Question 1

The ulama opposed Selim III's reforms because

Accepted Answer

A)  they did not want to lose their military power. 
B)  Selim had recognized Napoleon as emperor. 
C)  of the power Selim had granted to the Janissaries. 
D)  they feared the secularization of law and taxation. 
E)  Selim wanted to eliminate Islam. 
A)  they did not want to lose their military power. 
B)  Selim had recognized Napoleon as emperor. 
C)  of the power Selim had granted to the Janissaries. 
D)  they feared the secularization of law and taxation. 
E)  Selim wanted to eliminate Islam.

Question 2

The stresses that led to the Taiping Rebellion in the Guangxi region were initially a result of

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A)  severe loss of rural population. 
B)  foreign intrusion 
C)  social unhappiness. 
D)  b and c 
E)  all of the above 
A)  severe loss of rural population. 
B)  foreign intrusion 
C)  social unhappiness. 
D)  b and c 
E)  all of the above

Question 3

The most persistent opponents of early Ottoman reforms were the

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A)  hereditary elites. 
B)  Janissaries. 
C)  religious leaders. 
D)  peasants and agriculturalists. 
E)  Jesuits. 
A)  hereditary elites. 
B)  Janissaries. 
C)  religious leaders. 
D)  peasants and agriculturalists. 
E)  Jesuits.

Question 4

The Janissary revolt in Serbia and the execution of Selim III taught Ottoman leaders that reform had to be more systematic. The Ottoman response was the Tanzimat. Describe those reforms and evaluate their effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

The Tanzimat included guaranteed politic

Question 5

The significance of the Crimean War was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  marked the transition to modern warfare with the use of breech-loading rifles. 
B)  was the first war that utilized battalions of African soldiers in Europe. 
C)  marked the end of the "age of innocence." 
D)  was the most destructive war in human history. 
E)  marked a brief return to chivalry. 
A)  marked the transition to modern warfare with the use of breech-loading rifles. 
B)  was the first war that utilized battalions of African soldiers in Europe. 
C)  marked the end of the "age of innocence." 
D)  was the most destructive war in human history. 
E)  marked a brief return to chivalry.

Question 6

Although the Ottoman Empire emulated European modernization and stimulated commerce and urbanization, it was unable to solve which major problem?

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A)  Extraterritoriality, or sovereignty for foreign residents within Ottoman states 
B)  The imperial government's chronic shortage of money 
C)  Resistance from Christian sectors, which brought European sanctions 
D)  Overextension of the empire 
E)  The banking crisis of the 1850s 
A)  Extraterritoriality, or sovereignty for foreign residents within Ottoman states 
B)  The imperial government's chronic shortage of money 
C)  Resistance from Christian sectors, which brought European sanctions 
D)  Overextension of the empire 
E)  The banking crisis of the 1850s

Question 7

Significant decline in Ottoman trade happened when

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A)  Anatolia produced few exports. 
B)  The Ottoman empire overspent on the Suez Canal project. 
C)  Islamic clerics refused to legalize coffee and alcohol trade. 
D)  British opium trade superseded Turkish opium and hashish. 
E)  they signed a trade monopoly on certain products with Russia. 
A)  Anatolia produced few exports. 
B)  The Ottoman empire overspent on the Suez Canal project. 
C)  Islamic clerics refused to legalize coffee and alcohol trade. 
D)  British opium trade superseded Turkish opium and hashish. 
E)  they signed a trade monopoly on certain products with Russia.

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-Young Ottomans

Accepted Answer

The Young Ottomans were a secret society

Question 9

The construction of a railroad in Russia

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A)  was halted by the intervention of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
B)  relied on American and British experts. 
C)  created a link between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. 
D)  allowed new territories to be opened in the Asian steppes. 
E)  was never completed because of financial problems. 
A)  was halted by the intervention of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
B)  relied on American and British experts. 
C)  created a link between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. 
D)  allowed new territories to be opened in the Asian steppes. 
E)  was never completed because of financial problems.

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-treaty ports

Accepted Answer

Treaty ports are cities or ports that ar

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-extraterritoriality

Accepted Answer

Extraterritoriality refers to the legal

Question 12

A significant impediment to Russian economic modernization was:

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A)  restrictions on work times imposed by the Orthodox Church 
B)  relative nonexistence of the middle classes. 
C)  the perpetuation of serfdom 
D)  complete lack of an educational system 
E)  demonization of the reform efforts of Peter the Great still lingered in the nobility. 
A)  restrictions on work times imposed by the Orthodox Church 
B)  relative nonexistence of the middle classes. 
C)  the perpetuation of serfdom 
D)  complete lack of an educational system 
E)  demonization of the reform efforts of Peter the Great still lingered in the nobility.

Question 13

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 24.1 and locate Egypt. What European nation invaded Egypt at the end of the eighteenth century? What led to the modernization of Egypt and the expansion of Egypt into Syria?

Accepted Answer

Egypt is located in the northeastern cor

Question 14

Identify the following term(s).
-Taiping Rebellion

Accepted Answer

The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civi

Question 15

The Janissary corps was officially disbanded when

Accepted Answer

A)  the Battle of Navarino saw them fail to protect the Ottoman Empire's navy. 
B)  they were systematically defeated in the battle for Greek independence and committed suicide rather than face dishonor. 
C)  the French army of Napoleon defeated them in Constantinople. 
D)  the Russians defeated them in the Crimean War. 
E)  the sultan secretly trained a new artillery unit, which bombarded the Janissaries and wiped them out. 
A)  the Battle of Navarino saw them fail to protect the Ottoman Empire's navy. 
B)  they were systematically defeated in the battle for Greek independence and committed suicide rather than face dishonor. 
C)  the French army of Napoleon defeated them in Constantinople. 
D)  the Russians defeated them in the Crimean War. 
E)  the sultan secretly trained a new artillery unit, which bombarded the Janissaries and wiped them out.

Question 16

Population pressures in China during the late Qing Empire were caused by:

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A)  doubling of the population in the space of 250 years. 
B)  a permanent floating population of unemployed and homeless people 
C)  imperial expansion of open lands for farming and transportation 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of these 
A)  doubling of the population in the space of 250 years. 
B)  a permanent floating population of unemployed and homeless people 
C)  imperial expansion of open lands for farming and transportation 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of these

Question 17

When the Qing banned the importation of opium, the British

Accepted Answer

A)  stopped growing it. 
B)  made it illegal in England as well. 
C)  began growing cacao. 
D)  sent naval and marine forces to China. 
E)  sold their opium in the New World. 
A)  stopped growing it. 
B)  made it illegal in England as well. 
C)  began growing cacao. 
D)  sent naval and marine forces to China. 
E)  sold their opium in the New World.

Question 18

"Most-favored-nation status" meant that

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A)  any beneficial opportunities extended by China to another nation had to be offered to Britain as well. 
B)  the British gained a monopoly on trade with China. 
C)  China would allow missionaries from Britain only. 
D)  China and Britain obtained bilateral rights to attend each other's universities. 
E)  Britain was attempting to promote competition among Asian nations to see who would compete for British trade. 
A)  any beneficial opportunities extended by China to another nation had to be offered to Britain as well. 
B)  the British gained a monopoly on trade with China. 
C)  China would allow missionaries from Britain only. 
D)  China and Britain obtained bilateral rights to attend each other's universities. 
E)  Britain was attempting to promote competition among Asian nations to see who would compete for British trade.

Question 19

As was often common in empires in Asia, a major problem for modernization and economics in Qing China was _______________.

Accepted Answer

dependence

Question 20

Using Map (in the textbook) 24.2, explain the external clashes the Qing experienced. Where these conflicts concentrated in one region or were they widespread? How important were trading ports to these conflicts?

Accepted Answer

The Qing dynasty experienced external cl

Exam 24: Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

The ulama opposed Selim III's reforms because

The stresses that led to the Taiping Rebellion in the Guangxi region were initially a result of

The most persistent opponents of early Ottoman reforms were the

The Janissary revolt in Serbia and the execution of Selim III taught Ottoman leaders that reform had to be more systematic. The Ottoman response was the Tanzimat. Describe those reforms and evaluate their effectiveness.

The significance of the Crimean War was that it

Although the Ottoman Empire emulated European modernization and stimulated commerce and urbanization, it was unable to solve which major problem?

Significant decline in Ottoman trade happened when

Identify the following term(s). -Young Ottomans

The construction of a railroad in Russia

Identify the following term(s). -treaty ports

Identify the following term(s). -extraterritoriality

A significant impediment to Russian economic modernization was:

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 24.1 and locate Egypt. What European nation invaded Egypt at the end of the eighteenth century? What led to the modernization of Egypt and the expansion of Egypt into Syria?

Identify the following term(s). -Taiping Rebellion

The Janissary corps was officially disbanded when

Population pressures in China during the late Qing Empire were caused by:

When the Qing banned the importation of opium, the British

"Most-favored-nation status" meant that

As was often common in empires in Asia, a major problem for modernization and economics in Qing China was _______________.

Using Map (in the textbook) 24.2, explain the external clashes the Qing experienced. Where these conflicts concentrated in one region or were they widespread? How important were trading ports to these conflicts?

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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

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Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

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

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

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