Question 1

Russia's greatest expansion was in what region of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siberia 
B)  China 
C)  Turkistan 
D)  The Caucasus 
E)  The Black Sea 
A)  Siberia 
B)  China 
C)  Turkistan 
D)  The Caucasus 
E)  The Black Sea

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-David Livingstone

Accepted Answer

Scottish missionary,

Question 3

What was exported from Western Europe to the colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  guano 
B)  rubber 
C)  palm oil 
D)  copper 
E)  cloth 
A)  guano 
B)  rubber 
C)  palm oil 
D)  copper 
E)  cloth

Question 4

The African National Congress was comprised of European overlords determining imperial policy in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

British colonial power in India was extremely organized and detailed in planning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the most significant native rebellions against European imperialism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Russo-Japanese Wa

Question 7

American justification of expansion within the continental United States was termed what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manifest destiny 
B)  Western hegemony 
C)  Americanism 
D)  National Imperative 
E)  Domestic imperialism 
A)  Manifest destiny 
B)  Western hegemony 
C)  Americanism 
D)  National Imperative 
E)  Domestic imperialism

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-subcontinent

Accepted Answer

British India, including prese

Question 9

How many large-scale European settler colonies were there in nineteenth-century Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Five 
D)  Seven 
E)  Ten 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Five 
D)  Seven 
E)  Ten

Question 10

Discuss the role of gender in British India.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Students should refle

Question 11

The foothold that France gained in Indochina was started by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  local rulers protesting the French monopolization of the European trade 
B)  Napoleon III's intervention after the rejection of French missionaries 
C)  French commercial interests in silk 
D)  protests against French education systems imposed on native children 
E)  None of these. 
A)  local rulers protesting the French monopolization of the European trade 
B)  Napoleon III's intervention after the rejection of French missionaries 
C)  French commercial interests in silk 
D)  protests against French education systems imposed on native children 
E)  None of these.

Question 12

Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness romanticized colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Representatives of all the following countries attended the Berlin Conference except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  The Ottoman Empire 
C)  France 
D)  Austria-Hungary 
E)  Congo 
A)  The United States 
B)  The Ottoman Empire 
C)  France 
D)  Austria-Hungary 
E)  Congo

Question 14

What were the major tenets of Cecil Rhodes' "Confession of Faith?"

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In summary, the confe

Question 15

Why did the weakening of the Ottoman empire pose a diplomatic challenge for Europe?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Several aspects of th

Question 16

Which of the following was not a motivation for imperial expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extension of political authority 
B)  Economic benefits from obtaining raw goods for manufacturing 
C)  Nationalist competition among the states of Europe 
D)  Religious enthusiasm 
E)  Extension of democratic principles 
A)  Extension of political authority 
B)  Economic benefits from obtaining raw goods for manufacturing 
C)  Nationalist competition among the states of Europe 
D)  Religious enthusiasm 
E)  Extension of democratic principles

Question 17

Why did Bismarck call the Berlin Conference in 1884, and what were its ultimate consequences?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Concerned over the "s

Question 18

What was exported from the colonies to Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cotton 
B)  Soap 
C)  Cloth 
D)  Locomotives 
E)  Locomotive rails 
A)  Cotton 
B)  Soap 
C)  Cloth 
D)  Locomotives 
E)  Locomotive rails

Question 19

The concept of European cultural supremacy is termed ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  paternalism 
C)  elitism 
D)  ethnocentrism 
E)  None of these. 
A)  racism 
B)  paternalism 
C)  elitism 
D)  ethnocentrism 
E)  None of these.

Question 20

The largest European threat to the Ottoman Empire came from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Germany 
D)  Austria-Hungary 
E)  France 
A)  Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Germany 
D)  Austria-Hungary 
E)  France

Exam 24: The Age of Imperialism

Russia's greatest expansion was in what region of the world?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -David Livingstone

What was exported from Western Europe to the colonies?

The African National Congress was comprised of European overlords determining imperial policy in Africa.

British colonial power in India was extremely organized and detailed in planning.

Discuss the most significant native rebellions against European imperialism.

American justification of expansion within the continental United States was termed what?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -subcontinent

How many large-scale European settler colonies were there in nineteenth-century Africa?

Discuss the role of gender in British India.

The foothold that France gained in Indochina was started by ______________.

Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness romanticized colonialism.

Representatives of all the following countries attended the Berlin Conference except ______________.

What were the major tenets of Cecil Rhodes' "Confession of Faith?"

Why did the weakening of the Ottoman empire pose a diplomatic challenge for Europe?

Which of the following was not a motivation for imperial expansion?

Why did Bismarck call the Berlin Conference in 1884, and what were its ultimate consequences?

What was exported from the colonies to Western Europe?

The concept of European cultural supremacy is termed ______________.

The largest European threat to the Ottoman Empire came from ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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