Question 1

Muhammad Ali

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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 2

Identify the following terms.
-Shaka and the Zulus

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Shaka and the Zulus refer to a significa

Question 3

In the nineteenth century,imperialism

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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 4

The fundamental weakness of colonialism is that it was ultimately based on the self-interest of the citizens of the colonial powers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In terms of resistance to imperial control,it can be accurately said that

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A)  traditional resistance movements successfully challenged European colonial regimes only in Liberia and Singapore, where they expelled the imperialist forces in 1887. 
B)  traditional resistance movements actually never used violence against colonial regimes. 
C)  some traditional resistance movements had significant religious dimensions, such as the revolts under the Mahdi in the Sudan and under Saya San in Burma. 
D)  nationalist movements became powerful only in the Shaka uprising led by the Brahma Samaj. 
E)  only the French, in Senegal and Laos, fully assimilated all of the local populations and made them truly "overseas French." 
A)  traditional resistance movements successfully challenged European colonial regimes only in Liberia and Singapore, where they expelled the imperialist forces in 1887. 
B)  traditional resistance movements actually never used violence against colonial regimes. 
C)  some traditional resistance movements had significant religious dimensions, such as the revolts under the Mahdi in the Sudan and under Saya San in Burma. 
D)  nationalist movements became powerful only in the Shaka uprising led by the Brahma Samaj. 
E)  only the French, in Senegal and Laos, fully assimilated all of the local populations and made them truly "overseas French."

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Orange Free State and South African Republic/Transvaal

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The Orange Free State and the South Afri

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-"might makes right"

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The phrase "might makes right" is an exp

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-social Darwinism

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-social Darwinism...

Question 10

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

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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 11

The Can Vuong was an indigenous resistance effort to colonialism organized in this country:.

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A)  Senegal. 
B)  Burma. 
C)  Cambodia. 
D)  Vietnam. 
E)  Morocco. 
A)  Senegal. 
B)  Burma. 
C)  Cambodia. 
D)  Vietnam. 
E)  Morocco.

Question 12

In the nineteenth century,"legitimate trade" unfortunately still included the African slave trade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following can be said to be a benefit of colonialism in Southeast Asia?

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A)  The creation of high-wage manufacturing centers. 
B)  Economic exploitation of native workers. 
C)  The beginnings of a modern economic infrastructure. 
D)  The creation of universal peasant landownership. 
E)  The bringing of Christianity to the heathen pagans. 
A)  The creation of high-wage manufacturing centers. 
B)  Economic exploitation of native workers. 
C)  The beginnings of a modern economic infrastructure. 
D)  The creation of universal peasant landownership. 
E)  The bringing of Christianity to the heathen pagans.

Question 14

Which of the following cities became a major colonial manufacturing center?

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A)  Luxor 
B)  Timbuktu 
C)  Ulan Bator 
D)  Batavia 
E)  Chittenango 
A)  Luxor 
B)  Timbuktu 
C)  Ulan Bator 
D)  Batavia 
E)  Chittenango

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Can Vuong

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Can Vuong is not a widely recognized ter

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-the "raj"

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The term "Raj" is a word of Indian origi

Question 17

By 1900,the seizure of what region was included in the Indochinese Union?

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A)  Algeria 
B)  Thailand 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  the Sumatra archipelago 
E)  Burma 
A)  Algeria 
B)  Thailand 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  the Sumatra archipelago 
E)  Burma

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-"shanghaied"

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The term "shanghaied" refers to the prac

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-the Mahdi and Charles "Chinese" Gordon

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The Mahdi and Charles "Chinese" Gordon a

Question 20

The introduction of British textiles into India severely damaged the local textile industry in Bengal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

Muhammad Ali

Identify the following terms. -Shaka and the Zulus

In the nineteenth century,imperialism

The fundamental weakness of colonialism is that it was ultimately based on the self-interest of the citizens of the colonial powers.

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

In terms of resistance to imperial control,it can be accurately said that

Identify the following terms. -Orange Free State and South African Republic/Transvaal

Identify the following terms. -"might makes right"

Identify the following terms. -social Darwinism

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

The Can Vuong was an indigenous resistance effort to colonialism organized in this country:.

In the nineteenth century,"legitimate trade" unfortunately still included the African slave trade.

Which of the following can be said to be a benefit of colonialism in Southeast Asia?

Which of the following cities became a major colonial manufacturing center?

Identify the following terms. -Can Vuong

Identify the following terms. -the "raj"

By 1900,the seizure of what region was included in the Indochinese Union?

Identify the following terms. -"shanghaied"

Identify the following terms. -the Mahdi and Charles "Chinese" Gordon

The introduction of British textiles into India severely damaged the local textile industry in Bengal.

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