Question 1

How was imperialism reflected in the popular culture of Europe?

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Question 2

Four nineteenth-century developments aided in the rise of the "new imperialism," and among these were nation building,the rise of liberalism,industrialization,and:

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A)  new forms of communications. 
B)  transportation innovations. 
C)  a new sense of adventurism. 
D)  democratic revolutions. 
E)  all of these

Question 3

"Imperialism" is the process of extending one state's control over another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What were the causes of new imperialism?

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

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

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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 8

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause:

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

Question 9

New imperialism brought fierce competition among the nations and was a profoundly destabilizing force.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

In reality,the Congo Free State was run by:

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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 12

The London Pan-African Conference of 1900 issued a proclamation,To the Nations of the World,which had an introduction written by the American:

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A)  W. E. B. Du Bois. 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
C)  Samuel Clemens. 
D)  Woodrow Wilson. 
E)  George Washington Williams.

Question 13

In 1898,under the leadership of General Horatio Kitchener,the British avenged the death of Charles Gordon and secured the Sudan at the battle of:

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A)  Adowa. 
B)  Omdurman. 
C)  Mafking. 
D)  Zama. 
E)  Khartoum.

Question 14

Why did Bismarck bring Germany into the "scramble for Africa?"

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A)  to gain national prestige and make Germany a great power 
B)  to satisfy public opinion, which was in favor of extensive territorial expansion 
C)  to add to the kaiser's personal gain and position 
D)  to find cheaper sources of labor as well as raw materials 
E)  to distract the German people from the severe economic depression

Question 15

How many independent states were there in Africa in 1914?

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A)  zero 
B)  two 
C)  five 
D)  eight 
E)  ten

Question 16

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

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

Question 17

In what ways did the early nineteenth-century European empires differ from those established in the second half of the century?

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Question 18

Prior to the Great Mutiny of 1857,all Indian trade was held as a monopoly by the British:

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A)  East India Company. 
B)  Hudson Bay Company. 
C)  Prime Minister's office. 
D)  Royal Indian Trade Corporation. 
E)  Foreign Office under the direction of Queen Victoria.

Question 19

Mohandas Gandhi was representative of a large number of Indians who left India to serve as indentured servants or work as professionals in other areas of the British empire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1900,an indictment of the French colonial administrators for indifference to women,Arab Women in Algeria,was published.It was written by:

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

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

How was imperialism reflected in the popular culture of Europe?

Four nineteenth-century developments aided in the rise of the "new imperialism," and among these were nation building,the rise of liberalism,industrialization,and:

"Imperialism" is the process of extending one state's control over another.

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

What were the causes of new imperialism?

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

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

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause:

New imperialism brought fierce competition among the nations and was a profoundly destabilizing force.

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

In reality,the Congo Free State was run by:

The London Pan-African Conference of 1900 issued a proclamation,To the Nations of the World,which had an introduction written by the American:

In 1898,under the leadership of General Horatio Kitchener,the British avenged the death of Charles Gordon and secured the Sudan at the battle of:

Why did Bismarck bring Germany into the "scramble for Africa?"

How many independent states were there in Africa in 1914?

The Afrikaners,or Boers,were European settlers from:

In what ways did the early nineteenth-century European empires differ from those established in the second half of the century?

Prior to the Great Mutiny of 1857,all Indian trade was held as a monopoly by the British:

Mohandas Gandhi was representative of a large number of Indians who left India to serve as indentured servants or work as professionals in other areas of the British empire.

In 1900,an indictment of the French colonial administrators for indifference to women,Arab Women in Algeria,was published.It was written by: