Question 1

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  England. 
E)  Denmark. 
A)  Sweden. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  England. 
E)  Denmark.

Question 2

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed their control of Egypt. 
B)  allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine. 
C)  demonstrated their superiority over the French. 
D)  cut the travel time to their colony of India in half. 
E)  allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad. 
A)  guaranteed their control of Egypt. 
B)  allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine. 
C)  demonstrated their superiority over the French. 
D)  cut the travel time to their colony of India in half. 
E)  allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad.

Question 3

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Prior to the Great Mutiny of 1857,all Indian trade was held as a monopoly by the British:

Accepted Answer

A)  East India Company. 
B)  Hudson Bay Company. 
C)  Prime Minister's office. 
D)  Royal Indian Trade Corporation. 
E)  Foreign Office under the direction of Queen Victoria. 
A)  East India Company. 
B)  Hudson Bay Company. 
C)  Prime Minister's office. 
D)  Royal Indian Trade Corporation. 
E)  Foreign Office under the direction of Queen Victoria.

Question 5

After "the mutiny," Britain sought to rule India:

Accepted Answer

A)  through collaborators and cooperative interest groups. 
B)  through the East India Company. 
C)  with a directly appointed full bureaucracy of English civil servants. 
D)  by means of example rather than force. 
E)  under martial law. 
A)  through collaborators and cooperative interest groups. 
B)  through the East India Company. 
C)  with a directly appointed full bureaucracy of English civil servants. 
D)  by means of example rather than force. 
E)  under martial law.

Question 6

The theory that human beings were composed of three races,the "black," "yellow," and "white," with the "white" being the superior race,was proposed in The Inequality of the Races by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolf Hitler. 
B)  Houston Stewart Chamberlain. 
C)  Francis Galton. 
D)  Charles Darwin. 
E)  Arthur de Gobineau. 
A)  Adolf Hitler. 
B)  Houston Stewart Chamberlain. 
C)  Francis Galton. 
D)  Charles Darwin. 
E)  Arthur de Gobineau.

Question 7

In what way was nineteenth-century Russian imperialism different from that of other European countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia colonized territories for only a brief time before granting the colonies independence. 
B)  Russia added no territory to its rule at all during the nineteenth century. 
C)  In the nineteenth century, Russia's only colonies were in North America. 
D)  Russia championed a policy of only annexing lands bordering itself; it had no overseas colonies. 
E)  Russia focused its imperial policy on acquiring land in eastern Europe by conquest beginning with the Crimean War. 
A)  Russia colonized territories for only a brief time before granting the colonies independence. 
B)  Russia added no territory to its rule at all during the nineteenth century. 
C)  In the nineteenth century, Russia's only colonies were in North America. 
D)  Russia championed a policy of only annexing lands bordering itself; it had no overseas colonies. 
E)  Russia focused its imperial policy on acquiring land in eastern Europe by conquest beginning with the Crimean War.

Question 8

What was the impact of the Suez Canal on Britain and the West?

Accepted Answer

The building of the canal was a result o

Question 9

How was imperialism reflected in the popular culture of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Images of the empire were everywhere in

Question 10

Rudyard Kipling's phrase "the white man's burden" referred to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural disability of a Europe grown old and weary. 
B)  onerous demands placed on colonial peoples by Europeans. 
C)  European and North American civilizing mission. 
D)  sense of collective guilt felt by Europeans about the brutality of colonial rule. 
E)  chronic excess of colonial imports into Europe relative to manufactured exports. 
A)  cultural disability of a Europe grown old and weary. 
B)  onerous demands placed on colonial peoples by Europeans. 
C)  European and North American civilizing mission. 
D)  sense of collective guilt felt by Europeans about the brutality of colonial rule. 
E)  chronic excess of colonial imports into Europe relative to manufactured exports.

Question 11

The Boxer Rebellion resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  China being forced to make new trade concessions to foreigners. 
B)  the occupation of the major Chinese cities by Westerners until 1920. 
C)  the end of the monarchy and establishment of a democratic state. 
D)  China being divided into occupation zones by the Western powers. 
E)  China becoming a client state of Japan. 
A)  China being forced to make new trade concessions to foreigners. 
B)  the occupation of the major Chinese cities by Westerners until 1920. 
C)  the end of the monarchy and establishment of a democratic state. 
D)  China being divided into occupation zones by the Western powers. 
E)  China becoming a client state of Japan.

Question 12

British cultural policy toward its colonies always:

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A)  focused on indirect rule. 
B)  focused on direct rule. 
C)  remained open as they could never agree on a single policy. 
D)  was indifferent: the British simply had no interest in a colony's culture. 
E)  focused on religious matters over other concerns. 
A)  focused on indirect rule. 
B)  focused on direct rule. 
C)  remained open as they could never agree on a single policy. 
D)  was indifferent: the British simply had no interest in a colony's culture. 
E)  focused on religious matters over other concerns.

Question 13

In general,nineteenth-century imperialism involved more independent entrepreneurial activity by merchants and traders and less emphasis on settlement and discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

David Livingstone's famous phrase "the white man's burden" referred to the European mission to civilize the globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause the:

Accepted Answer

A)  appointment of Queen Victoria's nephew as head of the East India Company. 
B)  major defeat suffered by the British army at the battle of Mukden. 
C)  East India Company's policy of refusing to ship opium out of India. 
D)  assassination of the popular Indian leader Raj Mahal in Calcutta. 
E)  refusal of Indian troops to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat. 
A)  appointment of Queen Victoria's nephew as head of the East India Company. 
B)  major defeat suffered by the British army at the battle of Mukden. 
C)  East India Company's policy of refusing to ship opium out of India. 
D)  assassination of the popular Indian leader Raj Mahal in Calcutta. 
E)  refusal of Indian troops to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.

Question 16

During British colonial rule of India:

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A)  the people experienced modest but continued economic improvement. 
B)  the Indian upper classes were systematically impoverished and rendered powerless. 
C)  a sizeable percentage of Indians actually achieved equal treatment and respect from the British. 
D)  the Indian population declined precipitously due to the genocidal policies of the British. 
E)  the majority of Indians remained mired in poverty and often in debt to British landlords. 
A)  the people experienced modest but continued economic improvement. 
B)  the Indian upper classes were systematically impoverished and rendered powerless. 
C)  a sizeable percentage of Indians actually achieved equal treatment and respect from the British. 
D)  the Indian population declined precipitously due to the genocidal policies of the British. 
E)  the majority of Indians remained mired in poverty and often in debt to British landlords.

Question 17

"Imperialism" is the process of extending one state's control over another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The abuses of the Congo Free State were publicized by European writers such as Joseph Conrad in his book:

Accepted Answer

A)  Out of Africa. 
B)  The Heart of Darkness. 
C)  Darkness at Noon. 
D)  Black Athena. 
E)  The Wretched of the Earth. 
A)  Out of Africa. 
B)  The Heart of Darkness. 
C)  Darkness at Noon. 
D)  Black Athena. 
E)  The Wretched of the Earth.

Question 19

Concentration camps were first used by the British during the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boer War. 
B)  Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  Opium Wars. 
D)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
E)  Crimean War. 
A)  Boer War. 
B)  Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  Opium Wars. 
D)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
E)  Crimean War.

Question 20

The Opium Wars began when:

Accepted Answer

A)  most European nations prohibited the smoking of opium. 
B)  the United States intensified its expansion into Asia. 
C)  opium prices rose due to a series of bad harvests. 
D)  the Chinese banned opium imports. 
E)  the British decriminalized the use of opium, thus driving prices down. 
A)  most European nations prohibited the smoking of opium. 
B)  the United States intensified its expansion into Asia. 
C)  opium prices rose due to a series of bad harvests. 
D)  the Chinese banned opium imports. 
E)  the British decriminalized the use of opium, thus driving prices down.

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism 1870-1914

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because it:

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

Prior to the Great Mutiny of 1857,all Indian trade was held as a monopoly by the British:

After "the mutiny," Britain sought to rule India:

The theory that human beings were composed of three races,the "black," "yellow," and "white," with the "white" being the superior race,was proposed in The Inequality of the Races by:

In what way was nineteenth-century Russian imperialism different from that of other European countries?

What was the impact of the Suez Canal on Britain and the West?

How was imperialism reflected in the popular culture of Europe?

Rudyard Kipling's phrase "the white man's burden" referred to the:

The Boxer Rebellion resulted in:

British cultural policy toward its colonies always:

In general,nineteenth-century imperialism involved more independent entrepreneurial activity by merchants and traders and less emphasis on settlement and discipline.

David Livingstone's famous phrase "the white man's burden" referred to the European mission to civilize the globe.

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause the:

During British colonial rule of India:

"Imperialism" is the process of extending one state's control over another.

The abuses of the Congo Free State were publicized by European writers such as Joseph Conrad in his book:

Concentration camps were first used by the British during the:

The Opium Wars began when:

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