Modern World History Chapter 12: Transformations Around the Globe

Drug that China asked Britain to stop trading because of addiction; Britain refused

Conflict between Britain and Chinese over a trading item; Britain defeated Chinese outdated navy

Ended Opium War; Britain got Hong Kong

Effort to make a peaceful Chinese kingdom started by Hong Xiuquan; peasant army took control of land in southeast Asia and declared Nanjing capital; over 20 million people died

Started the Taiping Rebellion

Chinese ruler who supported the self-strengthening movement; promoted modernization and industry

Proposed by USA for Japan; allowed all nations to trade, preventing colonization of China and protecting US trade

Conflict between peasants and Europeans against foreign privileges and Christianity

Peasants who fought against foreign privileges and Christianity

US sailor sent to Tokyo Harbor with steam ships; convinced Japan to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa

Treaty that opened Japanese ports with the US and later, other countries

Time period promoting modernization to prevent foreign influence in Japan

Country that Japan based its modernization off of

Conflict in which Japan drove Chinese out of Korea and gained Taiwan

Conflict between Russia and Japan; fought over Korea and Manchuria; Japan won

Ended Russo-Japanese War; Japan gained territory in Manchuria and kept Russia out of Korea

Military dictators in Latin America; political instability

Invention that expanded exportable goods (beef, fruits, vegetables)

Issued by US; said North America would protect each other to prevent European colonization

Lead the Cuban independence war

US helped Cuba defeat Spain; After- US took all Spain's territories and controlled Cuba's new government

Connected the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; thousands died building it from disease and floods

Labeled the US as the police force for the Western Hemisphere

Led independence fight against Spain; elected president in 1833; exiled because of loss of Mexican land; exiled; returned as dictator; exiled again in 1855

Treaty in which the US gained 1/3 of Mexican land

Native Zapotec who worked for reform in Mexico; made president in 1861

Reform movement of Juarez; liberal reforms favored lower class

Country that invaded Mexico

Caudillo in the mid 1870s; overthrew the president; supported by military, elite, natives; ruled as a dictator until 1911; "order and progress"; eventually stepped down

Ran for Mexican president in 1910- arrested and exiled by Diaz; elected president in 1911 but unpopular; resigned and assassinated

Led the Mexican Revolution in the North; popular hero of the poor

Led the Mexican Revolution in the South

Took over Mexico for 13 months after Madero; overthrown by Villa and Zapata

Put in power in Mexico by Villa and Zapata; killed Zapata; ended civil war; later overthworn

Took over Mexico after Carranza; kept peace and stability