Historical Conflicts and Processes

Reason the British were attempting to sell the Chinese this controversial and illegal good

• Control/exclusive market

• Increase trade relations

• Promote cultural exchange

• Support local economies

The defeat in this conflict contributed to the fall of the Russian monarchy.

• World War I

• Russo-Japanese War

• Crimean War

• Cold War

Countries that gained independence or land from the Ottoman Empire in the 19th or 20th century.

• Greece

• Spain

• Portugal

• Germany

Invention that allowed Europeans to move upriver into Africa rather than rely on horses that were killed by tropical diseases.

• Steamboats

• Sailboats

• Rafts

• Horse-drawn carriages

Which Belgian monarch was infamous for his harsh rule over the Congo Free State?

• King Leopold I

• King Albert I

• King Leopold II

• King Baudouin I

Which sultan initiated the modernization of the Ottoman military?

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Selim III

• Mehmed II

• Ahmed I

What the British were attempting to sell the Chinese

• Silk

• Opium

• Tea

• Porcelain

What were the conflicts between American settlers and Native American tribes in the 1800s called?

• Indian Wars

• Colonial Conflicts

• Frontier Disputes

• Pioneer Battles

Which Russian Tsar is known for the Emancipation Reform of 1861?

• Nicholas I

• Alexander II

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

Provide the name of the conflict in which the U.S. was able to acquire many territories from Spain in 1898.

• Spanish-American War

• World War I

• Mexican-American War

• Civil War