Question 1

After the British in India,the European power which had the most contact with the Muslim world was

Accepted Answer

A)  Austro-Hungary. 
B)  Russia 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  the Netherlands. 
A)  Austro-Hungary. 
B)  Russia 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  the Netherlands. B

Question 2

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 C

Question 3

The weakness of the Qing dynasty in the nineteenth century allowed Europeans

Accepted Answer

A)  generous concessions for trade and local taxation without government interference. 
B)  huge profits with almost no financial benefit to the Chinese government. 
C)  naval bases and railroad outlets in China. 
D)  imposition of Christian missionaries despite Chinese reluctance. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  generous concessions for trade and local taxation without government interference. 
B)  huge profits with almost no financial benefit to the Chinese government. 
C)  naval bases and railroad outlets in China. 
D)  imposition of Christian missionaries despite Chinese reluctance. 
E)  All of these. E

Question 4

As a result of the Sepoy Rebellion,the British

Accepted Answer

A)  tightened their administration with English civil servants. 
B)  deployed British-only troops against the Muslim factions. 
C)  demobilized the Sepoy unit and gave them home rule. 
D)  allowed members of the Indian upper class to serve in civil service positions. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  tightened their administration with English civil servants. 
B)  deployed British-only troops against the Muslim factions. 
C)  demobilized the Sepoy unit and gave them home rule. 
D)  allowed members of the Indian upper class to serve in civil service positions. 
E)  None of these.

Question 5

The Boxer Rebellion was

Accepted Answer

A)  an anti-Christian purge of missionaries. 
B)  a protest against the lack of legal rights extended to Asians under European hegemony. 
C)  a response to local Chinese refusal to learn the British sport of boxing to replace kung fu. 
D)  a movement of local assertion against European influences. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  an anti-Christian purge of missionaries. 
B)  a protest against the lack of legal rights extended to Asians under European hegemony. 
C)  a response to local Chinese refusal to learn the British sport of boxing to replace kung fu. 
D)  a movement of local assertion against European influences. 
E)  none of these.

Question 6

What made European colonialism in the nineteenth century different from earlier colonization efforts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Europe had developed a colonial legacy l

Question 7

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 8

Analyze the reasons and motivations for imperialism.What are the weaknesses and strengths of these ideas?

Accepted Answer

Historians give many different reasons f

Question 9

The Congo was the personal investment of which European leader until 1908?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany 
B)  King Edward of England 
C)  Tsar Nicholas of Russia 
D)  King Leopold of Belgium 
E)  King Vittorio Emmanuel II of Italy 
A)  Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany 
B)  King Edward of England 
C)  Tsar Nicholas of Russia 
D)  King Leopold of Belgium 
E)  King Vittorio Emmanuel II of Italy

Question 10

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 11

Japan's assimilation of Western technology was called

Accepted Answer

A)  the Meiji Restoration. 
B)  the Sino-Japanese War. 
C)  the Treaty of Hojei. 
D)  Perry's Grandeur. 
E)  bilateral reciprocity. 
A)  the Meiji Restoration. 
B)  the Sino-Japanese War. 
C)  the Treaty of Hojei. 
D)  Perry's Grandeur. 
E)  bilateral reciprocity.

Question 12

How did Europeans justify the extension of imperialism into countries that became colonies?

Accepted Answer

European countries argued the point expr

Question 13

The writer of popular novels about intermixing European and indigenous populations was

Accepted Answer

A)  Rudyard Kipling. 
B)  Alfred Lord Tennyson. 
C)  Cecil Rhodes. 
D)  Pierre Loti. 
E)  Fyodor Dostoevsky. 
A)  Rudyard Kipling. 
B)  Alfred Lord Tennyson. 
C)  Cecil Rhodes. 
D)  Pierre Loti. 
E)  Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Question 14

Which of the following was not an area of Africa colonized by Bismarck's directive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southwest Africa. 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Togo 
D)  Camaroon. 
E)  Tanzania. 
A)  Southwest Africa. 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Togo 
D)  Camaroon. 
E)  Tanzania.

Question 15

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.

Question 16

Which European country came under criticism for the suppression of the Herero Revolt resulting in genocide?

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  Netherlands. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Belgium. 
A)  France. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  Netherlands. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  Belgium.

Question 17

After 1800,Russia ceded its Pacific territories to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  China 
C)  America 
D)  Korea. 
E)  France 
A)  Japan 
B)  China 
C)  America 
D)  Korea. 
E)  France

Question 18

What represented the most important of the native rebellions against European imperialism?

Accepted Answer

The Russo-Japanese War was the largest a

Question 19

In establishing colonies in Africa,Germany threatened the imperial interests of

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Belgium. 
D)  Holland. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Belgium. 
D)  Holland. 
E)  Italy.

Question 20

German colonies in Africa failed to bring either political or economic benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

After the British in India,the European power which had the most contact with the Muslim world was

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

The weakness of the Qing dynasty in the nineteenth century allowed Europeans

As a result of the Sepoy Rebellion,the British

The Boxer Rebellion was

What made European colonialism in the nineteenth century different from earlier colonization efforts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Arab Nationalism emphasized what ideas?

Analyze the reasons and motivations for imperialism.What are the weaknesses and strengths of these ideas?

The Congo was the personal investment of which European leader until 1908?

What was the goal of the Indian National Congress?

Japan's assimilation of Western technology was called

How did Europeans justify the extension of imperialism into countries that became colonies?

The writer of popular novels about intermixing European and indigenous populations was

Which of the following was not an area of Africa colonized by Bismarck's directive?

The largest European threat to the Ottoman Empire came from

Which European country came under criticism for the suppression of the Herero Revolt resulting in genocide?

After 1800,Russia ceded its Pacific territories to whom?

What represented the most important of the native rebellions against European imperialism?

In establishing colonies in Africa,Germany threatened the imperial interests of

German colonies in Africa failed to bring either political or economic benefit.

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