Question 1

After the Civil War,how did the United States encourage the incorporation of its western territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged settlers to move to the hinterlands with promises of cheap land for homesteading. 
B)  It enticed farmers to move west by guaranteeing them profits from producing farm goods to meet American consumers' insatiable demands. 
C)  It recruited territorial residents into its new national army. 
D)  It encouraged exploration and development of mineral resources. 
A)  It encouraged settlers to move to the hinterlands with promises of cheap land for homesteading. 
B)  It enticed farmers to move west by guaranteeing them profits from producing farm goods to meet American consumers' insatiable demands. 
C)  It recruited territorial residents into its new national army. 
D)  It encouraged exploration and development of mineral resources. A

Question 2

After the Spanish-American War,American expansionism increasingly involved which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conquering new territories in Asia and Africa 
B)  Subsidizing settlement by Americans in newly conquered lands 
C)  Establishing peaceful trade relationships 
D)  Turning nominally independent countries into dependent states 
A)  Conquering new territories in Asia and Africa 
B)  Subsidizing settlement by Americans in newly conquered lands 
C)  Establishing peaceful trade relationships 
D)  Turning nominally independent countries into dependent states D

Question 3

What did Bismarck of Germany and Cavour of Italy have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were liberal prime ministers who exploited national sentiment to promote unification. 
B)  Both were popular newspaper publishers who promoted nationalism. 
C)  Both were popular newspaper publishers who opposed national unification. 
D)  Both were conservative prime ministers who exploited liberal national sentiment to promote unification. 
A)  Both were liberal prime ministers who exploited national sentiment to promote unification. 
B)  Both were popular newspaper publishers who promoted nationalism. 
C)  Both were popular newspaper publishers who opposed national unification. 
D)  Both were conservative prime ministers who exploited liberal national sentiment to promote unification. D

Question 4

Compare the roles that the Second Industrial Revolution played in the development of Brazil and British India.How significant a difference was created by the fact that Brazil was an independent country and British India was a colony?

Accepted Answer

The Second Industrial Revolution of the

Question 5

How did artists in Asia and Latin America depict North American influence in visual culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Westerners were depicted as eager to integrate into local life. 
B)  Western technology and culture were praised as models to improve the future. 
C)  Westerners were portrayed as annoying impositions onto vibrant local life. 
D)  Western activity was minimalized and represented as unimportant. 
A)  Westerners were depicted as eager to integrate into local life. 
B)  Western technology and culture were praised as models to improve the future. 
C)  Westerners were portrayed as annoying impositions onto vibrant local life. 
D)  Western activity was minimalized and represented as unimportant.

Question 6

What helps to explains Irish antipathy to integration into Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-colonial sentiment toward imperial policy in South and East Asia 
B)  Grievances against England's laissez-faire response to the 1840s Famine 
C)  Solidarity with the Scottish independence movement 
D)  Resistance to restrictive emigration policies by England 
A)  Anti-colonial sentiment toward imperial policy in South and East Asia 
B)  Grievances against England's laissez-faire response to the 1840s Famine 
C)  Solidarity with the Scottish independence movement 
D)  Resistance to restrictive emigration policies by England

Question 7

What did American nation-states do with territories taken from indigenous peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  American nation-states allowed conquered peoples autonomy and the right to determine the fate of their territorial possessions. 
B)  American nation-states turned these territories into new provinces by sending settlers to the hinterlands. 
C)  American nation-states incorporated Indian landholdings into the nation economically,but kept them distinct politically and socially. 
D)  American nation-states treated conquered areas as colonial outposts. 
A)  American nation-states allowed conquered peoples autonomy and the right to determine the fate of their territorial possessions. 
B)  American nation-states turned these territories into new provinces by sending settlers to the hinterlands. 
C)  American nation-states incorporated Indian landholdings into the nation economically,but kept them distinct politically and socially. 
D)  American nation-states treated conquered areas as colonial outposts.

Question 8

The retreat of European empires in the Americas enabled indigenous populations to have greater autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Imperial expansion often met resistance from communities being incorporated into new empires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following was a consequence of the development of limited-liability,joint-stock companies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scale of industrial enterprises dramatically increased. 
B)  Imperial expansion decreased. 
C)  Employee ownership of corporations increased. 
D)  The influence of individual financiers declined. 
A)  The scale of industrial enterprises dramatically increased. 
B)  Imperial expansion decreased. 
C)  Employee ownership of corporations increased. 
D)  The influence of individual financiers declined.

Question 11

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was an important initiative of the Chinese Self-Strengthening movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Territorial expansion in the southeast 
B)  The development of coal mines and shipyards 
C)  The development of an expansive railway system 
D)  Aligning Chinese culture with Western culture 
A)  Territorial expansion in the southeast 
B)  The development of coal mines and shipyards 
C)  The development of an expansive railway system 
D)  Aligning Chinese culture with Western culture

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the beliefs of a social Darwinist in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern culture was created by white Europeans and Americans,who were more fully evolved than the darker peoples of the world. 
B)  The American Declaration of Independence demonstrated that all men possess the unalienable right to life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness. 
C)  The French Revolution proved that all people deserve to be members of a sovereign,culturally homogeneous nation. 
D)  All of humanity was created by God,in God's image,and all people are therefore equal. 
A)  Modern culture was created by white Europeans and Americans,who were more fully evolved than the darker peoples of the world. 
B)  The American Declaration of Independence demonstrated that all men possess the unalienable right to life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness. 
C)  The French Revolution proved that all people deserve to be members of a sovereign,culturally homogeneous nation. 
D)  All of humanity was created by God,in God's image,and all people are therefore equal.

Question 13

How did the United States' understanding of itself change after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its sense of national identity,and the strength of the national government,grew stronger. 
B)  Its sense of national identity grew weaker,since serious unresolved regional differences continued to exist. 
C)  Its identity as a major agricultural exporter grew to be equal to that of Germany or of Great Britain. 
D)  Its identity as a multiethnic state grew stronger. 
A)  Its sense of national identity,and the strength of the national government,grew stronger. 
B)  Its sense of national identity grew weaker,since serious unresolved regional differences continued to exist. 
C)  Its identity as a major agricultural exporter grew to be equal to that of Germany or of Great Britain. 
D)  Its identity as a multiethnic state grew stronger.

Question 14

How did nationalism challenge the Austrian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  By forcing it to define who was an Austrian 
B)  By eroding the loyalty of its peasant population 
C)  By encouraging Hungarians to press for autonomy 
D)  By encouraging the emperor to foster a more democratic government 
A)  By forcing it to define who was an Austrian 
B)  By eroding the loyalty of its peasant population 
C)  By encouraging Hungarians to press for autonomy 
D)  By encouraging the emperor to foster a more democratic government

Question 15

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the British Raj in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Indian subcontinent industrialized,replacing China as the main Asian exporter of finished goods. 
B)  A new Indian identity emerged,despite the lack of a common language or political sovereignty. 
C)  European diseases spread,killing a large percentage of the population. 
D)  New European crops were introduced,leading to a population explosion and environmental disaster. 
A)  The Indian subcontinent industrialized,replacing China as the main Asian exporter of finished goods. 
B)  A new Indian identity emerged,despite the lack of a common language or political sovereignty. 
C)  European diseases spread,killing a large percentage of the population. 
D)  New European crops were introduced,leading to a population explosion and environmental disaster.

Question 16

How did late nineteenth-century Japanese capitalism differ from late nineteenth-century American capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It excluded women from all financial affairs. 
B)  It relied on personal relationships instead of impersonal investment. 
C)  It focused on exporting rice to other Asian countries. 
D)  It was less dependent on imported raw materials for success. 
A)  It excluded women from all financial affairs. 
B)  It relied on personal relationships instead of impersonal investment. 
C)  It focused on exporting rice to other Asian countries. 
D)  It was less dependent on imported raw materials for success.

Question 17

The benefits of economic development under colonial rule accrued fairly evenly to colonial peoples and European wage laborers,as well as banks and import-export firms in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What allowed King Menelik II of Ethiopia to defeat Italian forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  He allied himself with the Germans against the Italians. 
B)  Unlike other Europeans,the Italians did not use advanced weapons in the field. 
C)  He was able to equip his loyal,united armies with European weapons. 
D)  The Italian invasion forces were decimated by tropical diseases. 
A)  He allied himself with the Germans against the Italians. 
B)  Unlike other Europeans,the Italians did not use advanced weapons in the field. 
C)  He was able to equip his loyal,united armies with European weapons. 
D)  The Italian invasion forces were decimated by tropical diseases.

Question 19

Compare the efforts of China and Japan to respond to growing European and American power.How successful was each country,and why?

Accepted Answer

Both China and Japan were assaulted by t

Question 20

The idea that a nation was composed of its entire population replaced what earlier definition of a nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A nation was composed of everyone who participated in economic production. 
B)  A nation was composed of those willing to fight and die for it. 
C)  A nation was composed of everyone whose ancestors had followed the same king. 
D)  A nation was composed of kings,clergymen,and nobles. 
A)  A nation was composed of everyone who participated in economic production. 
B)  A nation was composed of those willing to fight and die for it. 
C)  A nation was composed of everyone whose ancestors had followed the same king. 
D)  A nation was composed of kings,clergymen,and nobles.

Exam 17: Nations and Empires 1850-1914

After the Civil War,how did the United States encourage the incorporation of its western territories?

After the Spanish-American War,American expansionism increasingly involved which of the following?

What did Bismarck of Germany and Cavour of Italy have in common?

Compare the roles that the Second Industrial Revolution played in the development of Brazil and British India.How significant a difference was created by the fact that Brazil was an independent country and British India was a colony?

How did artists in Asia and Latin America depict North American influence in visual culture?

What helps to explains Irish antipathy to integration into Great Britain?

What did American nation-states do with territories taken from indigenous peoples?

The retreat of European empires in the Americas enabled indigenous populations to have greater autonomy.

Imperial expansion often met resistance from communities being incorporated into new empires.

Which of the following was a consequence of the development of limited-liability,joint-stock companies?

In the late nineteenth century,which of the following was an important initiative of the Chinese Self-Strengthening movement?

Which of the following best describes the beliefs of a social Darwinist in the late nineteenth century?

How did the United States' understanding of itself change after the Civil War?

How did nationalism challenge the Austrian Empire?

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the British Raj in India?

How did late nineteenth-century Japanese capitalism differ from late nineteenth-century American capitalism?

The benefits of economic development under colonial rule accrued fairly evenly to colonial peoples and European wage laborers,as well as banks and import-export firms in Europe.

What allowed King Menelik II of Ethiopia to defeat Italian forces?

Compare the efforts of China and Japan to respond to growing European and American power.How successful was each country,and why?

The idea that a nation was composed of its entire population replaced what earlier definition of a nation?

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