Question 1

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 2

The acquisition of the Philippines by the United States reflected the weakening imperial grip of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Britain. 
E)  France. 
A)  Japan. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Britain. 
E)  France.

Question 3

The "new imperialism" of the late nineteenth century was distinctive in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the technology possessed by Europeans allowed them to conquer vast territories and to dictate terms to colonized peoples. 
B)  it was carried out by increasingly democratic nation-states, thereby simplifying the task of justifying imperial conquest and colonial rule. 
C)  it was motivated by a new spirit of adventure. 
D)  it was concerned with campaigns for moral and social improvement rather than with economic development. 
E)  Europeans assumed that their commerce, science, and technology would bring progress to the rest of the world. 
A)  the technology possessed by Europeans allowed them to conquer vast territories and to dictate terms to colonized peoples. 
B)  it was carried out by increasingly democratic nation-states, thereby simplifying the task of justifying imperial conquest and colonial rule. 
C)  it was motivated by a new spirit of adventure. 
D)  it was concerned with campaigns for moral and social improvement rather than with economic development. 
E)  Europeans assumed that their commerce, science, and technology would bring progress to the rest of the world.

Question 4

The most strenuous opposition to the operations of the International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of the Congo came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Portugal 
D)  Italy 
E)  Britain 
A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Portugal 
D)  Italy 
E)  Britain

Question 5

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the impact of the Suez Canal on Britain and the West?

Accepted Answer

The building of the canal was a result o

Question 7

Rudyard Kipling's phrase "the white man's burden" referred to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural disability of a Europe grown old and weary. 
B)  onerous demands placed on colonial peoples by Europeans. 
C)  European and North American civilizing mission. 
D)  sense of collective guilt felt by Europeans about the brutality of colonial rule. 
E)  chronic excess of colonial imports into Europe relative to manufactured exports. 
A)  cultural disability of a Europe grown old and weary. 
B)  onerous demands placed on colonial peoples by Europeans. 
C)  European and North American civilizing mission. 
D)  sense of collective guilt felt by Europeans about the brutality of colonial rule. 
E)  chronic excess of colonial imports into Europe relative to manufactured exports.

Question 8

Although Britain traded with China for luxury goods such as opium,silk,porcelain,and art objects,it was the tea trade that heightened conflicts between the two nations in the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The early colonial success Italy realized with Eritrea and parts of Somalia encouraged it to invade:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  Sudan. 
C)  Uganda. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
E)  Libya. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Sudan. 
C)  Uganda. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
E)  Libya.

Question 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

Lord Curzon,a prominent nineteenth-century British conservative politician and proponent of empire,believed that the premier colony in the British Empire was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada. 
B)  Hong Kong. 
C)  South Africa. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  India. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  Hong Kong. 
C)  South Africa. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  India.

Question 14

In general,nineteenth-century imperialism involved more independent entrepreneurial activity by merchants and traders and less emphasis on settlement and discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

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

The acquisition of the Philippines by the United States reflected the weakening imperial grip of:

The "new imperialism" of the late nineteenth century was distinctive in that:

The most strenuous opposition to the operations of the International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of the Congo came from:

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

What was the impact of the Suez Canal on Britain and the West?

Rudyard Kipling's phrase "the white man's burden" referred to the:

Although Britain traded with China for luxury goods such as opium,silk,porcelain,and art objects,it was the tea trade that heightened conflicts between the two nations in the early nineteenth century.

The early colonial success Italy realized with Eritrea and parts of Somalia encouraged it to invade:

British cultural policy toward its colonies always:

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

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

Lord Curzon,a prominent nineteenth-century British conservative politician and proponent of empire,believed that the premier colony in the British Empire was:

In general,nineteenth-century imperialism involved more independent entrepreneurial activity by merchants and traders and less emphasis on settlement and discipline.

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.

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