Question 1

England's colonization of Egypt was largely in response to threats of European colonial invasions by the French in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Congo 
B)  Somalia 
C)  Tunisia 
D)  Libya 
E)  Tanzania 
A)  the Congo 
B)  Somalia 
C)  Tunisia 
D)  Libya 
E)  Tanzania

Question 2

What was the goal of the Indian National Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  To gain a seat in British Parliament 
B)  To expel British businesses and missionaries 
C)  To end British colonial rule in India 
D)  To petition for Home Rule 
E)  All of these. 
A)  To gain a seat in British Parliament 
B)  To expel British businesses and missionaries 
C)  To end British colonial rule in India 
D)  To petition for Home Rule 
E)  All of these.

Question 3

Which country directly benefitted from unequal treaties with China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  Germany 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Japan 
B)  Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  Germany 
E)  All of these.

Question 4

Who were the Boers?

Accepted Answer

A)  German settler colonies in Southwest Africa 
B)  Dutch farmers who moved to avoid English rule 
C)  British industrialists who established mining camps 
D)  French missionaries in South Africa 
E)  Belgian administrative staff at rubber colonies in the Congo 
A)  German settler colonies in Southwest Africa 
B)  Dutch farmers who moved to avoid English rule 
C)  British industrialists who established mining camps 
D)  French missionaries in South Africa 
E)  Belgian administrative staff at rubber colonies in the Congo

Question 5

French settler colonies in Africa were established in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  South Africa 
C)  The Congo 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Nigeria 
A)  Egypt 
B)  South Africa 
C)  The Congo 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Nigeria

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Sepoy Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Revolt of Indian soldiers (sep

Question 7

Why did Britain consider India the most important of its colonies?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Britain referred to I

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Deindustrialization

Accepted Answer

Process of reducing the level

Question 9

The British claim for their intentions in India included all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a market economy 
B)  instilling order and efficiency 
C)  teaching individual self-development 
D)  converting the Indians to Christianity 
E)  introducing culture and hygiene 
A)  creating a market economy 
B)  instilling order and efficiency 
C)  teaching individual self-development 
D)  converting the Indians to Christianity 
E)  introducing culture and hygiene

Question 10

Compare French colonialism in Indochina with that of North Africa. What differences were there in management, interest, and economic benefits? What was accomplished by the French presence in Asia?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The French presence i

Question 11

Arab Nationalism emphasized what ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-Zionism 
B)  Fostering an Arab identity based on linguistic commonality 
C)  Fostering an Arab identity based on adherence to Islam 
D)  Rejection of all Turkish culture 
E)  Creating a home state of Arabia centered around historic Mecca 
A)  Anti-Zionism 
B)  Fostering an Arab identity based on linguistic commonality 
C)  Fostering an Arab identity based on adherence to Islam 
D)  Rejection of all Turkish culture 
E)  Creating a home state of Arabia centered around historic Mecca

Question 12

Which European nation did not participate in the partitioning of Africa?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Turkmenistan was the division in the "spheres of influence" between British and Russian colonial holdings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Jadidism meant what?

Accepted Answer

A)  An artistic movement bringing exotic cultures to mass society 
B)  A religious movement in Central Asia to convert Muslims to Russian Orthodoxy 
C)  A social movement to reconcile Islam with modern society 
D)  A sociocultural movement within Central Asia to reject foreign influences 
E)  Teaching schools in Turkestan that emphasized Persian and Arabic 
A)  An artistic movement bringing exotic cultures to mass society 
B)  A religious movement in Central Asia to convert Muslims to Russian Orthodoxy 
C)  A social movement to reconcile Islam with modern society 
D)  A sociocultural movement within Central Asia to reject foreign influences 
E)  Teaching schools in Turkestan that emphasized Persian and Arabic

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Cecil Rhodes

Accepted Answer

British businessman and coloni

Question 16

Compare and contrast Hobson's and Lenin's views on the effects of capitalism and imperialism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Hobson studied the ef

Question 17

Compare and contrast European imperialism in French North Africa and the Belgian Congo, in light of each the home country's political, economic, and cultural life.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. There was a vast diff

Question 18

Which modern country was not part of Indochina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cambodia 
B)  Burma 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Laos 
E)  All of these were part of Indochina. 
A)  Cambodia 
B)  Burma 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Laos 
E)  All of these were part of Indochina.

Question 19

Which of the following was one of the greatest threats to European expansion in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native insurrection 
B)  Lack of infrastructure 
C)  Malaria 
D)  Inhospitable tropical climates 
E)  Incompatible food supplies 
A)  Native insurrection 
B)  Lack of infrastructure 
C)  Malaria 
D)  Inhospitable tropical climates 
E)  Incompatible food supplies

Question 20

The Russo-Japanese War resulted in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the loss of Russian presence on the Korean Peninsula 
B)  the start of the Revolution of 1905 
C)  the destruction of the Russian navy 
D)  worry that the Meiji Restoration was too successful 
E)  All of these. 
A)  the loss of Russian presence on the Korean Peninsula 
B)  the start of the Revolution of 1905 
C)  the destruction of the Russian navy 
D)  worry that the Meiji Restoration was too successful 
E)  All of these.

Exam 24: The Age of Imperialism

England's colonization of Egypt was largely in response to threats of European colonial invasions by the French in ______________.

What was the goal of the Indian National Congress?

Which country directly benefitted from unequal treaties with China?

Who were the Boers?

French settler colonies in Africa were established in which area?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Sepoy Rebellion

Why did Britain consider India the most important of its colonies?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Deindustrialization

The British claim for their intentions in India included all of the following except ______________.

Compare French colonialism in Indochina with that of North Africa. What differences were there in management, interest, and economic benefits? What was accomplished by the French presence in Asia?

Arab Nationalism emphasized what ideas?

Which European nation did not participate in the partitioning of Africa?

Turkmenistan was the division in the "spheres of influence" between British and Russian colonial holdings.

Jadidism meant what?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Cecil Rhodes

Compare and contrast Hobson's and Lenin's views on the effects of capitalism and imperialism.

Compare and contrast European imperialism in French North Africa and the Belgian Congo, in light of each the home country's political, economic, and cultural life.

Which modern country was not part of Indochina?

Which of the following was one of the greatest threats to European expansion in Africa?

The Russo-Japanese War resulted in ______________.

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