Question 1

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 2

The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

British success in India came primarily from the imposition of a single cultural society that forced English culture upon the Indians,sometimes by force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The French colonization effort in Southeast Asia was supported by republicans such as _________,who argued that ". . . the superior races have a right vis-à-vis the inferior races. . . . They have a right to civilize them."

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Dreyfus 
B)  Émile Zola 
C)  Jules Verne 
D)  Honoré de Balzac 
E)  Jules Ferry 
A)  Alfred Dreyfus 
B)  Émile Zola 
C)  Jules Verne 
D)  Honoré de Balzac 
E)  Jules Ferry

Question 6

The United States became an imperial power following its victory in the "splendid little war" against:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Cuba. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Cuba.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

By the late nineteenth century,Berlin had replaced London as the banker of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was the role of the East India Company in British control of India?

Accepted Answer

Unlike North America,India never became

Question 11

Although best known for his work to create an independent India,Mohandas Gandhi first gained recognition for his legal work in the British colony of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Malta. 
B)  India. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  South Africa. 
E)  Ireland. 
A)  Malta. 
B)  India. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  South Africa. 
E)  Ireland.

Question 12

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 13

By the end of the nineteenth century,the sole major independent kingdom in Africa was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya. 
B)  The Congo Free State. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
E)  Sudan. 
A)  Libya. 
B)  The Congo Free State. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
E)  Sudan.

Question 14

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 15

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 16

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

Question 17

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause the:

Accepted Answer

A)  appointment of Queen Victoria's nephew as head of the East India Company. 
B)  major defeat suffered by the British army at the battle of Mukden. 
C)  East India Company's policy of refusing to ship opium out of India. 
D)  assassination of the popular Indian leader Raj Mahal in Calcutta. 
E)  refusal of Indian troops to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat. 
A)  appointment of Queen Victoria's nephew as head of the East India Company. 
B)  major defeat suffered by the British army at the battle of Mukden. 
C)  East India Company's policy of refusing to ship opium out of India. 
D)  assassination of the popular Indian leader Raj Mahal in Calcutta. 
E)  refusal of Indian troops to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.

Question 18

Historians refer to the form imperialism takes when a country annexed territories outright and subjugated the peoples who lived there as:

Accepted Answer

A)  informal imperialism. 
B)  direct rule. 
C)  First European empires. 
D)  formal imperialism. 
E)  indirect rule. 
A)  informal imperialism. 
B)  direct rule. 
C)  First European empires. 
D)  formal imperialism. 
E)  indirect rule.

Question 19

Giving voice to the supposed "civilizing" aspect of the "new imperialism," Rudyard Kipling urged both the British and the Americans to:

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in joint colonization efforts, primarily in the Far East. 
B)  take up the "White Man's Burden" of empire. 
C)  form a "Cultural Union of the West" to help educate the backward peoples of the world. 
D)  endeavor to make English the language of all the world's countries. 
E)  send missionaries and entrepreneurs rather than the military to foreign countries. 
A)  engage in joint colonization efforts, primarily in the Far East. 
B)  take up the "White Man's Burden" of empire. 
C)  form a "Cultural Union of the West" to help educate the backward peoples of the world. 
D)  endeavor to make English the language of all the world's countries. 
E)  send missionaries and entrepreneurs rather than the military to foreign countries.

Question 20

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed their control of Egypt. 
B)  allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine. 
C)  demonstrated their superiority over the French. 
D)  cut the travel time to their colony of India in half. 
E)  allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad. 
A)  guaranteed their control of Egypt. 
B)  allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine. 
C)  demonstrated their superiority over the French. 
D)  cut the travel time to their colony of India in half. 
E)  allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad.

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

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

The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

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

British success in India came primarily from the imposition of a single cultural society that forced English culture upon the Indians,sometimes by force.

The French colonization effort in Southeast Asia was supported by republicans such as _________,who argued that ". . . the superior races have a right vis-à-vis the inferior races. . . . They have a right to civilize them."

The United States became an imperial power following its victory in the "splendid little war" against:

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

The expression "the Great Game" referred to the:

By the late nineteenth century,Berlin had replaced London as the banker of the world.

What was the role of the East India Company in British control of India?

Although best known for his work to create an independent India,Mohandas Gandhi first gained recognition for his legal work in the British colony of:

The Berlin Conference of 1884:

By the end of the nineteenth century,the sole major independent kingdom in Africa was:

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

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

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

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause the:

Historians refer to the form imperialism takes when a country annexed territories outright and subjugated the peoples who lived there as:

Giving voice to the supposed "civilizing" aspect of the "new imperialism," Rudyard Kipling urged both the British and the Americans to:

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because it:

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