Question 1

Identify the following term(s).
-Bannermen

Accepted Answer

Bannermen were members of the Banner sys

Question 2

What were the results of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt? How did Egypt respond to this European aggression?

Accepted Answer

Students should describe the invasion of

Question 3

What was the European perception of Russia after the Napoleonic wars?

Accepted Answer

Although it was perceived as backwards,

Question 4

Identify the following term(s).
-Janissaries

Accepted Answer

The Janissaries were an elite infantry u

Question 5

Intellectuals pressing for reform in Russia wanted which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a constitution. 
B)  freedom of the press. 
C)  liberation of the serfs. 
D)  reorganization of the imperial bureaucracy. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  a constitution. 
B)  freedom of the press. 
C)  liberation of the serfs. 
D)  reorganization of the imperial bureaucracy. 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following were among the earliest reforms of the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creation of European-style military units 
B)  Standardization of taxation 
C)  Controlling the provincial governors 
D)  Standardization of land tenure 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Creation of European-style military units 
B)  Standardization of taxation 
C)  Controlling the provincial governors 
D)  Standardization of land tenure 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

The preferred language of the reformed educational system in the Ottoman Empire was

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkish. 
B)  French. 
C)  Russian. 
D)  German. 
E)  Arabic. 
A)  Turkish. 
B)  French. 
C)  Russian. 
D)  German. 
E)  Arabic.

Question 8

The Ottoman Empire was significantly weakened financially by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Crimean War 
B)  dependence on foreign loans 
C)  lack of infrastructure to support western-style reforms. 
D)  pegging the value of their currency to the fluctuating British pound 
E)  too small of a professional class to administer the new economy. 
A)  The Crimean War 
B)  dependence on foreign loans 
C)  lack of infrastructure to support western-style reforms. 
D)  pegging the value of their currency to the fluctuating British pound 
E)  too small of a professional class to administer the new economy.

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Decembrist Revolt

Accepted Answer

The Decembrist Revolt refers to an upris

Question 10

The founder of the Taiping (Great Peace) Movement, Hong Xiquan,

Accepted Answer

A)  was assassinated by members of the armed forces. 
B)  was inspired by Christianity. 
C)  led a revolution that transformed Asia forever. 
D)  overthrew the Qing dynasty and became the first peasant emperor. 
E)  advocated nonviolence. 
A)  was assassinated by members of the armed forces. 
B)  was inspired by Christianity. 
C)  led a revolution that transformed Asia forever. 
D)  overthrew the Qing dynasty and became the first peasant emperor. 
E)  advocated nonviolence.

Question 11

Russian allies in the Crimean War against the Ottoman Empire included

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  South Africa. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  South Africa. 
E)  none of these.

Question 12

The Tanzimat proclamations

Accepted Answer

A)  called for public trials and equal protection under the law. 
B)  guaranteed some rights of privacy 
C)  called for the destruction of the university system. 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of the above 
A)  called for public trials and equal protection under the law. 
B)  guaranteed some rights of privacy 
C)  called for the destruction of the university system. 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

Serbia became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1805

Accepted Answer

A)  because the Ottoman Empire was busy suppressing the Greek uprising. 
B)  but it was reabsorbed two decades later. 
C)  after Russian threats prevented the Ottomans from disarming Serbians following a Janissary revolt. 
D)  because Mohammad Ali recalled the Janissaries to Egypt. 
E)  by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 
A)  because the Ottoman Empire was busy suppressing the Greek uprising. 
B)  but it was reabsorbed two decades later. 
C)  after Russian threats prevented the Ottomans from disarming Serbians following a Janissary revolt. 
D)  because Mohammad Ali recalled the Janissaries to Egypt. 
E)  by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 14

Using Map (in the textbook) 24.2, explain why most of the rebellion in the Qing Empire took place in the southern part of the country. Why was there comparatively less rebellion in the western and northern ranges of the empire?

Accepted Answer

Most of the rebellion in the Qing Empire

Question 15

What were the most significant factors that prevented Russia's western-style modernization?

Accepted Answer

Lack of urbanization, lack of a middle c

Question 16

Which of the following are true of Women under the Taiping?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were organized into military brigades. 
B)  They were ordered not to follow traditional foot-binding. 
C)  They participated fully in farming. 
D)  a and b 
E)  none of the above 
A)  They were organized into military brigades. 
B)  They were ordered not to follow traditional foot-binding. 
C)  They participated fully in farming. 
D)  a and b 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

What was a constant battle in modernization movements in the Empires of the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Failure to provide significant

Question 18

The process of modernization in Russia in the nineteenth century was accomplished more smoothly than in the Ottoman Empire because

Accepted Answer

A)  it had longer been an issue, starting with Peter the Great. 
B)  the Russian court emulated European fashion and languages. 
C)  Alexander's reforms did not include bringing in Western advisers. 
D)  a and b 
E)  All of these 
A)  it had longer been an issue, starting with Peter the Great. 
B)  the Russian court emulated European fashion and languages. 
C)  Alexander's reforms did not include bringing in Western advisers. 
D)  a and b 
E)  All of these

Question 19

Ottoman reforms

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased the influence of women in society. 
B)  provided new universities for female students. 
C)  made women equal to men under the law. 
D)  provided women with greater job opportunities. 
E)  did not change women's position in society. 
A)  decreased the influence of women in society. 
B)  provided new universities for female students. 
C)  made women equal to men under the law. 
D)  provided women with greater job opportunities. 
E)  did not change women's position in society.

Exam 24: Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Identify the following term(s). -Bannermen

What were the results of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt? How did Egypt respond to this European aggression?

What was the European perception of Russia after the Napoleonic wars?

Identify the following term(s). -Janissaries

Intellectuals pressing for reform in Russia wanted which of the following?

Which of the following were among the earliest reforms of the Ottoman Empire?

The preferred language of the reformed educational system in the Ottoman Empire was

The Ottoman Empire was significantly weakened financially by:

Identify the following term(s). -Decembrist Revolt

The founder of the Taiping (Great Peace) Movement, Hong Xiquan,

Russian allies in the Crimean War against the Ottoman Empire included

The Tanzimat proclamations

Serbia became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1805

Using Map (in the textbook) 24.2, explain why most of the rebellion in the Qing Empire took place in the southern part of the country. Why was there comparatively less rebellion in the western and northern ranges of the empire?

What were the most significant factors that prevented Russia's western-style modernization?

Which of the following are true of Women under the Taiping?

What was a constant battle in modernization movements in the Empires of the 19th century?

The process of modernization in Russia in the nineteenth century was accomplished more smoothly than in the Ottoman Empire because

Ottoman reforms

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