Chapter 23 and 24 Study Guide
What is true about British social reforms of the mid-1800s?
When it was founded in 1900, the British Labour Party was primarily made up of
Charles Stewart Parnell was a leading figure in the (blank)
In the 1800s, what was a major reason why the Irish resented the British in Ireland?
What was a socialist group that had a strong influence on British politics?
Through reforms that took place during the late 1800s, Britain transformed itself into
The British Corn Laws were supported by
What did the Catholic Emancipation Act accomplish in Ireland in 1829?
What leader, backed by royalists and ultranationalists, was accused of plotting to overthrow the French
republic?
William Lloyd Garrison pushed for what kind of social change?
African Americans were allowed to vote in the United States when
What is Social Darwinist argument in favor of Western imperialism?
What colony did the British help create for freed slaves in West Africa in 1787?
David Livingstone believed that opening the interior of Africa to Christianity and trade would
What war brought an end to France’s Second Empire?
In 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized what?
The Chartist movement in Britain demanded what?
The Boer War was sparked by
Ethiopia was able to remain independent because
As the Ottoman empire crumbled, Russia plotted to seize the Bosporus and Dardanelles in order to
The interest of Europeans in Iran intensified with what discovery in the region?
Rifle cartridges greased with animal fat were a key cause of the
The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to
Which country was able to preserve its independence by defeating Italian invaders in 1896?
At the Berlin Conference, European powers agreed that, in order to claim part of Africa, a European power
had to
Who did King Leopold II hire to explore the Congo River basin and arrange trade treaties with African
leaders?
As the Boers of southern Africa migrated north, they clashed with the
In the Ottoman empire, tensions between Turkish nationalists and ethnic groups seeking independence
sparked genocide against the
What ruler is sometimes called the “father of modern Egypt” due to the reforms he made?
The Indian National Congress was formed to
What was a result of the Taiping Rebellion that began in China in 1850?
In the Treaty of Nanjing, Britain gained control of