Question 1

What was one result of educating indigenous elites in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They became far more likely to rebel against the colonial regime. 
B)  The majority of lawyers and doctors in the country quickly became majority indigenous. 
C)  Educated natives were able to make colonial rule more effective and palatable to others. 
D)  They developed more public schools so that nearly every colonial subject had a basic education. 
E)  They created their own form of government and wrote competing constitutions to European rule. 
A)  They became far more likely to rebel against the colonial regime. 
B)  The majority of lawyers and doctors in the country quickly became majority indigenous. 
C)  Educated natives were able to make colonial rule more effective and palatable to others. 
D)  They developed more public schools so that nearly every colonial subject had a basic education. 
E)  They created their own form of government and wrote competing constitutions to European rule. A

Question 2

The arrival of Western colonialism in Africa and Asia

Accepted Answer

A)  sparked an increased desire among the conquered peoples for opportunities to participate in government. 
B)  fueled inter-ethnic warfare among local and regional groups. 
C)  ed to a mass exodus of local peoples to other regions. 
D)  led to increased growth of the slave trade. 
E)  increased exposure to new diseases and led to massive health problems. 
A)  sparked an increased desire among the conquered peoples for opportunities to participate in government. 
B)  fueled inter-ethnic warfare among local and regional groups. 
C)  ed to a mass exodus of local peoples to other regions. 
D)  led to increased growth of the slave trade. 
E)  increased exposure to new diseases and led to massive health problems. A

Question 3

Ram Mohan Roy sought to restore Hindu traditions and rejected the implementation of any aspect of European society into Indian culture.
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Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What happened to the position of African women through the colonial system?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were sexually liberated and generally saw an increase in their rights. 
B)  Their freedoms were restricted and they had to use traditional farming methods. 
C)  Many women saw their economic status decrease but their personal freedoms increase. 
D)  The position of women stayed mostly the same-the stay home and tend to the raising of family. 
E)  They saw increased education through the influence of British systems. 
A)  They were sexually liberated and generally saw an increase in their rights. 
B)  Their freedoms were restricted and they had to use traditional farming methods. 
C)  Many women saw their economic status decrease but their personal freedoms increase. 
D)  The position of women stayed mostly the same-the stay home and tend to the raising of family. 
E)  They saw increased education through the influence of British systems.

Question 5

In assessing the impact of nineteenth-century imperialism, it can accurately be said that

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A)  the consequences of imperialism are more complex than was earlier believed. 
B)  the one certain conclusion which can be reached is that it was uniformly advantageous for all, bringing permanent advantages which still persist. 
C)  when conflicts of interest rose, they were invariably settled in favor of the populations of the colonies. 
D)  it proved particularly beneficial to the societies of East Asia, which were given special economic help and cultural support by their colonial overlords. 
E)  it improved the lives of the natives but which bankrupted the European governments. 
A)  the consequences of imperialism are more complex than was earlier believed. 
B)  the one certain conclusion which can be reached is that it was uniformly advantageous for all, bringing permanent advantages which still persist. 
C)  when conflicts of interest rose, they were invariably settled in favor of the populations of the colonies. 
D)  it proved particularly beneficial to the societies of East Asia, which were given special economic help and cultural support by their colonial overlords. 
E)  it improved the lives of the natives but which bankrupted the European governments.

Question 6

Afrikaners were black African opponents of the Dutch Boers in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The United States made the Philippines an American colony as a means of preventing Spanish rule in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the period known as ____, colonial governments saw their efforts in moral terms and put greater emphasis on improving social services and education.

Accepted Answer

A)  new colonialism 
B)  high colonialism 
C)  associationalism 
D)  new nationalism 
E)  moral colonialism 
A)  new colonialism 
B)  high colonialism 
C)  associationalism 
D)  new nationalism 
E)  moral colonialism

Question 9

The Boer War

Accepted Answer

A)  was caused by German refusal to stop arming the Boers. 
B)  was the result of the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer Transvaal. 
C)  established East Africa as an independent nation. 
D)  settled all animosities between the British and the Afrikaners. 
E)  established the concept of majority rule in South Africa. 
A)  was caused by German refusal to stop arming the Boers. 
B)  was the result of the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer Transvaal. 
C)  established East Africa as an independent nation. 
D)  settled all animosities between the British and the Afrikaners. 
E)  established the concept of majority rule in South Africa.

Question 10

The Boers were predominantly of what ethnic background?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zulu 
B)  English 
C)  Welsh 
D)  Dutch 
E)  Khoisan 
A)  Zulu 
B)  English 
C)  Welsh 
D)  Dutch 
E)  Khoisan

Question 11

Which of the following was not one of the justifications European nations used for colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a way to succeed in the struggle between nations 
B)  As a means to improve the economic status of the colonized countries. 
C)  As a moral imperative to promote Christianity. 
D)  As a means to expand the influence of the empire. 
E)  As a necessary path to improved intellectual and emotional life. 
A)  As a way to succeed in the struggle between nations 
B)  As a means to improve the economic status of the colonized countries. 
C)  As a moral imperative to promote Christianity. 
D)  As a means to expand the influence of the empire. 
E)  As a necessary path to improved intellectual and emotional life.

Question 12

Direct rule typically

Accepted Answer

A)  used local elites to help rule the native people. 
B)  was an academic distinction from indirect rule and was not much different. 
C)  attempted to eradicate resistance and destroy traditional culture. 
D)  improved relations between indigenous societies and imperial countries. 
E)  made societies more likely to actively resist colonial conquest. 
A)  used local elites to help rule the native people. 
B)  was an academic distinction from indirect rule and was not much different. 
C)  attempted to eradicate resistance and destroy traditional culture. 
D)  improved relations between indigenous societies and imperial countries. 
E)  made societies more likely to actively resist colonial conquest.

Question 13

In Southeast Asia, the European emphasis on cash crops led in many areas to the replacement of subsistence agriculture by the growth of large plantations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Muhammad Ali

Accepted Answer

A)  was a native-born Egyptian who came to rule his homeland. 
B)  modernized Egypt and extended its hegemony over neighboring regions. 
C)  overthrew the Ottoman power in the Middle East. 
D)  reaped great rewards from the construction of the Suez Canal. 
E)  was the first Christian ruler of Egypt since the seventh century. 
A)  was a native-born Egyptian who came to rule his homeland. 
B)  modernized Egypt and extended its hegemony over neighboring regions. 
C)  overthrew the Ottoman power in the Middle East. 
D)  reaped great rewards from the construction of the Suez Canal. 
E)  was the first Christian ruler of Egypt since the seventh century.

Question 15

What factor spurred the rise in Christian missionary work in East Africa in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spread of Islam in the region. 
B)  The rising native interest in monotheism. 
C)  The positive native reception to church establishment. 
D)  The persistence of the slave trade in the area. 
E)  The need to dispel the local pagan practices. 
A)  The spread of Islam in the region. 
B)  The rising native interest in monotheism. 
C)  The positive native reception to church establishment. 
D)  The persistence of the slave trade in the area. 
E)  The need to dispel the local pagan practices.

Question 16

The missionary who urged Europeans to introduce the "three Cs" (Christianity, commerce and civilization) was

Accepted Answer

A)  Eleazir Thornton. 
B)  Wilson Wallace. 
C)  Thomas Stanley. 
D)  David Livingstone. 
E)  Wilton S. Parmenter. 
A)  Eleazir Thornton. 
B)  Wilson Wallace. 
C)  Thomas Stanley. 
D)  David Livingstone. 
E)  Wilton S. Parmenter.

Question 17

What was the general idea of Thomas Babington Macaulay's educational policy for Britain's Indian subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  We should produce a class that is Indian in blood and color but English in taste and intellect. 
B)  If you lift up the poor, they become better manual laborers. 
C)  Do not try to educate poor Indians, for it is an impossible task. 
D)  Education beyond the basics will serve to incite rebellion. 
E)  We need English-educated Indian soldiers to help us fight insurrection in Africa. 
A)  We should produce a class that is Indian in blood and color but English in taste and intellect. 
B)  If you lift up the poor, they become better manual laborers. 
C)  Do not try to educate poor Indians, for it is an impossible task. 
D)  Education beyond the basics will serve to incite rebellion. 
E)  We need English-educated Indian soldiers to help us fight insurrection in Africa.

Question 18

In the nineteenth century, imperialism

Accepted Answer

A)  motivated Russia to seize Afghanistan and Burma in the 1860s. 
B)  was motivated by a desire to control markets as well as raw materials. 
C)  was denounced by all major European powers until 1874. 
D)  was notable for Britain's advocacy of its practice of assimilation. 
E)  was confined, in practice, to East Asia and western South America. 
A)  motivated Russia to seize Afghanistan and Burma in the 1860s. 
B)  was motivated by a desire to control markets as well as raw materials. 
C)  was denounced by all major European powers until 1874. 
D)  was notable for Britain's advocacy of its practice of assimilation. 
E)  was confined, in practice, to East Asia and western South America.

Question 19

It can be said that the first stage in the development of modern nationalism is

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of all tribal loyalties. 
B)  the complete assimilation of the ruling elite into the colonial infrastructure. 
C)  the breakdown of village hierarchical structures. 
D)  resistance to colonial conquest, often based on traditional cultural factors. 
E)  an abandonment of local languages in favor of the language of the colonial power. 
A)  the collapse of all tribal loyalties. 
B)  the complete assimilation of the ruling elite into the colonial infrastructure. 
C)  the breakdown of village hierarchical structures. 
D)  resistance to colonial conquest, often based on traditional cultural factors. 
E)  an abandonment of local languages in favor of the language of the colonial power.

Question 20

Though originally a lucrative target for the new imperialists, by the end of the nineteenth century this country was actively seeking colonies of its own.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethiopia. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Kenya. 
E)  Persia 
A)  Ethiopia. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Kenya. 
E)  Persia

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

What was one result of educating indigenous elites in Southeast Asia?

The arrival of Western colonialism in Africa and Asia

Ram Mohan Roy sought to restore Hindu traditions and rejected the implementation of any aspect of European society into Indian culture. ​

What happened to the position of African women through the colonial system?

In assessing the impact of nineteenth-century imperialism, it can accurately be said that

Afrikaners were black African opponents of the Dutch Boers in South Africa.

The United States made the Philippines an American colony as a means of preventing Spanish rule in Southeast Asia.

In the period known as ____, colonial governments saw their efforts in moral terms and put greater emphasis on improving social services and education.

The Boer War

The Boers were predominantly of what ethnic background?

Which of the following was not one of the justifications European nations used for colonialism?

Direct rule typically

In Southeast Asia, the European emphasis on cash crops led in many areas to the replacement of subsistence agriculture by the growth of large plantations.

Muhammad Ali

What factor spurred the rise in Christian missionary work in East Africa in the nineteenth century?

The missionary who urged Europeans to introduce the "three Cs" (Christianity, commerce and civilization) was

What was the general idea of Thomas Babington Macaulay's educational policy for Britain's Indian subjects?

In the nineteenth century, imperialism

It can be said that the first stage in the development of modern nationalism is

Though originally a lucrative target for the new imperialists, by the end of the nineteenth century this country was actively seeking colonies of its own.

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