Question 1

What was not a reform imparted by the British colonial system in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ending the practice of sati by widows. 
B)  Implementing a system of education for elites and women. 
C)  Introducing the British Civil Service examination. 
D)  Transferring ownership of railways to local government. 
E)  Imposing a new penal code based on the British model. 
A)  Ending the practice of sati by widows. 
B)  Implementing a system of education for elites and women. 
C)  Introducing the British Civil Service examination. 
D)  Transferring ownership of railways to local government. 
E)  Imposing a new penal code based on the British model.

Question 2

Who described colonialism as a redistribution of wealth that would result in a better life for the colonizers and those they colonized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laurent Valère 
B)  Eduard Douwes Dekker 
C)  the East India Company 
D)  David Livingstone 
E)  Albert Sarraut 
A)  Laurent Valère 
B)  Eduard Douwes Dekker 
C)  the East India Company 
D)  David Livingstone 
E)  Albert Sarraut

Question 3

The individual who said that "My ruling purpose is the extension of the British empire throughout the world" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Queen Victoria. 
B)  General Gordon 
C)  David Livingstone. 
D)  Cecil Rhodes 
E)  Rudyard Kipling. 
A)  Queen Victoria. 
B)  General Gordon 
C)  David Livingstone. 
D)  Cecil Rhodes 
E)  Rudyard Kipling.

Question 4

Which country adopted the terms assimilation and association as ways to deal with colonial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Belgium 
D)  Holland 
E)  Germany 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Belgium 
D)  Holland 
E)  Germany

Question 5

David Livingstone

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first European to climb Mount Ararat. 
B)  personally put an end to the Zanzibar slave market with his "Green Band Army." 
C)  obtained great fame from his African missionary and anti-slavery work. 
D)  discovered the source of the Nile. 
E)  constructed an Anglican cathedral on the former site of the Zanzibar slave market. 
A)  was the first European to climb Mount Ararat. 
B)  personally put an end to the Zanzibar slave market with his "Green Band Army." 
C)  obtained great fame from his African missionary and anti-slavery work. 
D)  discovered the source of the Nile. 
E)  constructed an Anglican cathedral on the former site of the Zanzibar slave market.

Question 6

In the second half of the nineteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control. 
B)  British General Charles Gordon restored Egyptian rule in Sudan with his Sikh-Gurkha army. 
C)  Tunisia came under the total domination of Berber rebels. 
D)  the Turks took control of Tripoli from the Italians. 
E)  France occupied the island of Taiwan. 
A)  a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control. 
B)  British General Charles Gordon restored Egyptian rule in Sudan with his Sikh-Gurkha army. 
C)  Tunisia came under the total domination of Berber rebels. 
D)  the Turks took control of Tripoli from the Italians. 
E)  France occupied the island of Taiwan.

Question 7

Thailand's ability to escape imperialism was the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  a concerted strategy of political and economic reform. 
B)  being the only predominantly Christian country in its region. 
C)  being used as a buffer state between other colonial territories. 
D)  a long tradition of fierce resistance to outside threats. 
E)  its remote location and mountainous terrain. 
A)  a concerted strategy of political and economic reform. 
B)  being the only predominantly Christian country in its region. 
C)  being used as a buffer state between other colonial territories. 
D)  a long tradition of fierce resistance to outside threats. 
E)  its remote location and mountainous terrain.

Question 8

The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  the traditional hostility between Muslims and the Buddhist majority. 
B)  British tax policies in India. 
C)  British racial policies in India. 
D)  the use of animal fat and lard in new rifle cartridges used by the sepoy troops, which upset both Hindu and Muslim soldiers. 
E)  friction between the sepoy troops and their Mongol and European commanders. 
A)  the traditional hostility between Muslims and the Buddhist majority. 
B)  British tax policies in India. 
C)  British racial policies in India. 
D)  the use of animal fat and lard in new rifle cartridges used by the sepoy troops, which upset both Hindu and Muslim soldiers. 
E)  friction between the sepoy troops and their Mongol and European commanders.

Question 9

In general, the British preferred direct rule, while the French usually implemented indirect rule in their African colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Before colonialism, most societies in Africa and Asia were organized around religious beliefs or ethnic loyalties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the stated goal of indirect rule in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prevent the potential of rebellions as was seen in Southeast Asia. 
B)  To limit the cost of setting up colonial rule. 
C)  To appease the educated class of Africans. 
D)  To preserve African political traditions. 
E)  To begin a collaborative system with native Africans. 
A)  To prevent the potential of rebellions as was seen in Southeast Asia. 
B)  To limit the cost of setting up colonial rule. 
C)  To appease the educated class of Africans. 
D)  To preserve African political traditions. 
E)  To begin a collaborative system with native Africans.

Question 12

The slave trade

Accepted Answer

A)  revived again in the early 1800s. 
B)  was ended in France in 1803. 
C)  led Britain to establish settlements in Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast on which to settle freed slaves. 
D)  continued to be strong even after the United States, Cuba, and Brazil abolished it. 
E)  was never a major factor in East Asia. 
A)  revived again in the early 1800s. 
B)  was ended in France in 1803. 
C)  led Britain to establish settlements in Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast on which to settle freed slaves. 
D)  continued to be strong even after the United States, Cuba, and Brazil abolished it. 
E)  was never a major factor in East Asia.

Question 13

Which statement about nineteenth-century Western expansion in Southeast Asia is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British established their control over Burma. 
B)  Burma retained its independence. 
C)  The French forcibly created their Indochinese Union. 
D)  Thailand remained independent, as a result of mutual British and French interests. 
E)  The Philippines became an American spoil of war with Spain, in spite of efforts by local insurgents to change that outcome. 
A)  The British established their control over Burma. 
B)  Burma retained its independence. 
C)  The French forcibly created their Indochinese Union. 
D)  Thailand remained independent, as a result of mutual British and French interests. 
E)  The Philippines became an American spoil of war with Spain, in spite of efforts by local insurgents to change that outcome.

Question 14

To prevent the possible collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the British and the French

Accepted Answer

A)  declared war on Russia. 
B)  recognized Muhammad Ali as hereditary pasha of Egypt. 
C)  seized control of the Egyptian government. 
D)  orchestrated local Berber revolution to establish a pro-European local rule. 
E)  enacted economic sanctions on any country that would not respect an Egyptian embargo. 
A)  declared war on Russia. 
B)  recognized Muhammad Ali as hereditary pasha of Egypt. 
C)  seized control of the Egyptian government. 
D)  orchestrated local Berber revolution to establish a pro-European local rule. 
E)  enacted economic sanctions on any country that would not respect an Egyptian embargo.

Question 15

The idea to preserve local African culture and traditions under colonial administration is associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  British. 
B)  French. 
C)  Belgians. 
D)  Dutch. 
E)  Germans. 
A)  British. 
B)  French. 
C)  Belgians. 
D)  Dutch. 
E)  Germans.

Question 16

Within the context of Western economic expansion into the regions of Africa and Asia during the nineteenth century, the term imperialism means the forceful appropriation of all except

Accepted Answer

A)  people to buy manufactured goods. 
B)  low-priced raw materials with which to manufacture goods. 
C)  advantageous opportunities in which to make highly profitable financial investments. 
D)  African and Asia cultural norms to take the place of traditional European ones. 
E)  areas for investments in European-based construction companies. 
A)  people to buy manufactured goods. 
B)  low-priced raw materials with which to manufacture goods. 
C)  advantageous opportunities in which to make highly profitable financial investments. 
D)  African and Asia cultural norms to take the place of traditional European ones. 
E)  areas for investments in European-based construction companies.

Question 17

The term 'neo-colonialism' refers to European colonial tactics after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

What was not a reform imparted by the British colonial system in India?

Who described colonialism as a redistribution of wealth that would result in a better life for the colonizers and those they colonized?

The individual who said that "My ruling purpose is the extension of the British empire throughout the world" was

Which country adopted the terms assimilation and association as ways to deal with colonial societies?

David Livingstone

In the second half of the nineteenth century

Thailand's ability to escape imperialism was the result of

The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by

In general, the British preferred direct rule, while the French usually implemented indirect rule in their African colonies.

Before colonialism, most societies in Africa and Asia were organized around religious beliefs or ethnic loyalties.

What was the stated goal of indirect rule in Africa?

The slave trade

Which statement about nineteenth-century Western expansion in Southeast Asia is FALSE?

To prevent the possible collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the British and the French

The idea to preserve local African culture and traditions under colonial administration is associated with the

Within the context of Western economic expansion into the regions of Africa and Asia during the nineteenth century, the term imperialism means the forceful appropriation of all except

The term 'neo-colonialism' refers to European colonial tactics after World War II.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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