Question 1

One military solution the British used to end the Sepoy Mutiny 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 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After World War I had come to an end,the Great Powers:

Accepted Answer

A) were more confident of human progress than they had been in the previous century. 
B) recognized the principle of self-determination for all people. 
C) resumed their imperialist endeavors. 
D) abandoned any hope of maintaining the partition of Africa. 
E) found it impossible to reimpose the conditions of late nineteenth-century imperialism. 
A) were more confident of human progress than they had been in the previous century. 
B) recognized the principle of self-determination for all people. 
C) resumed their imperialist endeavors. 
D) abandoned any hope of maintaining the partition of Africa. 
E) found it impossible to reimpose the conditions of late nineteenth-century imperialism.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Drugs were not the cause of the Opium Wa

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

The Ottoman general of Albanian origin who had been involved in the Ottoman force that expelled Napoleon's armies for Egypt in 1801 was:

Accepted Answer

A) Muhammad Ali. 
B) Menelik. 
C) Suleiman II. 
D) Saladin. 
E) Jamal ad Din. 
A) Muhammad Ali. 
B) Menelik. 
C) Suleiman II. 
D) Saladin. 
E) Jamal ad Din.

Question 7

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 8

The Great Mutiny of 1857 that began near Delhi resulted in all except:

Accepted Answer

A) Indian sepoys no longer maintained a privileged position in the British infantry. 
B) civic service reform offered opportunity to the Indian upper class. 
C) Queen Victoria became empress of India. 
D) missionary activity was no longer encouraged. 
E) the East India Company was abolished. 
A) Indian sepoys no longer maintained a privileged position in the British infantry. 
B) civic service reform offered opportunity to the Indian upper class. 
C) Queen Victoria became empress of India. 
D) missionary activity was no longer encouraged. 
E) the East India Company was abolished.

Question 9

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

Accepted Answer

The causes of the mutiny were social,eco

Question 10

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 11

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 12

Criticism of French colonial administrators for their indifference to the condition of Muslim women in their domains was leveled by:

Accepted Answer

A) Madeleine de Scudery. 
B) Toussaint L'Ouverture. 
C) Hubertine Auclert. 
D) Olympe de Gouges. 
E) Aurore Dupin Dudevant. 
A) Madeleine de Scudery. 
B) Toussaint L'Ouverture. 
C) Hubertine Auclert. 
D) Olympe de Gouges. 
E) Aurore Dupin Dudevant.

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

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

After World War I had come to an end,the Great Powers:

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

The Berlin Conference of 1884:

The Ottoman general of Albanian origin who had been involved in the Ottoman force that expelled Napoleon's armies for Egypt in 1801 was:

French interest in Africa was focused on:

The Great Mutiny of 1857 that began near Delhi resulted in all except:

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

The Treaty of Nanking:

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

Criticism of French colonial administrators for their indifference to the condition of Muslim women in their domains was leveled by:

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Exam 13: Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

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

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

After World War I had come to an end,the Great Powers:

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

The Berlin Conference of 1884:

The Ottoman general of Albanian origin who had been involved in the Ottoman force that expelled Napoleon's armies for Egypt in 1801 was:

French interest in Africa was focused on:

The Great Mutiny of 1857 that began near Delhi resulted in all except:

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

The Treaty of Nanking:

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

Criticism of French colonial administrators for their indifference to the condition of Muslim women in their domains was leveled by:

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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