Question 1

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Africa and Asia to answer the question(s).   
 Locate and label the independent native states in 1914 in Africa.

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Answer not provided.

Question 2

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).   
 Locate and label the areas associated with the following: Mogul Empire, the Manchu (Qing)dynasty s , Meiji regime, Monroe Doctrine, empire of Maximilian, and Muslim India (Pakistan).

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Answer not provided.

Question 3

Mahdi Mohammed Ahmed gained renown for

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A) instigating the Sepoy Mutiny. 
B) leading the Sudanese against Europeans and Egyptians. 
C) negotiating with the Germans for the building of ports. 
D) his cooperation with the British in the Sudan. 
E) resistance to the Russians in the Caucasus. 
A) instigating the Sepoy Mutiny. 
B) leading the Sudanese against Europeans and Egyptians. 
C) negotiating with the Germans for the building of ports. 
D) his cooperation with the British in the Sudan. 
E) resistance to the Russians in the Caucasus. B

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Afrikaans

Accepted Answer

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language sp

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What was the new imperialism? How did contemporaries and historians evaluate the phenomenon, and why do conflicting interpretations exist?

Accepted Answer

The new imperialism refers to the period

Question 6

A characteristic of the period of British rule over India was that

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A) the Indian elite resented the British disdain for their culture. 
B) the Congress Party conceded that the demand for home rule would be fruitless. 
C) British industries gave employment to native Indians. 
D) there was improvement in the economic situation of the lower classes. 
E) traditional economic and social arrangements were unaffected. 
A) the Indian elite resented the British disdain for their culture. 
B) the Congress Party conceded that the demand for home rule would be fruitless. 
C) British industries gave employment to native Indians. 
D) there was improvement in the economic situation of the lower classes. 
E) traditional economic and social arrangements were unaffected.

Question 7

China was forced to open its ports to trade with the West as a result of the

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A) Taiping Rebellion. 
B) White Lotus Rebellion. 
C) Boxer Rebellion. 
D) Opium War. 
E) Sino-French War. 
A) Taiping Rebellion. 
B) White Lotus Rebellion. 
C) Boxer Rebellion. 
D) Opium War. 
E) Sino-French War.

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 "White Man's Burden"

Accepted Answer

"White Man's Burden" is a term that orig

Question 9

Britain's increasing presence in Egypt in the later nineteenth centur

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A) ended with the creation of the Suez Canal. 
B) was designed to weaken the power of the khedive. 
C) had Prime Minister William Gladstone as its chief proponent and architect. 
D) created political and cultural unity among the Egyptians. 
E) prompted violent resentment against the British. 
A) ended with the creation of the Suez Canal. 
B) was designed to weaken the power of the khedive. 
C) had Prime Minister William Gladstone as its chief proponent and architect. 
D) created political and cultural unity among the Egyptians. 
E) prompted violent resentment against the British.

Question 10

The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-1858 refers to the

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A) Chinese revolt against forced British imports of opium into China. 
B) samurai rebellion that brought about the Meiji Restoration in Japan. 
C) massive Indian revolt that led to direct British control of two-thirds of the continent. 
D) resistance against French imperialism in Indo-China. 
E) none of the above 
A) Chinese revolt against forced British imports of opium into China. 
B) samurai rebellion that brought about the Meiji Restoration in Japan. 
C) massive Indian revolt that led to direct British control of two-thirds of the continent. 
D) resistance against French imperialism in Indo-China. 
E) none of the above

Question 11

Which area was divided by Russia and Britain into spheres of influence at the turn of the twentieth century?

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A) Azerbaijan 
B) Persia (Iran) 
C) India 
D) Korea 
E) Turkey 
A) Azerbaijan 
B) Persia (Iran) 
C) India 
D) Korea 
E) Turkey

Question 12

In the decades before the new imperialism

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A) the Caribbean sugar trade and the output of Central and South American mines declined. 
B) advocates of free trade argued that commerce was more profitable than new colonial expansion. 
C) industrialization in Europe drew more countries from around the world into the European commercial system. 
D) Western ideas and technology continued to spread even without the expansion of political empires. 
E) all of the above 
A) the Caribbean sugar trade and the output of Central and South American mines declined. 
B) advocates of free trade argued that commerce was more profitable than new colonial expansion. 
C) industrialization in Europe drew more countries from around the world into the European commercial system. 
D) Western ideas and technology continued to spread even without the expansion of political empires. 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Historians would agree with each of the following statements EXCEPT

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A) most colonies proved to be profitable investments for the mother country. 
B) hesitant governments were sometimes encouraged in the new imperialism by industrial leaders. 
C) areas Europeans sought to dominate in the new imperialism were often less profitable than they had imagined. 
D) less emigration from Europe to the colonies occurred than proponents of colonial development had hoped. 
E) colonies brought the mother country intangible benefits that far outweighed the costs of administration. 
A) most colonies proved to be profitable investments for the mother country. 
B) hesitant governments were sometimes encouraged in the new imperialism by industrial leaders. 
C) areas Europeans sought to dominate in the new imperialism were often less profitable than they had imagined. 
D) less emigration from Europe to the colonies occurred than proponents of colonial development had hoped. 
E) colonies brought the mother country intangible benefits that far outweighed the costs of administration.

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 colonialism

Accepted Answer

Colonialism refers to the practice of a

Question 15

Non-Western countries that remained independent during the new i mperialism and beyond included

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A) India and Egypt. 
B) Ethiopia. 
C) India and Ethiopia. 
D) the Philippines and Japan. 
E) Algeria and Persia. 
A) India and Egypt. 
B) Ethiopia. 
C) India and Ethiopia. 
D) the Philippines and Japan. 
E) Algeria and Persia.

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 "Open Door"

Accepted Answer

Who? The "Open Door" policy was proposed

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 militarism

Accepted Answer

Militarism is the belief or desire of a

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 "dollar diplomacy"

Accepted Answer

"Dollar Diplomacy" refers to a foreign p

Question 19

Lenin believed each of the following EXCEPT

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A) highly advanced capitalist countries were innately imperialistic. 
B) capitalists were convinced that exploitation of less-developed areas of the world was necessary to keep maintain profits and wages in the homeland. 
C) since imperialism wasted resources, it retarded the growth of capitalism. 
D) business interests pushed governments to safeguard their profits. 
E) imperialism would lead the Great Powers to war. 
A) highly advanced capitalist countries were innately imperialistic. 
B) capitalists were convinced that exploitation of less-developed areas of the world was necessary to keep maintain profits and wages in the homeland. 
C) since imperialism wasted resources, it retarded the growth of capitalism. 
D) business interests pushed governments to safeguard their profits. 
E) imperialism would lead the Great Powers to war.

Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning the new imperialism and colonialism is accurate?

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A) The new imperialism occurred before colonialism. 
B) Colonialism involved settlement and trade, whereas the new imperialism refers to the domination by a country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country, region, or people. 
C) Some scholars have identified industrialization as the direct cause of colonialism but not of the new imperialism. 
D) Both imperialism and colonialism resulted in the massive relocation of European populations to non-European territories. 
E) none of the above 
A) The new imperialism occurred before colonialism. 
B) Colonialism involved settlement and trade, whereas the new imperialism refers to the domination by a country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country, region, or people. 
C) Some scholars have identified industrialization as the direct cause of colonialism but not of the new imperialism. 
D) Both imperialism and colonialism resulted in the massive relocation of European populations to non-European territories. 
E) none of the above

Exam 26: Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Africa and Asia to answer the question(s). Locate and label the independent native states in 1914 in Africa.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). Locate and label the areas associated with the following: Mogul Empire, the Manchu (Qing)dynasty s , Meiji regime, Monroe Doctrine, empire of Maximilian, and Muslim India (Pakistan).

Mahdi Mohammed Ahmed gained renown for

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Afrikaans

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What was the new imperialism? How did contemporaries and historians evaluate the phenomenon, and why do conflicting interpretations exist?

A characteristic of the period of British rule over India was that

China was forced to open its ports to trade with the West as a result of the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? "White Man's Burden"

Britain's increasing presence in Egypt in the later nineteenth centur

The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-1858 refers to the

Which area was divided by Russia and Britain into spheres of influence at the turn of the twentieth century?

In the decades before the new imperialism

Historians would agree with each of the following statements EXCEPT

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? colonialism

Non-Western countries that remained independent during the new i mperialism and beyond included

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? "Open Door"

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? militarism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? "dollar diplomacy"

Lenin believed each of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements concerning the new imperialism and colonialism is accurate?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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