The Gap

2. the initial product that Japan relied when it began to industrialize
7. first nation to break away from the Ottoman Empire in the 19th Century
9. United States Commodore who went to Japan and demanded that Japan open itself up to world trade
10. this US event spurred Northern industrialization, especially in the production of guns
13. Indian soldiers serving the British
16. called for reforms, such as public trials and equal protection, in the Ottoman Empire
17. the last name of the Russian Count and Minister of Finance who launched a massive railroad-building program in Russia
20. leader who westernizes and industrializes Egypt
23. land awarded to Britain after the first Opium War
25. empire that required its citizens to pay their taxes in silver

1. when a region relies solely on what the sun and land can provide
3. the British East India Company gained the right to collect this from Bengal in 1757 greatly enhancing the EICs power and money supply
4. when people begin to grow and harvest their own crops (opium, for example) instead of relying on imports
5. where American sources of opium were located
6. title of the emperor whose regime dismantled the old feudal system in Japan and started it down a path of rapid industrialization
8. region with the highest gross domestic product by the late 19th century
11. last empire of India
12. it is estimated that by the late 1800s this many people were consuming opium in China
14. the world's larges warship in 1910
15. produced the greatest amount of manufactured goods in 1750
18. the company that spurred rapid German industrialization
19. defeated Russia in war in 1905
21. author of Wealth of Nations, which argued for very limited government involvement in the economy
22. flower necessary to produce opium
24. empire known as the "sick man of Europe"