ap world quiz 14: consequences of industrialization 17-34

Sepoy Mutiny

1857 (also called the Sepoy Rebellion) called for Hindus and Muslims to unite against the British.

The Boer War

lasted from 1899-1902

Boers resisted the annexing of the Boer republics by the British

the meiji restoration

1868-1912 Japan modernization and industrialization

The Taiping Rebellion

1850-1864- Chinese peasants, angry at their poverty and corrupt government, revolted

resulted in millions of Chinese deaths and weakened China

The Self-Strengthening Movement

was launched in China in the 1860s was devoted to economic and military (but not social) reform.

regent

Chinese gov position

Cixi gained the position and "ruled" China through her nephew Guangxu

The Boxer Rebellion

A movement against foreign domination of the country

1900 the Boxers assaulted foreign communities across China in a conflict known as the Boxer rebellion.

Palm Oil

Lubricant for machinery - West African trade after slave trade ended

Guano

Bird and bat dung - used as fertilizer

Metals and materials

Textile production

in India cheap British textiles made by women - Indian produced textiles go out of business

Opium Wars

The French and the British expanding their influence in China through the

Spheres of Influence

Areas in which an outside power claimed exclusive trade privileges

Open Door Policy

Proposed equal trading rights for all nations in China

Discourage European powers from further dividing up China

Sepoys

The company had its own army of Indian soldiers called

British had angered them by demanding that soldiers follow rules that were against their religious beliefs

British East India Company

1858- British changed their policies and ended their rule; The British government took direct command of India

Indian National Congress

1885- a group of Indians, example of nationalism

Muslim League

Muslims broke away and formed this in 1906, example of nationalism

Shaka

organized Zulu warriors into a fighting force in early 1800's southern Africa

zulu

souther African warriors organized into a fighting force by Shaka

Boers

dutch farmers

settled in southern Africa in the mid 1600's

Cape Colony

British acquired from the Dutch in the 1800s

Union of South Africa

British combined the Boer republics with the Cape Colony to form

Commodore Matthew Perry

1854 led American warships to Japan

Hong Xiuquan

peasant leader that set himself up as a prophet

Qing government

was thrown into chaos after the Taiping Rebellion

Cixi

concubine to the emperor, became a major figure in the Chinese court

Guangxu

nephew of Cixi

Boxers

1900 assaulted foreign communities across China in a conflict known as the Boxer rebellion

Copper mines in Mexico

Gold and diamond mines in South Africa

The need for specialized and limited metals for industrial production, as well as the global demand for gold, silver and diamonds as forms of wealth, led to the development of extensive mining centers.