1. What were some of the difficulties faced by the new Latin American republics?
A: Some of the difficulties faced by the new Latin American republics were the domination of society by the landed elites and persistent inequality. Large estates remained a way of life in Latin America. Land also remained the basis of weath, social prestige, and political power throughtout the nineteenth century. Thus, only landed elites ran governments, controlled courts, and kept a system of inexpensive labor.
2. Which country in Southeast Asia remained independent? Why?
A: Thailand remained independent because Britian and France agreed to maintain Thailand as an independent buffer state between their positions in Southeast Asia.
3. List the powers and privileges of the land elites in Latin America.
A: The landed elites in Latin America ran governments, controlled courts, and kept a system of inexpensive labor. These landowners also made enormous profits by growing single, specialiaxed crops, such as coffee, for export.
4. What was China's policy of "self-strenghthening"?
A: China's policy of "self-strengthening" was to adopt Western technology, but to keep its Confucian values.
5. Why did the United States want an Open Door policy in China?
A: The United States wanted an Open Door policy in China because it was trying to protect China from being conquered and divided up as well as the interests of American businesses.
6. What changes dud the Revolution of 1911 actually produce in China?
A: The Revolution of 1911 tore down the last dynasty of Chinese history and established a new Chinese republic. The revolution also proclaimed General Yuan Shigai as president of this new Chinese republic.
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