Question 1

Thailand

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A) was the only country in southwest Asia to avoid a takeover by the German Empire. 
B) was the only predominantly Christian country in its region. 
C) was able to remain independent because France and Britain preferred that it remain so in order to serve as a buffer between their colonial territories. 
D) had its province of Burma seized by the British in 1894. 
E) was occupied for a long period of time by Britain, much to France's disgust and anger. 
A) was the only country in southwest Asia to avoid a takeover by the German Empire. 
B) was the only predominantly Christian country in its region. 
C) was able to remain independent because France and Britain preferred that it remain so in order to serve as a buffer between their colonial territories. 
D) had its province of Burma seized by the British in 1894. 
E) was occupied for a long period of time by Britain, much to France's disgust and anger.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-zamindar system

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The Zamindar system was a land revenue c

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-King Leopold 2 of Belgium

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King Leopold II of Belgium was the secon

Question 4

The Berlin Conference of 1884

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A) settled the Boer War. 
B) established guidelines to ease the frictions created by European ambitions in Africa. 
C) led to a large-scale German attack on British colonial property in Kenya. 
D) devised a system for collaborative missionary activity in Africa. 
E) was convened by Queen Victoria. 
A) settled the Boer War. 
B) established guidelines to ease the frictions created by European ambitions in Africa. 
C) led to a large-scale German attack on British colonial property in Kenya. 
D) devised a system for collaborative missionary activity in Africa. 
E) was convened by Queen Victoria.

Question 5

"Western imperialism was an inevitable consequence of the West's Scientific and Industrial Revolutions." Discuss, pro and con.

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Pro: Western imperialism was indeed a co

Question 6

In the second half of the nineteenth century,

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A) a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control. 
B) British General Charles Gordon restored Egyptian rule in Sudan with his Sikh-Gurkha army. 
C) Tunisia came under the total domination of Berber rebels. 
D) the Turks took control of Tripoli from the Italians. 
E) France occupied the island of Taiwan. 
A) a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control. 
B) British General Charles Gordon restored Egyptian rule in Sudan with his Sikh-Gurkha army. 
C) Tunisia came under the total domination of Berber rebels. 
D) the Turks took control of Tripoli from the Italians. 
E) France occupied the island of Taiwan.

Question 7

What types of administrative systems did the various colonial powers establish in their colonies, and how did these systems reflect the general philosophy of colonialism? How, and why, did the policies of European imperialists in West Africa and Southeast Asia differ? To what degree did economic motives explain these differences, and why?

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The various colonial powers established

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-"shanghaied"

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The term "shanghaied" refers to the prac

Question 9

Compare and contrast British and French imperialism as to governing philosophies, impact upon the colonial populations, and imperial successes, however measured.

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British and French imperialism both had

Question 10

The Boer War

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A) was caused by German refusal to stop arming the Boers. 
B) was the result of the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer Transvaal. 
C) established East Africa as an independent nation. 
D) settled all animosities between the British and the Afrikaners. 
E) established the concept of majority rule in South Africa. 
A) was caused by German refusal to stop arming the Boers. 
B) was the result of the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer Transvaal. 
C) established East Africa as an independent nation. 
D) settled all animosities between the British and the Afrikaners. 
E) established the concept of majority rule in South Africa.

Question 11

The European takeover of Africa was finally complete with the victory of the Italians over the forces of the Ethiopian king at the Battle of Adowa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Emilio Aguinaldo

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Emilio Aguinaldo was a Filipino revoluti

Question 13

To prevent the possible collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the British and the French​

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A) declared war on Russia. 
B) ​recognized Muhammad Ali as hereditary Pasha. 
C) ​seized control of the Egyptian government. 
D) ​orchestrated local Berber revolution to establish a pro-European local rule. 
E) ​enacted economic sanctions on any country that would not respect an Egyptian embargo. 
A) declared war on Russia. 
B) ​recognized Muhammad Ali as hereditary Pasha. 
C) ​seized control of the Egyptian government. 
D) ​orchestrated local Berber revolution to establish a pro-European local rule. 
E) ​enacted economic sanctions on any country that would not respect an Egyptian embargo.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a true statement about nineteenth-century Western expansion in Southeast Asia?

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A) The British established their control over Burma. 
B) Burma retained its independence. 
C) The French forcibly created their Indochinese Union. 
D) Thailand remained independent, as a result of mutual British and French interests. 
E) The Philippines became an American spoil of war with Spain, in spite of efforts by local insurgents to change that outcome. 
A) The British established their control over Burma. 
B) Burma retained its independence. 
C) The French forcibly created their Indochinese Union. 
D) Thailand remained independent, as a result of mutual British and French interests. 
E) The Philippines became an American spoil of war with Spain, in spite of efforts by local insurgents to change that outcome.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-imperialism

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Imperialism is a policy or ideology in w

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Can Vuong

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Can Vuong is not a widely recognized ter

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Rudyard Kipling's The White Man's Burden

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"The White Man's Burden" is a poem by th

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Cape Colony

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The Cape Colony was a British colony in

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Orange Free State and South African Republic/Transvaal

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The Orange Free State and the South Afri

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-the VOC

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The term "VOC" stands for "Volatile Orga

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

Thailand

Identify the following terms. -zamindar system

Identify the following terms. -King Leopold 2 of Belgium

The Berlin Conference of 1884

"Western imperialism was an inevitable consequence of the West's Scientific and Industrial Revolutions." Discuss, pro and con.

In the second half of the nineteenth century,

Identify the following terms. -"shanghaied"

Compare and contrast British and French imperialism as to governing philosophies, impact upon the colonial populations, and imperial successes, however measured.

The Boer War

The European takeover of Africa was finally complete with the victory of the Italians over the forces of the Ethiopian king at the Battle of Adowa.

Identify the following terms. -Emilio Aguinaldo

To prevent the possible collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the British and the French​

Which of the following is not a true statement about nineteenth-century Western expansion in Southeast Asia?

Identify the following terms. -imperialism

Identify the following terms. -Can Vuong

Identify the following terms. -Rudyard Kipling's The White Man's Burden

Identify the following terms. -Cape Colony

Identify the following terms. -Orange Free State and South African Republic/Transvaal

Identify the following terms. -the VOC

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

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The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

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The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

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