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Modern World History 102 Part 1
This deck covers key events, movements, and transformations in modern world history, focusing on the late 19th and 20th centuries. It includes topics such as imperialism, revolutions, global conflicts, and economic changes.
What did Young Turks advocate?
A militantly secular Turkish state
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What did Young Turks advocate?
A militantly secular Turkish state
Which of the following reflects the combination of foreign and Japanese elements characteristic of Meiji reforms in the late nineteenth century?
The Meiji constitution
Which of the following contributed to the contraction of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century?
Nationalist- Inspired independence movements in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania
In what ways was Japan in a better position than China or the Ottoman Empire in its encounter with Western imperialism?
Japan was of less interest to the Western powers
How was the Taiping Uprising different from other peasant rebellions in China?
Its ideology was a unique form of Christianity
Which of the following was an anti foreign movement that erupted in northern China at the turn of the twentieth century and seriously weakened the Qing dynasty?
The Boxer Uprising
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What did Young Turks advocate? | A militantly secular Turkish state |
Which of the following reflects the combination of foreign and Japanese elements characteristic of Meiji reforms in the late nineteenth century? | The Meiji constitution |
Which of the following contributed to the contraction of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century? | Nationalist- Inspired independence movements in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania |
In what ways was Japan in a better position than China or the Ottoman Empire in its encounter with Western imperialism? | Japan was of less interest to the Western powers |
How was the Taiping Uprising different from other peasant rebellions in China? | Its ideology was a unique form of Christianity |
Which of the following was an anti foreign movement that erupted in northern China at the turn of the twentieth century and seriously weakened the Qing dynasty? | The Boxer Uprising |
In what respect were the Qing China and the Ottoman Empire similar in the nineteenth century? | Both were semi- colonies within the informal empires of Europe |
Which was the only country outside Europe and North America to launch its own Industrial Revolution successfully? | Japan |
What was the significance of the opium trade in China in the nineteenth century? | It reversed the trade imbalance in favor of Britain |
Which of the following events established Japan as an economic, political, and military competitor in Asia? | The Russo- Japanese War |
Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Versailles? | Germany was to accept sole responsibility for causing WW1 |
Which country was least affected by the Great Depression | The Soviet Union |
Which of the following strained Japans relations with Western powers in the early 1940s? | Japanese military operations in Indochina, Malaya, Indonesia, and Burma |
What happened to Europe's empires in Asia and Africa after the end of WW11? | European empires collapsed as colonies demanded and achieved independence |
Which of the following represents a response among many Latin American countries to the global repercussions of the Great Depression? | Import substitution industrialization |
Which of the following resulted from Japans attack on Pearl Harbor? | The wars in Asia and Europe merged into a single global war |
What effect did the US Marshall Plan have on European economies? | It promoted economic growth and widespread prosperity in Western Europe |
Which of the following characterized Europeans and American culture in the 1920s? | A new Consumerism |
Which of the following committed the United States to the defense of Europe against the Soviet Union after WW11? | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
Which of the following was a reason for the popularity of the Nazi Party once it seized power in the 1930s? | Its success in bringing Germany out of the Great Depression |
What was the result of the reforms instituted under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping in China in the 1980s? | Rapid economic growth based on capitalist models |
Which of the following contributed to the failure of Soviet reforms to strengthen socialism and revive a stagnant economy? | The planned economy was dismantled before a functioning market- based systems could emerge |
In contrast to Russia, the communist revolution in China | focused on building peasant support in the countryside |
Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Russian Revolution? | The pressure of WW1 |
Which of the following reflects aspects of the Chinese Communist Partys strategy on its revolutionary path to power? | Land reform and guerrilla warfare |
In what respect did the communist movements in the twentieth century depart from Marxist theory? | They occurred in largely agrarian societies |
Which of the following was a feature of both Soviet and Chinese reforms in the 1980s and 1990s? | Welcoming foreign investments in joint enterprises |
What did the Russian and Chinese revolutions share in common with the French Revolution? | A vision of the good society in a modernizing future |
How did the cold war affect countries emerging from colonial rule in the second half of the twentieth century? | Both the US and the Soviet Union gave them military and economic aid in the hope of gaining their support |
Which of the following contributed to American global influence in the decades following WW11 | A productive economy in a country untouched by the destruction of war |