Question 1

How did subject peoples resist colonial rule? How did imperialism foster conflicts within colonial societies?

Accepted Answer

Subject peoples resisted colonial rule i

Question 2

Emilio Aguinaldo led an uprising in

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico against the Spanish. 
B) Fiji against the British. 
C) Indonesia against the Dutch. 
D) the Philippines against the United States. 
E) Brazil against the Portuguese. 
A) Mexico against the Spanish. 
B) Fiji against the British. 
C) Indonesia against the Dutch. 
D) the Philippines against the United States. 
E) Brazil against the Portuguese.

Question 3

Who said,"We are the finest race in the world,and the more of the world we inhabit,the better it is for the human race"?

Accepted Answer

A) Simón Bolívar 
B) Theodore Roosevelt 
C) Ito Hirobumi 
D) Cecil Rhodes 
E) Otto von Bismarck 
A) Simón Bolívar 
B) Theodore Roosevelt 
C) Ito Hirobumi 
D) Cecil Rhodes 
E) Otto von Bismarck

Question 4

Cecil Rhodes was

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A) the British military leader who was responsible for a boom in naval expansion. 
B) the American politician who articulated the belief in manifest destiny. 
C) responsible for the philosophy that we know as social Darwinism. 
D) the first leader of an independent Canada. 
E) a leading British imperialist who founded a colony in Africa. 
A) the British military leader who was responsible for a boom in naval expansion. 
B) the American politician who articulated the belief in manifest destiny. 
C) responsible for the philosophy that we know as social Darwinism. 
D) the first leader of an independent Canada. 
E) a leading British imperialist who founded a colony in Africa.

Question 5

The Berlin West Africa Conference,which included delegates from twelve European states and the United States,devised the ground rules for the colonization of Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The leader of the Taiping rebellion was

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A) Cixi. 
B) Hong Xiuquan. 
C) Kang Youwei. 
D) Lin Zexu. 
E) Ito Hirobumi. 
A) Cixi. 
B) Hong Xiuquan. 
C) Kang Youwei. 
D) Lin Zexu. 
E) Ito Hirobumi.

Question 7

How did the imperial powers transform the economies of their colonies? Consider especially India and Ceylon.

Accepted Answer

The imperial powers, particularly Britai

Question 8

Which Asian and African states managed to maintain their sovereignty in the nineteenth century? Why these states?

Accepted Answer

In the nineteenth century, several Asian

Question 9

The underlying principle of indirect rule was the desire to keep African populations in check and permit European administrators to engage in a "civilizing mission."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Compare and contrast European imperialism in central and southeast Asia,Africa,and Oceania.Were there any fundamental differences that would influence later history?

Accepted Answer

European imperialism in central and sout

Question 11

The Abyssinian campaign of 1862 is an example of what phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) the successful overthrow by a European power of a foreign local government 
B) an incidence in which popular support for colonization of a foreign land plummeted and led to withdrawal by the colonizing European power 
C) a major local rebellion by colonized peoples that ultimately led to a withdrawal by the colonizing European power 
D) the deployment of military force to take over foreign natural resources 
E) use of a foreign event by a local party to whip up domestic nationalism and gain politically from it 
A) the successful overthrow by a European power of a foreign local government 
B) an incidence in which popular support for colonization of a foreign land plummeted and led to withdrawal by the colonizing European power 
C) a major local rebellion by colonized peoples that ultimately led to a withdrawal by the colonizing European power 
D) the deployment of military force to take over foreign natural resources 
E) use of a foreign event by a local party to whip up domestic nationalism and gain politically from it

Question 12

Between 1800 and 1914,how many Europeans migrated overseas?

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A) five million 
B) ten million 
C) seven million 
D) fifteen million 
E) fifty million 
A) five million 
B) ten million 
C) seven million 
D) fifteen million 
E) fifty million

Question 13

Japan became a major imperial power after its victory in the

Accepted Answer

A) Sino-Japanese War. 
B) Crimean War. 
C) Korean War. 
D) Russo-Japanese War. 
E) Opium War. 
A) Sino-Japanese War. 
B) Crimean War. 
C) Korean War. 
D) Russo-Japanese War. 
E) Opium War.

Question 14

Why were the great powers less interested in the Pacific islands for most of the nineteenth century? Why did that attitude change in the later part of the century?

Accepted Answer

The great powers were less interested in

Question 15

In the nineteenth century,the majority of indentured laborers came from

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A) Russia. 
B) India. 
C) China. 
D) Ireland. 
E) Africa. 
A) Russia. 
B) India. 
C) China. 
D) Ireland. 
E) Africa.

Question 16

Because the nomadic peoples of Australia did not occupy lands permanently,British settlers considered the continent terra nullius,"land belonging to no one," and one that they could seize and put to their own uses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Dutch East India Company took advantage of Mughal weakness to strengthen and expand its trading posts in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Although Darwin's theories applied exclusively to biological matters,certain nineteenth-century theorists adapted his ideas to support their theories of scientific racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Examine the British control over India.How did it set the stage for later British expansion? In what ways did British control of India represent the best and worst of British colonial rule?

Accepted Answer

The British control over India was chara

Question 20

Which matching of imperial power and colony is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) England and New Zealand 
B) Germany and the Marshall Islands 
C) France and the Marquesas 
D) the United States and Fiji 
E) France and Tahiti 
A) England and New Zealand 
B) Germany and the Marshall Islands 
C) France and the Marquesas 
D) the United States and Fiji 
E) France and Tahiti

Exam 28: The Building of Global Empires

How did subject peoples resist colonial rule? How did imperialism foster conflicts within colonial societies?

Emilio Aguinaldo led an uprising in

Who said,"We are the finest race in the world,and the more of the world we inhabit,the better it is for the human race"?

Cecil Rhodes was

The Berlin West Africa Conference,which included delegates from twelve European states and the United States,devised the ground rules for the colonization of Africa.

The leader of the Taiping rebellion was

How did the imperial powers transform the economies of their colonies? Consider especially India and Ceylon.

Which Asian and African states managed to maintain their sovereignty in the nineteenth century? Why these states?

The underlying principle of indirect rule was the desire to keep African populations in check and permit European administrators to engage in a "civilizing mission."

Compare and contrast European imperialism in central and southeast Asia,Africa,and Oceania.Were there any fundamental differences that would influence later history?

The Abyssinian campaign of 1862 is an example of what phenomenon?

Between 1800 and 1914,how many Europeans migrated overseas?

Japan became a major imperial power after its victory in the

Why were the great powers less interested in the Pacific islands for most of the nineteenth century? Why did that attitude change in the later part of the century?

In the nineteenth century,the majority of indentured laborers came from

Because the nomadic peoples of Australia did not occupy lands permanently,British settlers considered the continent terra nullius,"land belonging to no one," and one that they could seize and put to their own uses.

The Dutch East India Company took advantage of Mughal weakness to strengthen and expand its trading posts in the eighteenth century.

Although Darwin's theories applied exclusively to biological matters,certain nineteenth-century theorists adapted his ideas to support their theories of scientific racism.

Examine the British control over India.How did it set the stage for later British expansion? In what ways did British control of India represent the best and worst of British colonial rule?

Which matching of imperial power and colony is NOT correct?

The Foundations of Complex Societies

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Early Societies in South and East Asia

Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania

The Empires of Persia

The Unification of China

State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India

Mediterranean Society Under the Greeks and the Romans

Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads During the Late Classical ERA

The Christian Commonwealth of Byzantium

The Expansive Realm of Islam

The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

India and the Indian Ocean Basin

Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa

Christian Western Europe During the Middle Ages

Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania

Cross-Cultural Interactions

Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections

The Transformation of Europe

New Worlds: the Americas and Oceania

Africa and the Atlantic World

Tradition and Change in East Asia

The Islamic Empires

Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World

The Making of Industrial Society

The Americas in the Age of Independence

The Great War: The World in Upheaval

An Age of Anxiety

Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

New Conflagrations: World War II

The Cold War and Decolonization

A World Without Borders

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