Question 1

Progress in women's rights in India was made in all of the following forms EXCEPT

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A) restricting child marriages. 
B) outlawing widow burning 
C) revocation of laws prohibiting widows from remarrying. 
D) criminalizing female infanticide. 
E) outlawing prostitution. 
A) restricting child marriages. 
B) outlawing widow burning 
C) revocation of laws prohibiting widows from remarrying. 
D) criminalizing female infanticide. 
E) outlawing prostitution. E

Question 2

One of the most significant reasons for the expansion of India's trade was

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A) an Indian unification movement. 
B) public works and infrastructure projects. 
C) British extension of manufacturing technology to local populations. 
D) utilizing the mechanization system of division of labor to improve productivity. 
E) urbanization. 
A) an Indian unification movement. 
B) public works and infrastructure projects. 
C) British extension of manufacturing technology to local populations. 
D) utilizing the mechanization system of division of labor to improve productivity. 
E) urbanization. B

Question 3

The first British settlers in Australia were

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A) soldiers who had been mustered out. 
B) exiled convicts. 
C) homesteaders who received grants of land. 
D) recruited from settlements in India. 
E) indentured servants. 
A) soldiers who had been mustered out. 
B) exiled convicts. 
C) homesteaders who received grants of land. 
D) recruited from settlements in India. 
E) indentured servants. B

Question 4

After British slave emancipation in 1834, new plantation workers came from

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A) Africa. 
B) the Pacific islands. 
C) British India. 
D) China. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Africa. 
B) the Pacific islands. 
C) British India. 
D) China. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

What were the significant factors involved in the Sepoy Rebellion, or the Revolution of 1857, as Indian historians refer to it?

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Out of resentment toward several British

Question 6

What gathering led to the division of Africa among colonial powers, at least on paper?

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A) Berlin Conference 
B) Congress of Vienna 
C) Jihad Junta 
D) Treaty of Paris 
E) Congo Convention 
A) Berlin Conference 
B) Congress of Vienna 
C) Jihad Junta 
D) Treaty of Paris 
E) Congo Convention

Question 7

After slaves were freed, how did British and other plantation colonies fill their needs for labor? Where did the laborers come from? Be as specific as possible.

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After emancipation, plantation colonies

Question 8

Having "liberated" Cuba from Spain after 1898, U.S. troops also went on to occupy

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A) the Dominican Republic, 1904-1907. 
B) Nicaragua, 1912. 
C) Honduras, 1912. 
D) Haiti, 1915. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the Dominican Republic, 1904-1907. 
B) Nicaragua, 1912. 
C) Honduras, 1912. 
D) Haiti, 1915. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

By encouraging self-government in the South Pacific settler colonies, Britain

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A) satisfied settlers' desires for greater control. 
B) muted potential demands for independence. 
C) made colonial governments pay their own expenses. 
D) avoided the same conflicts that led to the American Revolution. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) satisfied settlers' desires for greater control. 
B) muted potential demands for independence. 
C) made colonial governments pay their own expenses. 
D) avoided the same conflicts that led to the American Revolution. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

The Indian National Congress initially sought

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A) ethnic and religious unity. 
B) more rights for Indians. 
C) more access to the Civil Service. 
D) reductions in military expenditures. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) ethnic and religious unity. 
B) more rights for Indians. 
C) more access to the Civil Service. 
D) reductions in military expenditures. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 11

The leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain and later America was

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A) Emilio Aguinaldo. 
B) Pancho Villa. 
C) Emile Zapata. 
D) Porfirio Diaz. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Emilio Aguinaldo. 
B) Pancho Villa. 
C) Emile Zapata. 
D) Porfirio Diaz. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

Egypt was able to build a modern state based on cotton exports until the market for Egyptian cotton collapsed after

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A) the British switched their preference to Indian cotton. 
B) King Jaja instituted peasant economies based on hand weaving that undercut Ali's labor forces. 
C) the American cotton market resumed after the Civil War. 
D) new work on irrigation canals caused a decrease in flooding of the Nile, and cotton crops failed for five years successively. 
E) France occupied Egypt and prevented it from exporting cotton to Britain. 
A) the British switched their preference to Indian cotton. 
B) King Jaja instituted peasant economies based on hand weaving that undercut Ali's labor forces. 
C) the American cotton market resumed after the Civil War. 
D) new work on irrigation canals caused a decrease in flooding of the Nile, and cotton crops failed for five years successively. 
E) France occupied Egypt and prevented it from exporting cotton to Britain.

Question 13

One of the chief attractions in the Sokoto Caliphate was

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A) the slave market. 
B) the Great Library. 
C) an international port of trade. 
D) an international Islamic university. 
E) the first African railroad depot. 
A) the slave market. 
B) the Great Library. 
C) an international port of trade. 
D) an international Islamic university. 
E) the first African railroad depot.

Question 14

The first reformer to advocate Pan-Indian nationalism was

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A) Mohandas K. Gandhi. 
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. 
C) Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D) Indira Gandhi. 
E) Rammohun Roy. 
A) Mohandas K. Gandhi. 
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. 
C) Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D) Indira Gandhi. 
E) Rammohun Roy.

Question 15

What support is there for the argument presented in your text that the South Asian people were more affected by Europeanization in this time period than were the Africans?

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The major point of the argument is reall

Question 16

Many Indians considered the spread of this, also known as kala mari, to be divine punishment for the failure to prevent the British takeover.

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A) Calcutta fever 
B) bubonic plague 
C) scarlet fever 
D) smallpox 
E) cholera 
A) Calcutta fever 
B) bubonic plague 
C) scarlet fever 
D) smallpox 
E) cholera

Question 17

What impact did industrialization have on the process of colonization in Africa and Asia?

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Students should understand that European

Question 18

The changes in the wake of the Sepoy Rebellion included which of the following?

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A) a law guaranteeing all Indians equal protection of the law 
B) a law requiring freedom of religion and social custom 
C) the placement of a viceroy governor-general in Delhi 
D) respect for the rights of Indian princes loyal to the Crown 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) a law guaranteeing all Indians equal protection of the law 
B) a law requiring freedom of religion and social custom 
C) the placement of a viceroy governor-general in Delhi 
D) respect for the rights of Indian princes loyal to the Crown 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 19

Describe British settlement of Australia and New Zealand and its impact on the indigenous population. Include Australia and New Zealand in your answer, and explain why those colonies were unusual in this period.

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At the time English Captain James Cook v

Question 20

Explain the major aims of British raj policy in India.

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The main goal was to develop India into

Exam 26: Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

Progress in women's rights in India was made in all of the following forms EXCEPT

One of the most significant reasons for the expansion of India's trade was

The first British settlers in Australia were

After British slave emancipation in 1834, new plantation workers came from

What were the significant factors involved in the Sepoy Rebellion, or the Revolution of 1857, as Indian historians refer to it?

What gathering led to the division of Africa among colonial powers, at least on paper?

After slaves were freed, how did British and other plantation colonies fill their needs for labor? Where did the laborers come from? Be as specific as possible.

Having "liberated" Cuba from Spain after 1898, U.S. troops also went on to occupy

By encouraging self-government in the South Pacific settler colonies, Britain

The Indian National Congress initially sought

The leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain and later America was

Egypt was able to build a modern state based on cotton exports until the market for Egyptian cotton collapsed after

One of the chief attractions in the Sokoto Caliphate was

The first reformer to advocate Pan-Indian nationalism was

What support is there for the argument presented in your text that the South Asian people were more affected by Europeanization in this time period than were the Africans?

Many Indians considered the spread of this, also known as kala mari, to be divine punishment for the failure to prevent the British takeover.

What impact did industrialization have on the process of colonization in Africa and Asia?

The changes in the wake of the Sepoy Rebellion included which of the following?

Describe British settlement of Australia and New Zealand and its impact on the indigenous population. Include Australia and New Zealand in your answer, and explain why those colonies were unusual in this period.

Explain the major aims of British raj policy in India.

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New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

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Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

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