Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
slave trade vs. "legitimate trade"

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Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

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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 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Orange Free State and South African Republic/Transvaal

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Orange Free...

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Boer War

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Boer War...

Question 6

The Great Trek

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A)  was ordered by the French government. 
B)  took place before the Boers encountered the Zulus. 
C)  was a Zulu march led by their ruler named Shaka. 
D)  was the northeastward advance of the Boers after the British take-over of the Cape Colony. 
E)  took place as a result of Khoisan and Bantu military clashes. 
A)  was ordered by the French government. 
B)  took place before the Boers encountered the Zulus. 
C)  was a Zulu march led by their ruler named Shaka. 
D)  was the northeastward advance of the Boers after the British take-over of the Cape Colony. 
E)  took place as a result of Khoisan and Bantu military clashes.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Swaziland

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Basutoland, Bechuanaland,...

Question 8

The European "missionary factor" that contributed to efforts to conquer the peoples of Africa was

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A)  based on Social Darwinism and the "white man's burden". 
B)  largely unsuccessful. 
C)  completely separate from goals of economic development in the region. 
D)  funded entirely by Cecil Rhodes and other titans of empire. 
E)  supported by the African people themselves. 
A)  based on Social Darwinism and the "white man's burden". 
B)  largely unsuccessful. 
C)  completely separate from goals of economic development in the region. 
D)  funded entirely by Cecil Rhodes and other titans of empire. 
E)  supported by the African people themselves.

Question 9

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the "scramble for Africa"

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the "scramble...

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"missionary factor"

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"missionary factor"...

Question 12

Thailand

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A)  was the only country in southwest Asia to avoid a takeover by the German Empire. 
B)  was the only predominantly Christian country in its region. 
C)  was able to remain independent because France and Britain preferred that it remain so in order to serve as a buffer between their colonial territories. 
D)  had its province of Burma seized by the British in 1894. 
E)  was occupied for a long period of time by Britain, much to France's disgust and anger. 
A)  was the only country in southwest Asia to avoid a takeover by the German Empire. 
B)  was the only predominantly Christian country in its region. 
C)  was able to remain independent because France and Britain preferred that it remain so in order to serve as a buffer between their colonial territories. 
D)  had its province of Burma seized by the British in 1894. 
E)  was occupied for a long period of time by Britain, much to France's disgust and anger.

Question 13

The Philippine guerrilla leader who failed to thwart the United States conquest was

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A)  Antonio Celino. 
B)  Antonio Barbosa. 
C)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
D)  Ferdinand Marcos. 
E)  Mongkut Chulalongkorn. 
A)  Antonio Celino. 
B)  Antonio Barbosa. 
C)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
D)  Ferdinand Marcos. 
E)  Mongkut Chulalongkorn.

Question 14

What does the text mean when it says, "modern nationalism, then, was a product of colonialism and, in a sense, a reaction to it"?

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The text suggests that modern nationalis

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
new imperialism

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New Imperialism refers to the period of

Question 16

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 17

What might be considered 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 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
raj

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The term "Raj" can refer to several conc

Question 19

The term 'neocolonialism' refers to European colonial tactics

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A)  after the 16th century. 
B)  in all parts of the world except Africa. 
C)  after the abolition of the slave trade. 
D)  in Africa only. 
E)  after former European colonies were replaced by independent nation-states. 
A)  after the 16th century. 
B)  in all parts of the world except Africa. 
C)  after the abolition of the slave trade. 
D)  in Africa only. 
E)  after former European colonies were replaced by independent nation-states.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Boers/Afrikaners

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Boers/Afrikaners...

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). slave trade vs. "legitimate trade"

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

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Orange Free State and South African Republic/Transvaal

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Boer War

The Great Trek

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Swaziland

The European "missionary factor" that contributed to efforts to conquer the peoples of Africa was

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the "scramble for Africa"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "missionary factor"

Thailand

The Philippine guerrilla leader who failed to thwart the United States conquest was

What does the text mean when it says, "modern nationalism, then, was a product of colonialism and, in a sense, a reaction to it"?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). new imperialism

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

What might be considered a benefit of colonialism in Southeast Asia?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). raj

The term 'neocolonialism' refers to European colonial tactics

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Boers/Afrikaners

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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