HIST 125 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Qing Dynasty, Africa, French Third Republic
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Palm oil (what it is, where it is, who sought after it) It was used for food and different industries during the industrial revolution in. It interested the british and european powers and it was one of the reasons that the european wanted to control africa. West african farmers began to supply a modest export trade for it. After the 1900, there was a rapid growth in trade between europe, asia, and africa. The meiji restoration was when japan mixed western ideas in order to modernize japan. They got ideas from the us declaration of independence and from the. There were many revolutions to keep the traditional japanese ideas. It ended centuries of imperial rule, political, and social changes. This revolution lead to the formation of the soviet union. Russia had industrialized much later than western europe. When they finally industrialized it brought many social and political changes. Mohammad reza shah was ruler of iran in 1970s.