AP World History Exam Study Guide (1750-1900 CE)

From 1756 to 1763, France and Great Britain fought a war that is known as what?

Why did the British government think the American colonists should pay for a portion of the costs of the war?

The American colonists argued that they could govern their own affairs with the famous quote:

What year did the Declaration of Independence, inspired by Enlightenment Ideas, justify independence?

What year did the British surrender to George Washington?

What year did the Peace of Paris formally recognize American independence?

Only men of property enjoyed full rights. Who did not have access to this new freedom?

The French revolutionists in France wanted to replace the "old order" with new political, social, and cultural structures. The causes of this discontent were:

What percent of the population were the Roman Catholic Clergy? (1st Estate)

What percent of the population were the Nobility? (2nd Estate)

What percent of the population were the Peasants and townsfolk? (3rd Estate)

The Third Estate, claiming to represent the interests of all French people, declared themselves this?

Government reforms that included ending the privileged status of nobles issued this?

This, like the Declaration of Independence, reflected the Enlightenment political ideals?

The Committee for Public Safety was led by whom?

The Committee for Public Safety now governed France and instigated a what? executing man aristocrats?

The creation of a large revolutionary army to defend France helped catapult who to power?

Napolean issue his moderate Civil Code which affirmed what?

How long did the Napoleonic era last?

When was the Congress of Vienna?

By 1804, which nation was the second independant republic in the Western Hemisphere?

What was written in response to a request that Bolivar expresses his views on the independence movement in Venezuela and the form of government under which the country should operate?

As a result of the independence movements in Latin America, which social class dominated the social pyramid?

The forces that drew people to create a _____, in which they shared a common language, customs, cultural traditions, values, historical experiences, and sometimes, religion.

Who alligned with France and expelled Austria from Northern Italy?

Who was the chancellor of Prussia who had a vision of a united Germany and enginered a series of wars with Denmark and Austria to consolidate the territory needed for a nation?

What is Anti-Semitism?

Who started the Zionist movement in 1897?

What invention would be the foundation of a new mechanical age in which cars, trains, boats, and factories would all be piston-driven?

Which 2 nations surpassed Britain in their production of steel?

What advances in Western Europe helped to spark the Industrial Revolution?

Who invented a mechanical seed drill that sped up the planting process?

What metal was vital in the Industrial Revolution, especially after the world began to build railroads?

Who had the ideals of laissez-faire capitalism?

With the industrial revolution, did Slavery increase or decrease?

Did men's status increase or decrease because of the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revoloution led to the establishment of which system in which factories employed large amounts of workers and power-driven machines to mass-produce goods?

Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia became dpendent on exporting what type of goods?

What is this an example of: The development of a cash crop economy in Africa, which reinforced Africans' depndency on European manufactured goods.

The creation of what enabled heavy loads to be transported long distances and linked previously seperate waterways?

Who was considered the father of communism?

With philosophical roots in the Enlightment, who wanted written constitutions based on seperation of powers?

When European products began to flow in the Ottoman Empire, did they: a) begin to industrialize b) started rejecting them to create their own products c) start to heavily depend on foreign loans and products d) no impact

Mahmud of the Ottoman Empire organized many reforms, which continued into which era, from 1839-1879?

What did the Young Turks, a group of exiled Ottoman subjects, push for?

Much like the Ottoman Empire, which empire was autocratic, multiethnic, multilingual, and multicultural?

The military defeat in which war highlighted the weakness of Russia's military and economy as compared to Europe's?

Who emancipated the serfs in 1861?

Who won the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905?

Which massacre set off anger and rebellion across the empire, which is also referred to as the Revolution of 1905?

Aggressive British traders began to import opium from India to China, and a customs dispute in Guangzhou led to what war in 1839?

Which obscure scholar in China, who believed he was the brother of Jesus Christ, founded an offshoot of Christianity, and established the Tiaping Tianguo?

In 1900, what rebellion sought to rid China of foreigners and foreign infuence?

What were Sun Yixian's 3 principles of the people?

When did the Qing abdicate?

After the overthrow of the Tokugawa regime was complete in 1868, the emporer was restored. Who was the new emporer . . . also known as the Enlightned One

Within the first generation of the Meiji period, Japan had built a modern ___ and ____.

What were the 3 major motives that lead Europe to imperialize?

What company enjoyed a monopoly on English trade with India, and soon took adavantage of the Mugal weakness?

Page 204 of the Kaplan book has a comparative between Ottoman Empire, Russia, China, and Japan, all talking about reform and reaction in the 19th century.

What was the British East India Company's army called? (the soldiers)

When the British came into control of India, what Indian custom did they suppress?

With approval from the British, what political political group did India create?

In what year were wealthy Indians given the right to vote?

Which 2 African nations were the only 2 to retain their independence during the scramble for Africa?

Which king of Belgium established the Congo Free State?

What were the 3 types of European colonial rule?

When was the Sino-Japanese War?

Who's cultivation of cotton became solely used for export to England, and inexpensive English textiles were then imported?

Migrants from Asia and Africa were most often ____ ____ and went to tropical islands in the Americas and the Carribean. They were given free passage, food, shelter, clothing, and small compensation for 5-7 years of work

What act was passed by the US to limit the amount of Chinese immigration into the US?

When did the United States free the slaves?

Who was the last country to free the slaves?

Where in the United States was there a lot of racism?

What was the key to social change and reform in Russia?

Who wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women'?

In 1848, where did an assembly of 300 American women demand political rights, equality in marriage, and employment for women?

Who was the first country to give women the right to vote?

During the period of 1450-1750, European artists looked towards what 2 continents for artistic styles?

Where was Japanese literature influenced by?

What was considered the 'must-have' item of the 1880s?

In 1750, the global [population was 790 million. By 1900, how much had the population increased/decreased?