British East India Company
A trading company that had power to become active in India's political and military affairs
Sepoy
Indian soldier
Great Rebellion
A revolt in 1857 that resulted due to Indian distrust of Great Britain
Sepoy Mutinity
What the British called the Great Rebellion
First War of Independence
What the Indians called the Great Rebellion
Cow/Pig Fat
Rumor that troop's rifle cartridge were greased with this
Queen Victoria
Empress of India
India
Jewel in the Crown
Viceroy
A governor that ruled as a representative of the monarch
Indian National Congress
Did not demand immediate independence but called for a share in the governing process
Mohandas Gandhi
Began a movement based on nonviolence that led to Indian independence
Jos� Mart�
Returned to Cuba to lead a revolt against Spanish rule
Cuba
Became protectorate of the US
Puerto Rico
Annexed by the US
Panama Canal
Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Roosevelt Corollary
Stated the US could intervene in any Latin American nation guilty of "chronic misconduct
United States
Replaced Europe as the source of loans and investments
Argentina and Chile
Adopted constitutions similar to US and European democracies
Porfirio D�az
Ruled Mexico 1877-1911 and created a conservative, centralized government
Francisco Madero
Forced D�az from power and tried to handle revolutionary forces but was ineffective
Emiliano Zapata
Aroused the masses of landless peasants and began to seize and redistribute estates of wealthy landholders
Constitution of 1917
Set up a government led by a president elected by adult male suffrage, land-reform policies, limits on foreign investors, and an agenda for workers
Agenda for Workers
Included the right to form unions, minimum wage, and limited hours
Constitution of 1917
Led to a more democratic and politically stable Mexico and an outpouring of patriotism
Argentina
Exported wheat and beef
Brazil
Exported coffee
Central America
Exported coffee and bananas
Peru
Exported sugar and silver
Europe and the US
Imported textiles, machines, and luxury items
Latin America
Remained economically dependent on western nations
Middle Class
Included lawyers, merchants, shopkeepers, businesspeople, schoolteachers, bureaucrats, and military officers