Modern History

TERMS & NAMES  ​For each term or name below, briefly explain its connection to the changes in global power between 1800 and 1914.   1. Opium War2. Boxer Rebellion 3. Meiji era 4. Russo-Japanese War 5. Monroe Doctrine 6. Spanish-American War 7. Benito Juárez 8. Porfirio Díaz    MAIN IDEAS China Resists Outside Influence Section 1 (pages 805–809)  9. Why was China traditionally not interested in trading with the West?   10. Although Guangxu’s effort at reform failed, what changes did it finally set in motion?   Modernization in Japan Section 2 (pages 810–815)   11. What events caused Japan to end its isolation and begin to westernize?   12. What were the results of Japan’s growing imperialism at the end of the 19th century?   U.S. Economic Imperialism Section 3 (pages 816–821​)   13. How were Latin American caudillos able to achieve power and hold on to it?   14. What effects did the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary have on Latin America?   

Citation: ​BECK. ​World History: Patterns of Interaction Survey​. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12. [MBS Direct].