Question 1

Throughout nineteenth-century Europe,"imperial policy" was usually a matter of:

Accepted Answer

A)  long-range planning by the central governments. 
B)  policies developed in the boardrooms of the companies involved. 
C)  a series of quick responses, often improvised, to particular situations. 
D)  policies coordinated through London as Queen Victoria was the matriarch of European royalty. 
E)  haphazard decisions made by politicians with no direct interest in the consequences. 
A)  long-range planning by the central governments. 
B)  policies developed in the boardrooms of the companies involved. 
C)  a series of quick responses, often improvised, to particular situations. 
D)  policies coordinated through London as Queen Victoria was the matriarch of European royalty. 
E)  haphazard decisions made by politicians with no direct interest in the consequences.

Question 2

The Opium Wars began when:

Accepted Answer

A)  most European nations prohibited the smoking of opium. 
B)  the United States intensified its expansion into Asia. 
C)  opium prices rose due to a series of bad harvests. 
D)  the Chinese banned opium imports. 
E)  the British decriminalized the use of opium, thus driving prices down. 
A)  most European nations prohibited the smoking of opium. 
B)  the United States intensified its expansion into Asia. 
C)  opium prices rose due to a series of bad harvests. 
D)  the Chinese banned opium imports. 
E)  the British decriminalized the use of opium, thus driving prices down.

Question 3

Who coined the term eugenics to describe the science of improving racial qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Houston Stewart Chamberlain 
B)  Charles Darwin 
C)  Francis Galton 
D)  Herbert Spencer 
E)  Cecil Rhodes 
A)  Houston Stewart Chamberlain 
B)  Charles Darwin 
C)  Francis Galton 
D)  Herbert Spencer 
E)  Cecil Rhodes

Question 4

The theory that human beings were composed of three races,the "black," "yellow," and "white," with the "white" being the superior race,was proposed in The Inequality of the Races by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolf Hitler. 
B)  Houston Stewart Chamberlain. 
C)  Francis Galton. 
D)  Charles Darwin. 
E)  Arthur de Gobineau. 
A)  Adolf Hitler. 
B)  Houston Stewart Chamberlain. 
C)  Francis Galton. 
D)  Charles Darwin. 
E)  Arthur de Gobineau.

Question 5

The Berlin Conference of 1884:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not involve either Britain or France. 
B)  gave mining rights in the Congo to Portugal. 
C)  established the ground rules for a new phase of European expansion. 
D)  established the rights of citizens living in the Congo. 
E)  limited British naval tonnage. 
A)  did not involve either Britain or France. 
B)  gave mining rights in the Congo to Portugal. 
C)  established the ground rules for a new phase of European expansion. 
D)  established the rights of citizens living in the Congo. 
E)  limited British naval tonnage.

Question 6

Concentration camps were first used by the British during the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boer War. 
B)  Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  Opium Wars. 
D)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
E)  Crimean War. 
A)  Boer War. 
B)  Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  Opium Wars. 
D)  Sepoy Rebellion. 
E)  Crimean War.

Question 7

The T'ai-p'ing Rebellion was a conflict between:

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and China. 
B)  the emperors of China and Japan. 
C)  Chinese farmers and industrial workers. 
D)  the Japanese peasantry and the Shogunate. 
E)  radical Christian rebels who challenged the authority of the emperors. 
A)  Britain and China. 
B)  the emperors of China and Japan. 
C)  Chinese farmers and industrial workers. 
D)  the Japanese peasantry and the Shogunate. 
E)  radical Christian rebels who challenged the authority of the emperors.

Question 8

One result of the Sino-Japanese War was to secure the independence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cambodia. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Laos. 
D)  Manchuria. 
E)  Vietnam. 
A)  Cambodia. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Laos. 
D)  Manchuria. 
E)  Vietnam.

Question 9

The Treaty of Nanking:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave the British Hong Kong "in perpetuity." 
B)  ended British missionary activity in China. 
C)  gave the lucrative opium trade to the Dutch. 
D)  ended British claims to trade with China. 
E)  established the foreign enclaves in Beijing. 
A)  gave the British Hong Kong "in perpetuity." 
B)  ended British missionary activity in China. 
C)  gave the lucrative opium trade to the Dutch. 
D)  ended British claims to trade with China. 
E)  established the foreign enclaves in Beijing.

Question 10

French interest in Africa was focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  colonizing the northern part of the continent across the Mediterranean from France. 
B)  pursuing colonies from the north to the south of Africa. 
C)  acquiring colonies from the west to the east of the continent. 
D)  its colony in the west, French Equatorial Africa. 
E)  seizing the British colony of South Africa for its mineral riches. 
A)  colonizing the northern part of the continent across the Mediterranean from France. 
B)  pursuing colonies from the north to the south of Africa. 
C)  acquiring colonies from the west to the east of the continent. 
D)  its colony in the west, French Equatorial Africa. 
E)  seizing the British colony of South Africa for its mineral riches.

Question 11

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

Accepted Answer

The causes of the mutiny were social,eco

Question 12

Rudyard Kipling's poem,The White Man's Burden,was originally published during:

Accepted Answer

A)  the T'ai-p'ing Rebellion. 
B)  the Boer War. 
C)  the Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  the Spanish-American War. 
E)  the Sepoy Mutiny. 
A)  the T'ai-p'ing Rebellion. 
B)  the Boer War. 
C)  the Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  the Spanish-American War. 
E)  the Sepoy Mutiny.

Question 13

The Indian portion of the triangular European/Indian/Chinese economic relationship was comprised of:

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles. 
B)  rice. 
C)  opium. 
D)  beef. 
E)  cotton. 
A)  textiles. 
B)  rice. 
C)  opium. 
D)  beef. 
E)  cotton.

Question 14

British cultural policy toward its colonies always:

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on indirect rule. 
B)  focused on direct rule. 
C)  remained open as they could never agree on a single policy. 
D)  was indifferent: the British simply had no interest in a colony's culture. 
E)  focused on religious matters over other concerns. 
A)  focused on indirect rule. 
B)  focused on direct rule. 
C)  remained open as they could never agree on a single policy. 
D)  was indifferent: the British simply had no interest in a colony's culture. 
E)  focused on religious matters over other concerns.

Question 15

When Great Britain took control of Egypt in 1870,Lord Evelyn Baring was appointed as the first:

Accepted Answer

A)  "royal governor" of the Egyptian colony. 
B)  "urban pasha," or military governor of Sinai. 
C)  "proconsul," in a power-sharing arrangement with the Egyptians. 
D)  "demi-pharaoh," to look after Britain's interests under an Egyptian ruler. 
E)  "viceroy" of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 
A)  "royal governor" of the Egyptian colony. 
B)  "urban pasha," or military governor of Sinai. 
C)  "proconsul," in a power-sharing arrangement with the Egyptians. 
D)  "demi-pharaoh," to look after Britain's interests under an Egyptian ruler. 
E)  "viceroy" of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

Question 16

The Boxer Rebellion resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  China being forced to make new trade concessions to foreigners. 
B)  the occupation of the major Chinese cities by Westerners until 1920. 
C)  the end of the monarchy and establishment of a democratic state. 
D)  China being divided into occupation zones by the Western powers. 
E)  China becoming a client state of Japan. 
A)  China being forced to make new trade concessions to foreigners. 
B)  the occupation of the major Chinese cities by Westerners until 1920. 
C)  the end of the monarchy and establishment of a democratic state. 
D)  China being divided into occupation zones by the Western powers. 
E)  China becoming a client state of Japan.

Question 17

Private investors,such as Cecil Rhodes,played just as large a part in the partitioning of Africa as did individual countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What were the causes and effects of the Opium Wars in China?

Accepted Answer

Drugs were not the cause of the Opium Wa

Question 19

One military solution the British used to end the Sepoy Rebellion was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to disband the native Indian military units and send the men home. 
B)  to convene a military tribunal to protect the rights of the accused mutineers. 
C)  to ship all the mutineers back to England to serve their life imprisonment. 
D)  to do nothing with the enlisted men but provide long prison terms for the leaders. 
E)  to have the surviving mutineers immediately tried and executed. 
A)  to disband the native Indian military units and send the men home. 
B)  to convene a military tribunal to protect the rights of the accused mutineers. 
C)  to ship all the mutineers back to England to serve their life imprisonment. 
D)  to do nothing with the enlisted men but provide long prison terms for the leaders. 
E)  to have the surviving mutineers immediately tried and executed.

Question 20

Although the slave trade was outlawed in British and French colonies,new systems of forced labor cropped up to take their place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Throughout nineteenth-century Europe,"imperial policy" was usually a matter of:

The Opium Wars began when:

Who coined the term eugenics to describe the science of improving racial qualities?

The theory that human beings were composed of three races,the "black," "yellow," and "white," with the "white" being the superior race,was proposed in The Inequality of the Races by:

The Berlin Conference of 1884:

Concentration camps were first used by the British during the:

The T'ai-p'ing Rebellion was a conflict between:

One result of the Sino-Japanese War was to secure the independence of:

The Treaty of Nanking:

French interest in Africa was focused on:

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

Rudyard Kipling's poem,The White Man's Burden,was originally published during:

The Indian portion of the triangular European/Indian/Chinese economic relationship was comprised of:

British cultural policy toward its colonies always:

When Great Britain took control of Egypt in 1870,Lord Evelyn Baring was appointed as the first:

The Boxer Rebellion resulted in:

Private investors,such as Cecil Rhodes,played just as large a part in the partitioning of Africa as did individual countries.

What were the causes and effects of the Opium Wars in China?

One military solution the British used to end the Sepoy Rebellion was:

Although the slave trade was outlawed in British and French colonies,new systems of forced labor cropped up to take their place.

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