Question 1

The one ideological movement that almost all developing countries have agreed on is

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracy. 
B)  Interdependence. 
C)  Anticolonialism. 
D)  Communism. 
A)  Democracy. 
B)  Interdependence. 
C)  Anticolonialism. 
D)  Communism. C

Question 2

The key event in the waning of power of the Dutch Empire was

Accepted Answer

A)  The Napoleonic Wars. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  The Concert of Europe. 
D)  The French domination of South America. 
A)  The Napoleonic Wars. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  The Concert of Europe. 
D)  The French domination of South America. A

Question 3

Define imperialism and give two examples of empires.

Accepted Answer

$\bullet$A superior-inferior relationship in which one state controls the people and territory of another area
$\bullet$Examples: Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Ottoman, British, Russian, Egyptian, Persian, Roman, Aztec, and Incan

Question 4

The tyrannical Spanish system by which natives were turned into servile laborers and forced to convert to Catholicism and to adopt the Spanish language was called

Accepted Answer

A)  Metropole. 
B)  Haciendas. 
C)  Conquistadors. 
D)  Mestizos. 
A)  Metropole. 
B)  Haciendas. 
C)  Conquistadors. 
D)  Mestizos.

Question 5

Australia is one of the most extreme cases of

Accepted Answer

A)  Settler colonialism. 
B)  Elite colonialism. 
C)  Metropole colonialism. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Settler colonialism. 
B)  Elite colonialism. 
C)  Metropole colonialism. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 6

Neither the Germans nor the Japanese were effective in creating permanent colonial structures largely because of

Accepted Answer

A)  Disinterest in creating an empire. 
B)  The lack of a navy. 
C)  Their defeat by other powers. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Disinterest in creating an empire. 
B)  The lack of a navy. 
C)  Their defeat by other powers. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

The best case of the "overextension" of American power in the 1960s is

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  Guatemala. 
C)  South Vietnam. 
D)  Korea. 
A)  Nicaragua. 
B)  Guatemala. 
C)  South Vietnam. 
D)  Korea.

Question 8

Democracy has been difficult to achieve in former colonies of which European power?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Germany 
A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Germany

Question 9

The few African colonies that experienced settler colonialism include

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa. 
B)  Kenya. 
C)  Algeria. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  South Africa. 
B)  Kenya. 
C)  Algeria. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 10

A hybrid mixture of settler and elite colonialism occurred in

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  East Asia. 
C)  Latin America. 
D)  China. 
A)  North America. 
B)  East Asia. 
C)  Latin America. 
D)  China.

Question 11

The Dutch Empire began with the founding of

Accepted Answer

A)  The Dutch East India Company. 
B)  The Dutch North America Trading Company. 
C)  The Dutch Trading Company. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  The Dutch East India Company. 
B)  The Dutch North America Trading Company. 
C)  The Dutch Trading Company. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 12

Rebellion broke out in Spain and Spanish colonies as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  The Napoleonic Wars. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  The Concert of Europe. 
D)  The French domination of South America. 
A)  The Napoleonic Wars. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  The Concert of Europe. 
D)  The French domination of South America.

Question 13

The real wealth of the Dutch colonial empire came from

Accepted Answer

A)  Gold. 
B)  Silver. 
C)  Spices. 
D)  Coffee. 
A)  Gold. 
B)  Silver. 
C)  Spices. 
D)  Coffee.

Question 14

Example(s) of elite colonialism include

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asia. 
B)  Australia. 
C)  New Zealand. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  South Asia. 
B)  Australia. 
C)  New Zealand. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

Factors of colonialism that contributed to contemporary fragmentation include

Accepted Answer

A)  The strategy of "divide and conquer." 
B)  The establishment of ethnically based police forces that had little in common with other ethnic groups in the colony. 
C)  The creation of countries that made little if any political sense. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The strategy of "divide and conquer." 
B)  The establishment of ethnically based police forces that had little in common with other ethnic groups in the colony. 
C)  The creation of countries that made little if any political sense. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 16

Compare and contrast the Russian and American empires.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Russian: geographically largest and long

Question 17

France sold what territory to the United States in 1804?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louisiana 
B)  Texas 
C)  Newfoundland 
D)  Florida 
A)  Louisiana 
B)  Texas 
C)  Newfoundland 
D)  Florida

Question 18

The early French Empire collapsed as a result of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Napoleonic Wars. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  Seven Years' War. 
D)  War of the Spanish Succession. 
A)  Napoleonic Wars. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  Seven Years' War. 
D)  War of the Spanish Succession.

Question 19

The Ottoman Empire

Accepted Answer

A)  Dissolved in World War II. 
B)  Dissolved in World War I. 
C)  Dissolved during the Cold War. 
D)  Exists in the twenty-first century. 
A)  Dissolved in World War II. 
B)  Dissolved in World War I. 
C)  Dissolved during the Cold War. 
D)  Exists in the twenty-first century.

Question 20

Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" campaign persuaded Britain that

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of India could not be maintained. 
B)  There were no longer valuable resources in India. 
C)  The Indian people wanted Britain to continue its colonial presence. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Control of India could not be maintained. 
B)  There were no longer valuable resources in India. 
C)  The Indian people wanted Britain to continue its colonial presence. 
D)  None of the above.

The one ideological movement that almost all developing countries have agreed on is

The key event in the waning of power of the Dutch Empire was

Define imperialism and give two examples of empires.

The tyrannical Spanish system by which natives were turned into servile laborers and forced to convert to Catholicism and to adopt the Spanish language was called

Australia is one of the most extreme cases of

Neither the Germans nor the Japanese were effective in creating permanent colonial structures largely because of

The best case of the "overextension" of American power in the 1960s is

Democracy has been difficult to achieve in former colonies of which European power?

The few African colonies that experienced settler colonialism include

A hybrid mixture of settler and elite colonialism occurred in

The Dutch Empire began with the founding of

Rebellion broke out in Spain and Spanish colonies as a result of

The real wealth of the Dutch colonial empire came from

Example(s) of elite colonialism include

Factors of colonialism that contributed to contemporary fragmentation include

Compare and contrast the Russian and American empires.

France sold what territory to the United States in 1804?

The early French Empire collapsed as a result of the

The Ottoman Empire

Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" campaign persuaded Britain that

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Exam 5: Imperialism and Its Survivors

The one ideological movement that almost all developing countries have agreed on is

The key event in the waning of power of the Dutch Empire was

Define imperialism and give two examples of empires.

The tyrannical Spanish system by which natives were turned into servile laborers and forced to convert to Catholicism and to adopt the Spanish language was called

Australia is one of the most extreme cases of

Neither the Germans nor the Japanese were effective in creating permanent colonial structures largely because of

The best case of the "overextension" of American power in the 1960s is

Democracy has been difficult to achieve in former colonies of which European power?

The few African colonies that experienced settler colonialism include

A hybrid mixture of settler and elite colonialism occurred in

The Dutch Empire began with the founding of

Rebellion broke out in Spain and Spanish colonies as a result of

The real wealth of the Dutch colonial empire came from

Example(s) of elite colonialism include

Factors of colonialism that contributed to contemporary fragmentation include

Compare and contrast the Russian and American empires.

France sold what territory to the United States in 1804?

The early French Empire collapsed as a result of the

The Ottoman Empire

Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" campaign persuaded Britain that

World Politics: Complexity and Competing Processes

Theory and World Politics

World Politics and Economics: 1648 1945

World Politics and Economics: the Cold War

Globalization and Fragmentation in a New World Order: 1991 to the Present

Security Theory and Practice

Contemporary Security Issues

World Politics: Trade and Investment

World Politics: Development

Human Issues: Demographic Trends

Resource Issues

Global Governance: International Law and Organizations

World Politics in Context

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