Sudan.

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Caudillos

________ ruled chiefly by military force and were usually supported by the landed elites.

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Stanley

In the 1870s, ________ explored the Congo River in Central Africa and sailed down it to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Monroe Doctrine

In the ________, he guaranteed the independence of the new Latin American nations and warned against any European intervention in the Americas.

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Creoles

________ were descendants of Europeans born in Latin America who lived there permanently.

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San Martín

In January 1817, ________ led his forces over the Andes to attack the Spanish in Chile.

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Tagores life mission

________ was to promote pride in a national Indian consciousness in the face of British domination.

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Mohandas Gandhi

________ was born in 1869 in Gujarat, in western India.

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India

Railroads, the telegraph, and a postal service were introduced to ________ shortly after they appeared in Great Britain.

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