Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the Taiping Rebellion. 
B)  the Boer War. 
C)  the Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  the Spanish-American War. 
E)  the Sepoy Mutiny. 
A)  the Taiping Rebellion. 
B)  the Boer War. 
C)  the Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  the Spanish-American War. 
E)  the Sepoy Mutiny.

Question 5

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  England. 
E)  Denmark. 
A)  Sweden. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  England. 
E)  Denmark.

Question 6

In reality,the Congo Free State was run by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bismarck. 
B)  an elected body of representatives drawn from the land-owning class. 
C)  a dual monarchy. 
D)  a private company controlled by Leopold II. 
E)  the British West African Company. 
A)  Bismarck. 
B)  an elected body of representatives drawn from the land-owning class. 
C)  a dual monarchy. 
D)  a private company controlled by Leopold II. 
E)  the British West African Company.

Question 7

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 8

In what way was nineteenth-century Russian imperialism different from that of other European countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia colonized territories for only a brief time before granting the colonies independence. 
B)  Russia added no territory to its rule at all during the nineteenth century. 
C)  In the nineteenth century,Russia's only colonies were in North America. 
D)  Russia championed a policy of only annexing lands bordering itself; it had no overseas colonies. 
E)  Russia focused its imperial policy on acquiring land in eastern Europe by conquest beginning with the Crimean War. 
A)  Russia colonized territories for only a brief time before granting the colonies independence. 
B)  Russia added no territory to its rule at all during the nineteenth century. 
C)  In the nineteenth century,Russia's only colonies were in North America. 
D)  Russia championed a policy of only annexing lands bordering itself; it had no overseas colonies. 
E)  Russia focused its imperial policy on acquiring land in eastern Europe by conquest beginning with the Crimean War.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

The expression "the Great Game" referred to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  rivalry between the British and the French in developing African client states. 
B)  maneuvering,and occasional open hostilities,between Russia and Japan in the Far East. 
C)  spying,maneuvering,and support of friendly puppet governments by Russia and Britain. 
D)  race between several British corporations to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railway. 
E)  rivalry between the British and the Americans in developing colonies in the Pacific. 
A)  rivalry between the British and the French in developing African client states. 
B)  maneuvering,and occasional open hostilities,between Russia and Japan in the Far East. 
C)  spying,maneuvering,and support of friendly puppet governments by Russia and Britain. 
D)  race between several British corporations to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railway. 
E)  rivalry between the British and the Americans in developing colonies in the Pacific.

Question 13

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 14

Opium was exported from China in the nineteenth century to Britain,India,and the rest of the world for use in medicine and for pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

After "the mutiny," Britain sought to rule India:

Accepted Answer

A)  through the Indian upper class. 
B)  through the East India Company. 
C)  directly. 
D)  by means of example rather than force. 
E)  under martial law. 
A)  through the Indian upper class. 
B)  through the East India Company. 
C)  directly. 
D)  by means of example rather than force. 
E)  under martial law.

Question 16

How did the "civilizing missions" of France differ from other attempts at colonialism?

Accepted Answer

First and foremost,the civilizing effort

Question 17

How did ideas of race serve as justification for imperial conquest in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Most influential was the work of Arthur

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

The Boxer Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was caused by French expansion into Vietnam. 
B)  serves as an example of an anti-imperialist movement. 
C)  was not serious enough to necessitate a response from the Great Powers. 
D)  demonstrated the invincibility of European imperial power. 
E)  led to the expulsion of foreign powers from China. 
A)  was caused by French expansion into Vietnam. 
B)  serves as an example of an anti-imperialist movement. 
C)  was not serious enough to necessitate a response from the Great Powers. 
D)  demonstrated the invincibility of European imperial power. 
E)  led to the expulsion of foreign powers from China.

Question 20

Most historians would agree that late nineteenth-century European imperialism:

Accepted Answer

A)  had little to do with the underlying causes of World War I. 
B)  did not always lead to prosperous colonies. 
C)  was a completely new phenomenon on the European historical stage. 
D)  served as a means to quiet class conflict at home. 
E)  led directly to the outbreak of World War I. 
A)  had little to do with the underlying causes of World War I. 
B)  did not always lead to prosperous colonies. 
C)  was a completely new phenomenon on the European historical stage. 
D)  served as a means to quiet class conflict at home. 
E)  led directly to the outbreak of World War I.

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

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

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

The Berlin Conference of 1884:

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

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

In reality,the Congo Free State was run by:

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

In what way was nineteenth-century Russian imperialism different from that of other European countries?

British cultural policy toward its colonies always:

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

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

The expression "the Great Game" referred to the:

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

Opium was exported from China in the nineteenth century to Britain,India,and the rest of the world for use in medicine and for pleasure.

After "the mutiny," Britain sought to rule India:

How did the "civilizing missions" of France differ from other attempts at colonialism?

How did ideas of race serve as justification for imperial conquest in the nineteenth century?

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

The Boxer Rebellion:

Most historians would agree that late nineteenth-century European imperialism:

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