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Flashcards by Juan Fernandez Castillo, updated about 2 months ago
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Created by Juan Fernandez Castillo
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| What are the three types of causes of colonialism of the 19th century? | Economic, Political and Paternalistic |
| Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden" is related to which of the causes of colonialism? | Paternalistic |
| "The territory is allowed to have its own government, but is controlled by the metropolis in matters of foreign policy, defense and internal order." What political form does this paragraph define? | A protectorate |
| "It depends completely on the government of the metropolis." What political form does this paragraph define? | Colony |
| "Nation, or originally city, with respect to its colonies" This definition corresponds to... | Metropolis |
| What country did the dark blue areas belong to? | France |
| What country did the pink areas belong to? | United Kingdom |
| What country did the red areas belong to? | Portugal |
| What country did the black areas belong to? | Germany |
| What country did the green areas belong to? | Italy |
| What country did the yellow areas belong to? | Spain |
| What country did the red areas belong to? | United Kingdom |
| What country did the green areas belong to? | France |
| What country did the purple areas belong to? | Japan |
| What role did Siam play during 19th-century Imperialism and what is this country called today? | It was a buffer state between the British and French colonies (India and Indochina). Today it is called Thailand. |
| What is the objective of Bismarckian Systems? | Maintain the balance of power in Europe and prevent France from avenging the defeat of 1870 |
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What countries made up the League of Three Emperors?
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Germany (Wilhem I), the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Francis Joseph I) and Russia (Alexander II) |
| What name does the period between 1870 and 1914 receive in terms of international relations? | Peace through strength (it is a period of peace, but with so much tension that war can break out at any moment) |
| What does the Reinsurance Treaty of 1887 consist of? | It is signed between Germany and Russia: Germany promises not to intervene in the event of war between Russia and Austria, and Russia would not intervene in the event of war between Germany and France |
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Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II and his chancellor Bismarck break off relations?
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Because the new kaiser does not want to stay away from imperialism. He wants Germany to be a great power and embarks on a more aggressive path than Bismarck. |
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Kaiser Wilhelm II is looking for new allies in his imperialist policy. Does he succeed?
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No. The Reinsurance Treaty is not renewed and England does not want to agree with them. Furthermore, France breaks its isolation. Before World War I, only Austro-Hungary was its ally |
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What were the achievements of Théophile Delcassé?
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Delcassé, French foreign minister, managed to get his country out of isolation, signing pacts with Russia (1892) and the United Kingdom (1904) |
| Why was the Austro-Hungarian Empire so unstable? | Due to the large number of nationalities that lived within it, some of them with conflicting interests |
| Why did the Austrian Empire become Austro-Hungarian in 1867? | Because they demanded their own autonomy (they were the largest nationality in the empire) and took advantage of the fact that Austria had just lost a war against Prussia and was in crisis. |
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One of the consequences of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire is...
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Tensions in the Balkans, as former territories that belonged to this Empire become independent or are absorbed by other powers. Austro-Hungary and Russia dispute influence in the area. |
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Name at least two of the institutions on which the power of the tsars rested
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The army (whose generals were feudal nobles), the Orthodox Church, the bureaucracy, the police and the feudal economic system |
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What were the most relevant reforms of Tsar Alexander II, who reigned between 1855 and 1881?
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The industrialization of Russia and the emancipation of the serfs |
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What were the consequences of Tsar Alexander III's authoritarian drift?
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Discontent between the rural population and the industrial proletariat. Anarchist and communist movements in Russia |
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What three expansionist episodes stand out in the history of the United States in the 19th century?
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1- Purchase of Louisiana from France (1803) 2- War against Mexico (1846-1848) 3- Purchase of Alaska from Russia (1867) |
| Why did the northern states fight against the southern states in the American Civil War (1861-65)? | The north wanted to impose a system of industrial capitalism, abolish slavery and a centralized federal power, while the south wanted a system in which the states were more autonomous, almost independent, with an economy based on agriculture and slavery. |
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What fact forced Japan to completely rethink its model of society?
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The American threat to open its ports. Japan was forced to do so and this led, in the medium term, to the modernization of the country |
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What was the name of the political movement that began the modernization of Japan in 1868?
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Meiji Era, or Meiji Restoration |
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