QUIZ STUDY GUIDE - Semester One Final Exam

Who was the last reigning leader of the Tokugawa Shogunate?

Which individual first served as the prime minister of Prussia who ruled with "blood and iron?"

City-state structure under the rule of the people

Machine that used coal to be used as the primary fuel in the new iron industry

Argued that people were naturally good but corrupted by society and everyone would need to promote the common good

Modernized and westernized his country and created strict social classes

What was the drug that allowed Britain to gain massive influence in China?

What were the Enclosure Acts?

When would the U.S. intervene in Latin America?

What is absolutism?

Which individual led a group of volunteer called the Red Shirts to unify the southern kingdom of Sicily?

Sudden and seismic shift from one form of government to another

Which French leader spread Enlightenment ideas through an absolute dictatorship?

People from different groups rallying together/unifying to fight for a common goal

Military, Strength, Loyalty, Discipline and Harsh Standards

Which of the following is NOT one of the worldview question that lay the foundation for civilizations?

Which Jacobin leader was a charismatic leader, executed for trying to mend fences with the Girondists?

What was the conflict where Russia and Japan fought over controlling areas in China?

This document was one of the most important written statements of law limiting the power of a ruler.

What was the main economic activity of colonies?

Domestic Roles for Women/Slaves, Democracy & Freedom of Thought

Which individual led the kingdom of Sardinia to war against Austria after being promised help from Napoleon III?

What term describes a loyalty and devotion to a country, rooted in common history and culture?

Wanted to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic in France

What was the Berlin Conference?

Belief in one God, rather than many gods

City-state structure under the rule of landowning elites

What was the movement under Empress Cixi designed to help China resist imperialism?

Which Jacobin leader was a radical journalist who was assassinated while sitting in his bathtub?

Which political philosophy believes that the ends justify the means?

Which constitutional principle teaches a balance between absolute monarchy and absolute democracy?

Why was Britain interested in Egypt?

Who were a class of wealthy men and women of European ancestry born in the new world, who were discriminated by Spain?

Humans cannot govern self because they are naturally evil. Believed in an absolute monarchy where power is NOT divided.

Which constitutional principle teaches that the power should be split between different branches of government?

Which Jacobin leader was a lawyer who led the Committee of Public Safety and the Jacobins?

Which constitutional principle teaches that everyone has to obey a transcending law including the rulers/leaders?

Claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from heaven to rule

What defines “old” vs. “new” imperialism?

What was the ruling system in Japan that kept the nation isolated for centuries?

What country was able to remain self-sufficient due to its agrarian economy?

What term describes a glorification of the military and a readiness for war?

Wanted to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic in France but willing to use violence

Common people being fed up with the preexisting system due to political, economical or social issues

Water-powered machine that can spin and weave cloth a hundred times faster than could be done by hand in a farm cottage

What was the conflict where Japan attacked China after they intervened in Korea?

What was the outcome of the Decembrist Revolt?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Mexican Revolution?

Conflict with Parliament and refusal to give up power led to his execution

Which constitutional principle teaches the privilege to be ruled over is something that people must empower to leaders?

What was the name of the port area that Britain took over and ruled until 1997?

City-state structure under the rule of the wealthy elite few

Inspired by John Locke's philosophies of liberty and freedom

Which is NOT one of the following ways that Roman law contributed to modern day law?

How did Europeans justify imperialism

What is imperialism?

Argued that the monarchs were empowered by the people and were obligated to protect the people's natural rights.

What motivated Europeans toward imperialism?

This document strengthened the idea that English subjects had certain rights that the government could not violate.

Why was the French treasury bankrupt?

What European state was defeated by an African nation?

How did the U.S. build the Panama Canal?

Steam-powered weaving and spinning machines that allowed factories to be built away from rivers

What Asian country started imperializing other areas in Asia, such as sections of China?

Devout Catholic who looked to crush Protestant Reformation

Who were the bourgeoisie?

Which of the following arguments was NOT used by James I of England to defend the divine right to rule?

What was the name of the main leader who ruled the Qing Dynasty in the late 1800s?

Which of the following is NOT a way the French Revolution influenced Haiti?

What reforms did Mexico’s new constitution include?

What dynasty ruled China from the 1600s to the 1900s, during the era of new imperialism?

Argued for absolute monarchy to maintain laws and avoid chaos because people were naturally evil

How did Emiliano Zapata bring reforms to Mexico?

Argued that women should have equal rights as men, specifically in the area of deserving and needing an education

Citizens should agree to be governed and if the citizens felt it necessary they could withdraw that agreement.

Who was the first emperor to gain complete power after the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate?

People of wealth, power, and education, willing to defy the government

What was the name of the American plan to convince European imperialists to share China?

What was the outcome of the Haitian revolution by 1804?

What is “indirect” vs. “direct” colonial rule?

British soldiers were sent to Boston to control the colonists. Shots were fired but it was unsure which side shot first.

What was the only free state in Southeast Asia?

Argued for basic civil rights such as having a fair trial, freedom of religion, and elimination of the class division

What are the four main categories of each civilization?

Which individual started the "Young Italy" movement that spread ideas of unification and nationalism?

Ruled for 72 years, centralized the state/power and created a regulated society

What was the name of the rebellion led by a cult and a desire to overthrow the Qing Dynasty?

In response to the Tea Act, colonists dumped 342 chests of England’s tea into the Boston Harbor in political protest.

Believed monarchies led to NOT having liberty and that government should reflect the will of the people.

One of history's greatest military commanders who expanded territory

An administration’s failure to meet the needs of its people

What was the movement led by martial artists who attacked westerners and missionaries?

Argued the power of the government be distributed to separate branches in order to ensure fairness, equality, balance