CH.13 VOCAB HISTORY EXAM

Tokyo

the new "eastern capital" named in 1867, when Emperor Mutsuhito was restored to power and took the name Meiji

Meiji Restoration

the reign of Emperor Meiji, which lasted from 1868 to 1912, during which Japan learned about the West and modernized

zaibatsu

powerful banking and industrial families of Japan

homogeneous society

a society in which all people share a common culture and language

Liliuokalani

the Hawaiian queen overthrown by American planters in 1893

caudillo

a local strongman who assembled a private army in Latin America to resist the central government

Benito Juarez

a liberal reformer in Mexico of Zapotec Indian heritage who gained power with other liberals and began an era of reform

French Indochina

French holdings in mainland Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Mongkut

the king of Siam, who ruled from 1851 to 1868 and was able to make agreements to avoid becoming a European colony

La Reforma

an era of reform in Mexico that began in 1855

peonage

a system in which landowners gave workers advances on their wages and required them to stay on the hacienda until they paid back what they owed

Spanish-American War

the 1893 war between Spain and the United States, which resulted in the US taking control of the Philippines

Monroe Doctrine

a policy issued by President Monroe in 1823 that forbade European intervention in the Americas

Panama Canal

a passage through Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that greatly increased trade