Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-the "three C's"

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The "three C's" is a term that can refer

Question 2

Quinine was used by Europeans to provide partial immunity from

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A)  sleeping sickness. 
B)  diphtheria. 
C)  scurvy. 
D)  cholera. 
E)  malaria. 
A)  sleeping sickness. 
B)  diphtheria. 
C)  scurvy. 
D)  cholera. 
E)  malaria.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-nuoc mam

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Nuoc mam is a traditional Vietnamese con

Question 4

The Boers were predominantly of what ethnic background?

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

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-King Leopold II of Belgium

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King Leopold II of Belgium was the secon

Question 6

"Western imperialism was an inevitable consequence of the West's Scientific and Industrial Revolutions." Discuss,pro and con.

Accepted Answer

Pro: Western imperialism was indeed a co

Question 7

"The Sepoy Rebellion was the major turning point in modern Indian history." Discuss,pro and con.

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Pro: The Sepoy Rebellion, also known as

Question 8

British colonial policies

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A)  were based on assimilation, or direct rule, in Nigeria. 
B)  included the policy of assimilation in Singapore, India, and Nigeria. 
C)  opposed the use of concentration camps to eliminate guerrilla resistance in the Boer War. 
D)  helped to end the slave trade in Africa and thuggee and sati in India. 
E)  gave the English language parity with French in the massive public school system established by the French in Vietnam. 
A)  were based on assimilation, or direct rule, in Nigeria. 
B)  included the policy of assimilation in Singapore, India, and Nigeria. 
C)  opposed the use of concentration camps to eliminate guerrilla resistance in the Boer War. 
D)  helped to end the slave trade in Africa and thuggee and sati in India. 
E)  gave the English language parity with French in the massive public school system established by the French in Vietnam.

Question 9

Peasant revolts against the encroaching plantation agriculture were not uncommon in European colonies in Asia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In southern Africa during the 1800s,

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A)  the French established an impregnable fortress at Zanzibar. 
B)  Belgian troops were driven out of the Cape area after they had tried to conquer the Boers. 
C)  the racially tolerant Boers were able to organize a biracial, intertribal force which successfully resisted the British army for three years. 
D)  the British were more sympathetic to the rights of the local population than were the Boers. 
E)  the Boer commander, General Shaka, proved to be an effective political and military leader. 
A)  the French established an impregnable fortress at Zanzibar. 
B)  Belgian troops were driven out of the Cape area after they had tried to conquer the Boers. 
C)  the racially tolerant Boers were able to organize a biracial, intertribal force which successfully resisted the British army for three years. 
D)  the British were more sympathetic to the rights of the local population than were the Boers. 
E)  the Boer commander, General Shaka, proved to be an effective political and military leader.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-"high colonialism"

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High colonialism, also known as "high im

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-E.M.Forster

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E. M. Forster, whose full name is Edward

Question 13

All of the following are correct about the slave trade except it

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A)  was in decline by the early 1800s. 
B)  was ended in Denmark in 1803. 
C)  led Britain to establish settlements in Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast on which to settle freed slaves. 
D)  essentially ended when the slave trade in the United States, Cuba, and Brazil was abolished. 
E)  revived in East Asia because of the opium trade. 
A)  was in decline by the early 1800s. 
B)  was ended in Denmark in 1803. 
C)  led Britain to establish settlements in Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast on which to settle freed slaves. 
D)  essentially ended when the slave trade in the United States, Cuba, and Brazil was abolished. 
E)  revived in East Asia because of the opium trade.

Question 14

The upper Nile was the area of two major confrontations in the late 1800s between the British and the

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A)  French at Cairo and the Italians at Fashoda. 
B)  Mahdi at Khartoum and the French at Fashoda. 
C)  Italians at Alexandria and the Turks at Cairo. 
D)  Turks at Crete and the Germans at Khartoum. 
E)  Boers at Giza and the French at Fashoda. 
A)  French at Cairo and the Italians at Fashoda. 
B)  Mahdi at Khartoum and the French at Fashoda. 
C)  Italians at Alexandria and the Turks at Cairo. 
D)  Turks at Crete and the Germans at Khartoum. 
E)  Boers at Giza and the French at Fashoda.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Basutoland,Bechuanaland,and Swaziland

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Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Swaziland

Question 16

Which of the following pairs,naming the European power and its African holding,is not correct?

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A)  Germany - Congo 
B)  Italy - Libya 
C)  Belgium - Congo 
D)  France - Madagascar 
E)  Britain - Gold Coast 
A)  Germany - Congo 
B)  Italy - Libya 
C)  Belgium - Congo 
D)  France - Madagascar 
E)  Britain - Gold Coast

Question 17

In the second half of the nineteenth century,

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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 18

Compare and contrast British and French imperialism as to governing philosophies,impact upon the colonial populations,and imperial successes,however measured.

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British and French imperialism both had

Question 19

What types of administrative systems did the various colonial powers establish in their colonies,and how did these systems reflect the general philosophy of colonialism? How,and why,did the policies of European imperialists in West Africa and Southeast Asia differ? To what degree did economic motives explain these differences,and why?

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The various colonial powers established

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Berlin Conference,1884

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The Berlin Conference of 1884, also know

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

Identify the following terms. -the "three C's"

Quinine was used by Europeans to provide partial immunity from

Identify the following terms. -nuoc mam

The Boers were predominantly of what ethnic background?

Identify the following terms. -King Leopold II of Belgium

"Western imperialism was an inevitable consequence of the West's Scientific and Industrial Revolutions." Discuss,pro and con.

"The Sepoy Rebellion was the major turning point in modern Indian history." Discuss,pro and con.

British colonial policies

Peasant revolts against the encroaching plantation agriculture were not uncommon in European colonies in Asia.

In southern Africa during the 1800s,

Identify the following terms. -"high colonialism"

Identify the following terms. -E.M.Forster

All of the following are correct about the slave trade except it

The upper Nile was the area of two major confrontations in the late 1800s between the British and the

Identify the following terms. -Basutoland,Bechuanaland,and Swaziland

Which of the following pairs,naming the European power and its African holding,is not correct?

In the second half of the nineteenth century,

Compare and contrast British and French imperialism as to governing philosophies,impact upon the colonial populations,and imperial successes,however measured.

Identify the following terms. -Berlin Conference,1884

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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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