| Term | Definition |
|---|
| opium war | conflict b/w britian and china over britian selling opium in china |
| extraterritorial rights | exemption of foreign residnets forn the laws of a country |
| taiping rebellion | rebellion againt qing dynasty |
| sphere of influence | nation has control over trade and eco activities |
| open door policy | policy in which all nations owuld have equal opportunities to trade in china |
| boxer rebellion | revolt in china aimed at ending influence in china |
| treaty of kanagawa | agreement b/w japan and US which opened 2 ports to trade and set up an embassy |
| meiji era | japanese history from 1867 during which ruled by emperor mutsuhito |
| annexation | adding of a region |
| caudillo | military dictator of a latin american country |
| monroe doctrine | policy of opposition to euro interference in latin american pronounced by james monroe |
| panama canal | human made waterway built in pana connect atlantic and pacific |
| roosevelt corollary | extension of monroe doctrine that US had police power in western hemisphere |
| la reforma | liberal reform in mexico |
| treaty of nanjing | treaty that ended opium war |
| sino-japanese war | conflict in which japan drove china out of korea and japan was given taiwan adn pescadores islands |
| russo-japanese war | conflict b/w russia and japan over manchuria and korea |
| spanish-american war | conflict b/w US ans spain in cuba |
| antonia lopez de santa anna | led fight for mexican independence |
| treaty of guadalupe hidalgo | US recieved northern 3rd of mexico |
| benito juarez | led liberal reform to redristrubute land |
| porfirio diaz | dictator of mexico |
| francisco madero | jailed and exiled to US for calling revolution |
| pancho villa | led revolutionary against porfirio and led to widthdrawl of power |
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