Question 1

Kipling's "white man's burden" referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to redress the slave trade. 
B)  the cost of establishing European imperial colonies. 
C)  a sense of obligation to spread European culture and civilization. 
D)  the stress of being a superior European. 
E)  the social paradigm constructed by industrialization. 
A)  the need to redress the slave trade. 
B)  the cost of establishing European imperial colonies. 
C)  a sense of obligation to spread European culture and civilization. 
D)  the stress of being a superior European. 
E)  the social paradigm constructed by industrialization.

Question 2

Jadidism meant what?

Accepted Answer

A)  An artistic movement bringing exotic cultures to mass society. 
B)  A religious movement in Central Asia to convert Muslims to Russian Orthodoxy. 
C)  A social movement to reconcile Islam with modern society. 
D)  A sociocultural movement within Central Asia to reject foreign influences. 
E)  Teaching schools in Turkestan that emphasized Persian and Arabic. 
A)  An artistic movement bringing exotic cultures to mass society. 
B)  A religious movement in Central Asia to convert Muslims to Russian Orthodoxy. 
C)  A social movement to reconcile Islam with modern society. 
D)  A sociocultural movement within Central Asia to reject foreign influences. 
E)  Teaching schools in Turkestan that emphasized Persian and Arabic.

Question 3

One of the most important tools in administering colonies was the telegraph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Lenin argued that imperialism was

Accepted Answer

A)  the origin of capitalism. 
B)  the error of capitalism. 
C)  the failure of capitalism. 
D)  the highest state of capitalism. 
E)  unrelated to capitalism. 
A)  the origin of capitalism. 
B)  the error of capitalism. 
C)  the failure of capitalism. 
D)  the highest state of capitalism. 
E)  unrelated to capitalism.

Question 5

Compare European imperialism in French North Africa and the Belgian Congo.How were these colonies integrated as part of the home country's political,economic,and cultural life?

Accepted Answer

There was a vast difference between the

Question 6

The original establishment of the European settler colony in Africa was by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch. 
B)  English. 
C)  French. 
D)  Italians. 
E)  Germans. 
A)  Dutch. 
B)  English. 
C)  French. 
D)  Italians. 
E)  Germans.

Question 7

Positive results from British occupation of India included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  unification through language by teaching English. 
B)  cultural assimilation of many of the Bengali middle class. 
C)  deindustrialization. 
D)  enhanced educational opportunities, albeit only for the elite. 
E)  British rule connected India to the world economy. 
A)  unification through language by teaching English. 
B)  cultural assimilation of many of the Bengali middle class. 
C)  deindustrialization. 
D)  enhanced educational opportunities, albeit only for the elite. 
E)  British rule connected India to the world economy.

Question 8

For Germany,colonies in the Pacific and Africa did not make economic sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following represent uprisings against European imperialism except the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
B)  Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  Boer War. 
D)  Battle of Omdurman. 
E)  Russo-Japanese War. 
A)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
B)  Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  Boer War. 
D)  Battle of Omdurman. 
E)  Russo-Japanese War.

Question 10

Cecil Rhodes endowed a scholarship in his name with the intention of

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing students the opportunity of international travel. 
B)  creating a community of humanitarian scholars. 
C)  furthering the efforts of international diplomacy. 
D)  allowing students to finish at Oxford and perpetuate English traditions. 
E)  giving poor, lower-class students a chance for higher education. 
A)  allowing students the opportunity of international travel. 
B)  creating a community of humanitarian scholars. 
C)  furthering the efforts of international diplomacy. 
D)  allowing students to finish at Oxford and perpetuate English traditions. 
E)  giving poor, lower-class students a chance for higher education.

Question 11

Which of the following was one of the greatest threats to European expansion in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  native insurrection 
B)  lack of infrastructure 
C)  malaria 
D)  inhospitable tropical climates 
E)  incompatible food supplies 
A)  native insurrection 
B)  lack of infrastructure 
C)  malaria 
D)  inhospitable tropical climates 
E)  incompatible food supplies

Question 12

The key event signaling the weakness of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Crimean War. 
B)  Britain's building of the Suez Canal. 
C)  Bismarck's Congress of Berlin. 
D)  the Sepoy Rebellion. 
E)  British partitioning of Persia. 
A)  the Crimean War. 
B)  Britain's building of the Suez Canal. 
C)  Bismarck's Congress of Berlin. 
D)  the Sepoy Rebellion. 
E)  British partitioning of Persia.

Question 13

Turkmenistan was the division in the "spheres of influence" between British and Russian colonial holdings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

Kipling's "white man's burden" referred to

Jadidism meant what?

One of the most important tools in administering colonies was the telegraph.

Lenin argued that imperialism was

Compare European imperialism in French North Africa and the Belgian Congo.How were these colonies integrated as part of the home country's political,economic,and cultural life?

The original establishment of the European settler colony in Africa was by the

Positive results from British occupation of India included all of the following except

For Germany,colonies in the Pacific and Africa did not make economic sense.

All of the following represent uprisings against European imperialism except the

Cecil Rhodes endowed a scholarship in his name with the intention of

Which of the following was one of the greatest threats to European expansion in Africa?

The key event signaling the weakness of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century was

Turkmenistan was the division in the "spheres of influence" between British and Russian colonial holdings.

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The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

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