Question 1

How did West Africans react to the end of the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

African reaction was gradual, as was the

Question 2

The underlying goal of most British imperialism between 1792 and 1870 was to

Accepted Answer

A) territory. 
B) trad. 
C) war. 
D) science. 
E) settlement. 
A) territory. 
B) trad. 
C) war. 
D) science. 
E) settlement.

Question 3

The "Bombay Presidency" was

Accepted Answer

A) a British puppet government with a local Bombay nawab named as the legitimate leader. 
B) a temporary rebellion centered in Bombay and carried out by supporters of Tipu Sultan. 
C) territory taken over in 1818 by the East India Company. 
D) the stronghold of resistance against the British by the Maratha Confederation. 
E) the last territory held by the Mughal Empire. 
A) a British puppet government with a local Bombay nawab named as the legitimate leader. 
B) a temporary rebellion centered in Bombay and carried out by supporters of Tipu Sultan. 
C) territory taken over in 1818 by the East India Company. 
D) the stronghold of resistance against the British by the Maratha Confederation. 
E) the last territory held by the Mughal Empire.

Question 4

Who created the Zulu kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Muhammad Ali 
B) Cetshwayo 
C) Shaka 
D) Cecil Rhodes 
E) Usuman dan Fodio 
A) Muhammad Ali 
B) Cetshwayo 
C) Shaka 
D) Cecil Rhodes 
E) Usuman dan Fodio

Question 5

Deaths in the "Black Hole of Calcutta" led the East India Company to depose the nawab of what Indian region?

Accepted Answer

A) Bengal 
B) Goa. 
C) Mughal 
D) Mysore 
E) Kashmir 
A) Bengal 
B) Goa. 
C) Mughal 
D) Mysore 
E) Kashmir

Question 6

The life of what former slave demonstrated how radically the social structure of the coastal trading communities was altered by palm-oil exports

Accepted Answer

A) Shaka. 
B) Jaja. 
C) Samuel Adjai Crowther. 
D) James Africanus Horton. 
E) Emma White. 
A) Shaka. 
B) Jaja. 
C) Samuel Adjai Crowther. 
D) James Africanus Horton. 
E) Emma White.

Question 7

One of the critical features for Britain's control of India at the local level was with the use of Muslim princes called

Accepted Answer

A) nawabs. 
B) sepoys. 
C) client patron relations. 
D) company men. 
E) rajput royalty. 
A) nawabs. 
B) sepoys. 
C) client patron relations. 
D) company men. 
E) rajput royalty.

Question 8

Fragmentation made it easier for the British to establish themselves in India. The power of India was divided by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Iranian forces 
B) the Maratha Confederation 
C) Nawabs 
D) European forces 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Iranian forces 
B) the Maratha Confederation 
C) Nawabs 
D) European forces 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

The kingdoms of Lesotho and Swazi were created by attracting refugees

Accepted Answer

A) to labor camps to benefit the British. 
B) to protect their peoples from the Dutch. 
C) to strongholds in the southern African mountains. 
D) originally as "paper" states that did not exist. 
E) to fight the Europeans. 
A) to labor camps to benefit the British. 
B) to protect their peoples from the Dutch. 
C) to strongholds in the southern African mountains. 
D) originally as "paper" states that did not exist. 
E) to fight the Europeans.

Question 10

The British invoked "tradition" in India to

Accepted Answer

A) enhance and benefit their supporters in British-ruled India. 
B) endow religious leaders with power to maintain control over the population. 
C) enforce the image of Britain's monarchy and wealth. 
D) provide a justification to keep control over the population in the absence of a regular, established colonial policy. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) enhance and benefit their supporters in British-ruled India. 
B) endow religious leaders with power to maintain control over the population. 
C) enforce the image of Britain's monarchy and wealth. 
D) provide a justification to keep control over the population in the absence of a regular, established colonial policy. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following did not help spark the Revolution of 1857?

Accepted Answer

A) recruiting Sikhs into the British army 
B) greasing ammunition cartridges with animal fat 
C) requiring recruits to be available for overseas deployment 
D) forcing different classes to ride the same railroad lines 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) recruiting Sikhs into the British army 
B) greasing ammunition cartridges with animal fat 
C) requiring recruits to be available for overseas deployment 
D) forcing different classes to ride the same railroad lines 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

Most indentured servants left their homes because they

Accepted Answer

A) were sold by their parents. 
B) hoped to better their economic and social position. 
C) were pressured by their governments to leave. 
D) were tricked and did not know where they were going. 
E) wanted religious freedom. 
A) were sold by their parents. 
B) hoped to better their economic and social position. 
C) were pressured by their governments to leave. 
D) were tricked and did not know where they were going. 
E) wanted religious freedom.

Question 13

Which of the following was not one of Ismail's modernization projects in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A) Suez Canal 
B) Postal service 
C) Railroads 
D) Irrigation canals 
E) Aswan Dam 
A) Suez Canal 
B) Postal service 
C) Railroads 
D) Irrigation canals 
E) Aswan Dam

Question 14

Although the East India Company was founded in 1600, the British gradually colonized India by

Accepted Answer

A) defeating the French and picking apart the decaying Mughal Empire. 
B) making alliances with Persian traders to establish trading posts. 
C) enslaving Indians on sugar plantations. 
D) paying the Dutch enormous amounts of money to abandon their Indian economic interests and trade only in Java. 
E) getting the population addicted to opium. 
A) defeating the French and picking apart the decaying Mughal Empire. 
B) making alliances with Persian traders to establish trading posts. 
C) enslaving Indians on sugar plantations. 
D) paying the Dutch enormous amounts of money to abandon their Indian economic interests and trade only in Java. 
E) getting the population addicted to opium.

Question 15

Cape Colony was initially important to the British because it

Accepted Answer

A) was Britain's first foothold in Africa. 
B) had great mineral wealth. 
C) was a strategic supply station for the lengthy India route. 
D) showed that the French could be defeated overseas. 
E) was Britain's source for rubber. 
A) was Britain's first foothold in Africa. 
B) had great mineral wealth. 
C) was a strategic supply station for the lengthy India route. 
D) showed that the French could be defeated overseas. 
E) was Britain's source for rubber.

Question 16

The most successful export from West Africa after British abolition of slavery was

Accepted Answer

A) palm oil. 
B) gold. 
C) ivory. 
D) lumber. 
E) illicit slaves. 
A) palm oil. 
B) gold. 
C) ivory. 
D) lumber. 
E) illicit slaves.

Question 17

A significant difference in Ethiopian identification compared to other African nations was:

Accepted Answer

A) It was predominantly Christian. 
B) It was predominantly Muslim since the seventh century CE. 
C) It followed indigenous religious practices but remained tolerant of monotheism. 
D) It was predominantly Buddhist since trade missions with China in the sixteenth century. 
E) It was religiously tolerant and multicultural with virtually no religious policy. 
A) It was predominantly Christian. 
B) It was predominantly Muslim since the seventh century CE. 
C) It followed indigenous religious practices but remained tolerant of monotheism. 
D) It was predominantly Buddhist since trade missions with China in the sixteenth century. 
E) It was religiously tolerant and multicultural with virtually no religious policy.

Question 18

What ruler declared, "My country is no longer in Africa, it is in Europe"?

Accepted Answer

Ismail, ru

Question 19

Ironically, the British were the world's greatest slave traders and later

Accepted Answer

A) became the most aggressive abolitionists. 
B) reopened the slave trade with the Asante. 
C) interfered with the French treatment of their slaves in Saint Domingue. 
D) replaced factory workers with African slaves. 
E) conspired to operate an illegal slave-trading operation out of Barbados. 
A) became the most aggressive abolitionists. 
B) reopened the slave trade with the Asante. 
C) interfered with the French treatment of their slaves in Saint Domingue. 
D) replaced factory workers with African slaves. 
E) conspired to operate an illegal slave-trading operation out of Barbados.

Question 20

The first secular school for Indian women was called

Accepted Answer

A) Calcutta College. 
B) Hindu College. 
C) Bombay University. 
D) Bethune College. 
E) Jaipur Academy. 
A) Calcutta College. 
B) Hindu College. 
C) Bombay University. 
D) Bethune College. 
E) Jaipur Academy.

Exam 26: Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

How did West Africans react to the end of the Atlantic slave trade?

The underlying goal of most British imperialism between 1792 and 1870 was to

The "Bombay Presidency" was

Who created the Zulu kingdom?

Deaths in the "Black Hole of Calcutta" led the East India Company to depose the nawab of what Indian region?

The life of what former slave demonstrated how radically the social structure of the coastal trading communities was altered by palm-oil exports

One of the critical features for Britain's control of India at the local level was with the use of Muslim princes called

Fragmentation made it easier for the British to establish themselves in India. The power of India was divided by which of the following?

The kingdoms of Lesotho and Swazi were created by attracting refugees

The British invoked "tradition" in India to

Which of the following did not help spark the Revolution of 1857?

Most indentured servants left their homes because they

Which of the following was not one of Ismail's modernization projects in Egypt?

Although the East India Company was founded in 1600, the British gradually colonized India by

Cape Colony was initially important to the British because it

The most successful export from West Africa after British abolition of slavery was

A significant difference in Ethiopian identification compared to other African nations was:

What ruler declared, "My country is no longer in Africa, it is in Europe"?

Ironically, the British were the world's greatest slave traders and later

The first secular school for Indian women was called

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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