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1. A primary
purpose for building the Suez Canal was to
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encourage Jewish settlement in
nearby Palestine |
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2. |
increase trade between the Middle
East, Europe and Asia |
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3. |
reduce the time needed for travel
between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
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4. |
allow Indian merchants to reach the
east coast of Africa |
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2. Which is an
accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European
imperialist nations during the 1800’s?
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new nations were based on old
tribal boundaries |
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2. |
the cultural and ethnic diversity
of the African people was disregarded |
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3. |
the continent was divided equally
among the colonial powers |
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4. |
African unity was encouraged |
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3. After 1880,
European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the
Europeans were
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1. |
in need of land for their surplus
populations |
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2. |
competing of raw materials and
markets |
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3. |
determined to bring Christianity to
the Moslem world |
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4. |
interested in completing their
geographic knowledge of the world |
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4. The 19th
century term “White Man’s Burden” reflects the idea that
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1. |
Asians and Africans were equal to
Europeans |
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2. |
Asians and Africans would be
grateful for European help |
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3. |
imperialism was opposed by most
Europeans |
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4. |
Europeans had a responsibility to
improve the lives of the colonial peoples |
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5. The Sepoy
Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic
Revolution in Iran were similar in that they
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1. |
restored power to the hereditary
monarchies |
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2. |
attempted to reject the traditional
cultures in these countries |
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3. |
resisted foreign influence in these
countries |
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4. |
reestablished the power of
religious leaders |
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6. During the
19th century, Europeans were able to divide China in Spheres of
Influence mainly because the
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1. |
Chinese were eager to adopt western
culture |
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2. |
Europeans had technologically
superior military forces |
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3. |
Europeans were willing to adopt
Chinese customs |
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4. |
Chinese lacked raw materials and
resources |
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7. The Boxer
Rebellion of the early 20th century was an attempt to
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1. |
eliminate poverty among the Chinese
peasants |
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2. |
bring western-style democracy to
China |
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3. |
restore trade between China and
European nations |
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4. |
remove foreign influences from
China |
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8.
“Yesterday, your ambassador petitioned my
ministers regarding your trade with China…our Celestial Empire possesses
all things in great abundance and lacks no product within its own
borders. There is, therefore, no need to import any product manufactured
by outside barbarians in exchange for our own goods.”
-Emperor Ch’ien Lung of China to King
George III of Britain, 1793
In the view of the Emperor, which foreign
policy action was in the best interest of China in 1793?
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maintaining economic isolation
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2. |
expanding foreign trade
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3. |
increasing international
interdependence |
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4. |
developing into a colonial power
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9. British
control over South Africa, French control over Indochina, and Spanish
control over Mexico are examples of
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1. |
isolationism |
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2. |
appeasement |
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3. |
nonalignment |
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4. |
imperialism |
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10. In the
past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into
colonies, and controlled their economies.
Which term refers to the situation described in this statement?
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socialism |
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2. |
isolationism |
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3. |
imperialism |
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4. |
monotheism |
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11. In the
past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into
colonies, and controlled their economies.
This statement describes a situation that resulted from the
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1. |
industrialization of Europe and the
need for raw materials |
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2. |
desire of Europeans to spread
communism throughout the world |
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3. |
European belief in human rights for
all people |
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4. |
requests of developing nations for
modern machines and technology |
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12. During the
1840’s, China signed “unequal treaties” with Western nations mainly
because
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1. |
China had won the Opium War
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2. |
Western nations had superior
military technology |
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3. |
leaders in China favored expansion
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4. |
China had requested economic
assistance from the West |
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13. Throughout
the 1800’s, an increased need for both raw materials and new markets for
manufactured goods led various European nations to pursue policies of
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1. |
imperialism |
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2. |
socialism |
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3. |
isolationism |
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4. |
communism |
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14. During the
18th and 19th centuries, increased contact between European and the
continents of Africa, Asia, and South America resulted in
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1. |
closer cultural cooperation between
Europe and these continents |
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2. |
the exploitation of the labor and
resources of these continents |
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3. |
a return to the political and
economic systems of feudal Europe |
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4. |
preservation of the rights of the
indigenous peoples |
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15.
Take up the White Man’s burden—
Send forth the best ye breed
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives’ need;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild—
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.
--Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden”
The phrase “White Man’s burden” in this
excerpt refers to the
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1. |
negative attitude of Europeans
toward peoples of the non-Western world |
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2. |
advantages Europeans would gain by
colonizing Africa, Asia, and Latin America |
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3. |
positive role of the Roman Catholic
Church in Africa and Asia |
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4. |
challenges non-Europeans faced when
trading with the Europeans |
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16. Both the
French and the British were interested in controlling Egypt in the
mid-19th century because Egypt had
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1. |
control of the spice trade
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2. |
an industrial-based economy
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3. |
vital mineral resources
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4. |
a strategic location
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17.
…, you, Africa, suffered like a beast
Your ashes strewn to the wind that roams the desert,
Your tyrants built the lustrous, magic temples
To preserve your soul, preserve your suffering.
Barbaric right of fist and the white right to whip,
You had the right to die, you could also weep.
--Patrice Lumumba, “Dawn in the Heart of
Africa”
This African poem is discussing the evils
of
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1. |
imperialism |
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2. |
communism |
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3. |
nationalism |
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4. |
regionalism |
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18. The
results of the Opium War (1839-1842) indicate that China was
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1. |
still a major military power
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2. |
not strong enough to resist Western
demands |
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3. |
rapidly building a modern
industrial economy |
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4. |
accepting Western nations as equal
trading partners |
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19. During the
18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built
railroads in their colonies primarily to
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1. |
provide jobs for the colonists
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2. |
obtain raw materials needed for
industrialization |
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3. |
impress the colonists with their
technological knowledge |
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4. |
help missionaries spread
Christianity |
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20.
“Compared to other peoples of the world we
have the greatest (largest) population and our civilization is four
thousand years old…Today we are the poorest and weakest nation in the
world and occupy the lowest position in international affairs. Other men
are the carving knife and serving dish, we are the fish and the meat. As
a consequence…we are being transformed everywhere into a colony of the
foreign powers.”
Which events formed the basis for the ideas expressed in this early
1900’s passage?
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1. |
Opium War and Boxer Rebellion
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2. |
Mau Mau uprising and adoption of
apartheid |
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3. |
Sepoy Mutiny and the Salt March
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4. |
Haitian Revolution and Cortes’
march on Mexico City |
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