Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Extraterritoriality refers to the state

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Siam, also known as Thailand, is a count

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about the Boer War?

Accepted Answer

A) The British invaded a fellow European people, the Dutch Boers, who decades earlier had fled deeper into Africa to avoid British rule. 
B) The British demonstrated the superiority of their humanitarian tradition by their humane treatment of Boer prisoners. 
C) A small population of farmers, descendent from the Dutch, held back the British empire for a number of years. 
D) The war ruined the British image abroad and roused hysterical nationalism at home. 
E) The war resulted in the creation of the Union of South Africa. 
A) The British invaded a fellow European people, the Dutch Boers, who decades earlier had fled deeper into Africa to avoid British rule. 
B) The British demonstrated the superiority of their humanitarian tradition by their humane treatment of Boer prisoners. 
C) A small population of farmers, descendent from the Dutch, held back the British empire for a number of years. 
D) The war ruined the British image abroad and roused hysterical nationalism at home. 
E) The war resulted in the creation of the Union of South Africa.

Question 4

In an effort to modernize and compete with Western powers, Japan adopted a constitution modeled on that of

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A) Bismarck's Germany. 
B) the Third Republic. 
C) the United States. 
D) Great Britain. 
E) Russian autocracy. 
A) Bismarck's Germany. 
B) the Third Republic. 
C) the United States. 
D) Great Britain. 
E) Russian autocracy.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Boers were a group of Dutch settlers

Question 6

Among the theories to explain the new imperialism, historians have proposed that

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A) accelerated economic expansion in the late nineteenth century convinced several European states that new colonies would guarantee sources of raw material and markets for finished goods. 
B) slowing European population growth required colonies for countries to continue to prosper. 
C) although newly unified states showed no interest in colonies, more established states fueled the desire for colonies.​ 
D) the new imperialism, while important, actually had little impact on contemporary ideas concerning national pride and Great Power status. 
E) all of the above 
A) accelerated economic expansion in the late nineteenth century convinced several European states that new colonies would guarantee sources of raw material and markets for finished goods. 
B) slowing European population growth required colonies for countries to continue to prosper. 
C) although newly unified states showed no interest in colonies, more established states fueled the desire for colonies.​ 
D) the new imperialism, while important, actually had little impact on contemporary ideas concerning national pride and Great Power status. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Among the legacies of new imperialism was continued European domination over most of the world until after

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A) World War I. 
B) the Great Depression. 
C) World War II. 
D) the 1960s. 
E) the 1980s. 
A) World War I. 
B) the Great Depression. 
C) World War II. 
D) the 1960s. 
E) the 1980s.

Question 8

For several hundred years after the Europeans arrived in Asia

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A) European nations were the stronger parties in trading connections. 
B) European craftspeople produced superior goods. 
C) Europeans were sellers, and Asians were buyers. 
D) Europeans were dependent on the goodwill and interest of the rulers and traders. 
E) all of the above 
A) European nations were the stronger parties in trading connections. 
B) European craftspeople produced superior goods. 
C) Europeans were sellers, and Asians were buyers. 
D) Europeans were dependent on the goodwill and interest of the rulers and traders. 
E) all of the above

Question 9

In the rivalry between Great Britain and Russia in Asia

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A) Britain was concerned about Russian expansion southward toward India. 
B) Russia borrowed money to lend funds to Persia for railroad construction. 
C) alarmed by German expansionism elsewhere, Britain and Russia came to an understanding about Afghanistan, which separated Russian controlled Central Asia from British controlled India. 
D) Britain and Russia agreed on spheres of influence in Persia. 
E) all of the above 
A) Britain was concerned about Russian expansion southward toward India. 
B) Russia borrowed money to lend funds to Persia for railroad construction. 
C) alarmed by German expansionism elsewhere, Britain and Russia came to an understanding about Afghanistan, which separated Russian controlled Central Asia from British controlled India. 
D) Britain and Russia agreed on spheres of influence in Persia. 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Japanese and the Chinese, in the late nineteenth century, exhibit very different approaches to the challenge posed by the West?

Accepted Answer

In the late nineteenth century, both Jap

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did European rivalries during the new imperialism influence European politics and diplomacy?

Accepted Answer

The European rivalries during the new im

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The term "zaibatsu" refers to a large fa

Question 13

Imperialism in Latin America usually followed which of the following forms?

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A) threats from foreign powers 
B) direct control by European states 
C) a mixture of annexation and threats 
D) heavy economic investment by Europeans and Americans 
E) the French invasion of Mexico in 1867 
A) threats from foreign powers 
B) direct control by European states 
C) a mixture of annexation and threats 
D) heavy economic investment by Europeans and Americans 
E) the French invasion of Mexico in 1867

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Manchu (Qing)dynasty

Accepted Answer

The Manchu (Qing) dynasty was a ruling d

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Amritsar massacre, also known as the

Question 16

The Asian territory's ability to play France and Britain against each other to preserve some territorial integrity was

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A) Indochina. 
B) Siam. 
C) Indonesia. 
D) Burma. 
E) Tibet. 
A) Indochina. 
B) Siam. 
C) Indonesia. 
D) Burma. 
E) Tibet.

Question 17

In the 1880s, the Indian National Congress

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A) won from Britain the power to make laws in India. 
B) had a membership of predominantly middle-class Muslims. 
C) sought home rule within the British empire. 
D) organized the Amritsar massacre. 
E) was ignored by educated Indians. 
A) won from Britain the power to make laws in India. 
B) had a membership of predominantly middle-class Muslims. 
C) sought home rule within the British empire. 
D) organized the Amritsar massacre. 
E) was ignored by educated Indians.

Question 18

In a little over a generation, Japan become one of the top ten industrial nations by

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A) visiting Western factories and hiring Western experts. 
B) massive private rather than government investment in transportation, communications, and heavy industry. 
C) encouraging a value system that emphasized individualism rather than cooperation and paternalism. 
D) exploiting the antagonistic relationship between the government and powerful families. 
E) adopting samurai values of honor and extreme competition. 
A) visiting Western factories and hiring Western experts. 
B) massive private rather than government investment in transportation, communications, and heavy industry. 
C) encouraging a value system that emphasized individualism rather than cooperation and paternalism. 
D) exploiting the antagonistic relationship between the government and powerful families. 
E) adopting samurai values of honor and extreme competition.

Question 19

Which statement about the new imperialism is NOT accurate?

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A) Within a single generation, European nations laid claim, and made good on their claims, to great expanses of the earth. 
B) Neither the United States nor Russia took part in the new imperialism. 
C) During the new imperialism, most of Africa was partitioned, China was penetrated, control of India strengthened, and the Ottoman Empire partially dismantled. 
D) Though independent, Latin America became heavily dependent on the West. 
E) Today's global village is, in part, the result of the new imperialism. 
A) Within a single generation, European nations laid claim, and made good on their claims, to great expanses of the earth. 
B) Neither the United States nor Russia took part in the new imperialism. 
C) During the new imperialism, most of Africa was partitioned, China was penetrated, control of India strengthened, and the Ottoman Empire partially dismantled. 
D) Though independent, Latin America became heavily dependent on the West. 
E) Today's global village is, in part, the result of the new imperialism.

Question 20

Strategies for resistance to European imperialism included

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A) modernization as in Egypt and Turkey. 
B) traditionalist revival and resistance as in China's Boxer Rebellion and the Sudanese holy war against Britain. 
C) nationalist resurgence led by India's Gandhi and China's Chiang Kai-shek. 
D) migration as in Indochina and Algeria. 
E) all of the above 
A) modernization as in Egypt and Turkey. 
B) traditionalist revival and resistance as in China's Boxer Rebellion and the Sudanese holy war against Britain. 
C) nationalist resurgence led by India's Gandhi and China's Chiang Kai-shek. 
D) migration as in Indochina and Algeria. 
E) all of the above

Exam 26: Imperialism Western Global Dominance

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

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

Which of the following is NOT true about the Boer War?

In an effort to modernize and compete with Western powers, Japan adopted a constitution modeled on that of

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

Among the theories to explain the new imperialism, historians have proposed that

Among the legacies of new imperialism was continued European domination over most of the world until after

For several hundred years after the Europeans arrived in Asia

In the rivalry between Great Britain and Russia in Asia

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Japanese and the Chinese, in the late nineteenth century, exhibit very different approaches to the challenge posed by the West?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did European rivalries during the new imperialism influence European politics and diplomacy?

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

Imperialism in Latin America usually followed which of the following forms?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Manchu (Qing)dynasty

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

The Asian territory's ability to play France and Britain against each other to preserve some territorial integrity was

In the 1880s, the Indian National Congress

In a little over a generation, Japan become one of the top ten industrial nations by

Which statement about the new imperialism is NOT accurate?

Strategies for resistance to European imperialism included

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The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

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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

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The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

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Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

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