Exam 15: The Global Nineteenth Century

The world revolution of 1848 signaled

During its hegemony Britain mainly advanced policies that were intended to maintain a world order that favored British interests but that also could be understood as supporting principles that were advances in general morality.

Henry Clay's "American system" was responsible for

The cause of the rift between the plantation owners of the South and the English before the American Revolution was

The United States was once a colony of England. Yet after it achieved independence England became an ally. With all the European countries to ally with, don't you think a former colonizer would be one of your last choices? So what factors were involved in the United States forming an alliance with England?

Compared to agricultural capitalism the industrial capitalism of the 19ᵗʰ century produced fewer economic depressions.

After the French were defeated in the French and Indian wars of 1763, the French helped the United States against England.

Discuss the connections between the Taiping rebellion in China and the world revolution of 1848 that occurred in the West.

Because the plantation owners in the American South traded with English manufacturers, the English supported the plantation owners during the American Civil War.

In what ways did the British hegemony illustrate the idea that hegemony is both domination and leadership?

Describe the trajectory of that part of the world that became the United States in the core/periphery hierarchy of the modern world-system.

During Andrew Jackson's presidency in the first half of the 19ᵗʰ century

In what ways were the policies of Britain in the 19ᵗʰ century a cross between the colonial empires and neocolonial dependency?

One expression of Marx's Eurocentrism is that he did not consider the exploitation of the periphery by the core countries in his analysis of capitalism. He focused entirely on the exploitation of workers in Europe.

The western country that developed its industry the latest was

Discuss the trajectory of trade globalization between 1820 and 2010 as shown in Figure 15.1 in the text. What does this reveal about the nature and timing of economic globalization?

What was the most important structural difference between the U.S. civil war and the civil wars that took place in most Latin American countries after their decolonization?

The purpose of the Berlin Conference on Africa in 1884-1885 was to

Which of the following authors would have supported the repeal of the Corn Laws?

Discuss the consequences of Marx's failure to see the systemic and continuing relevance of the modern core/periphery hierarchy.