Question 1

Submarine cables linked all parts of the British empire throughout the world by

Accepted Answer

A)  1815. 
B)  1853. 
C)  1902. 
D)  1945. 
E)  1972. 
A)  1815. 
B)  1853. 
C)  1902. 
D)  1945. 
E)  1972.

Question 2

Where did the Japanese direct their ambitions as a new imperial power? How successful were they?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese directed their ambitions as

Question 3

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 4

Rudyard Kipling's poem,"The White Man's Burden," was actually meant to inspire the Americans to colonize

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A)  Canada. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Vietnam. 
E)  the Philippines. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Vietnam. 
E)  the Philippines.

Question 5

Examine the rise of the United States and Japan as imperialist powers.What were the main U.S.and Japanese goals? Were they different than the goals of the western Europeans? What areas did these two countries conquer?

Accepted Answer

The rise of the United States and Japan

Question 6

Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau viewed Europeans as

Accepted Answer

A)  smart but docile. 
B)  somewhat intelligent but remarkably energetic. 
C)  intelligent and morally superior to all other peoples in the world. 
D)  dull and arrogant. 
E)  unintelligent and lazy. 
A)  smart but docile. 
B)  somewhat intelligent but remarkably energetic. 
C)  intelligent and morally superior to all other peoples in the world. 
D)  dull and arrogant. 
E)  unintelligent and lazy.

Question 7

Who were the major players in the "scramble for Africa"? What was the principal objective of this land-grab?

Accepted Answer

The major players in the "scramble for A

Question 8

The battle of Omdurman

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A)  ensured British domination over New Zealand. 
B)  allowed France to establish a colony in Vietnam. 
C)  led to the collapse of the Ottoman empire. 
D)  opened the door for British colonial rule in Sudan. 
E)  doomed Russia to defeat in the Russo-Japanese war. 
A)  ensured British domination over New Zealand. 
B)  allowed France to establish a colony in Vietnam. 
C)  led to the collapse of the Ottoman empire. 
D)  opened the door for British colonial rule in Sudan. 
E)  doomed Russia to defeat in the Russo-Japanese war.

Question 9

English writer Rudyard Kipling defined the "white man's burden" as the duty of European and Euro-American peoples to bring order and enlightenment to distant lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

What,if anything,did anticolonial uprisings such as the sepoy rebellion of 1857,the Maji Maji rebellion,and the Filipino rebellion have in common? Why were they not more successful?

Accepted Answer

The anticolonial uprisings such as the S

Question 12

What did the United States gain from the Spanish-Cuban-American War? Note the political status of each of these acquisitions.

Accepted Answer

The United States gained several territo

Question 13

"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed

Accepted Answer

A)  military forces tasked specifically with protecting trade operations. 
B)  temporary governments. 
C)  private companies that gave up substantial control over their operations to a sponsoring European government in order to participate in colonial expansion. 
D)  private companies granted territory and control over taxation and labor for mining,construction,or agricultural projects. 
E)  government-owned companies that controlled taxation and labor in the colony. 
A)  military forces tasked specifically with protecting trade operations. 
B)  temporary governments. 
C)  private companies that gave up substantial control over their operations to a sponsoring European government in order to participate in colonial expansion. 
D)  private companies granted territory and control over taxation and labor for mining,construction,or agricultural projects. 
E)  government-owned companies that controlled taxation and labor in the colony.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Subject peoples resisted colonial rule i

Question 15

The Berlin Conference

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A)  set up a timetable for decolonization in Africa. 
B)  devised the ground rules for the European colonization of Africa. 
C)  ended the Crimean War. 
D)  established the Triple Alliance. 
E)  legitimized the German colonization of the Marshall Islands. 
A)  set up a timetable for decolonization in Africa. 
B)  devised the ground rules for the European colonization of Africa. 
C)  ended the Crimean War. 
D)  established the Triple Alliance. 
E)  legitimized the German colonization of the Marshall Islands.

Question 16

By 1900,the only part of southeast Asia not under European imperial rule was

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Cambodia. 
C)  Malaysia. 
D)  Siam. 
E)  Laos. 
A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Cambodia. 
C)  Malaysia. 
D)  Siam. 
E)  Laos.

Question 17

Ram Mohan Roy was a

Accepted Answer

A)  prominent Bengali intellectual sometimes referred to as the "father of modern India." 
B)  member of the Indian elite and a newspaper publisher. 
C)  Hindu reformer who tried to bring spirituality to bear on the problems of his time. 
D)  member of the Indian elite who worked with Christian social reformers. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  prominent Bengali intellectual sometimes referred to as the "father of modern India." 
B)  member of the Indian elite and a newspaper publisher. 
C)  Hindu reformer who tried to bring spirituality to bear on the problems of his time. 
D)  member of the Indian elite who worked with Christian social reformers. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

The United States emerged as a major imperial and colonial power after the brief Spanish-Cuban-American War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1770,Captain James Cook anchored his fleet at Botany Bay,near what modern city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Melbourne 
B)  Sydney 
C)  Cape Town 
D)  New South Wales 
E)  Wellington 
A)  Melbourne 
B)  Sydney 
C)  Cape Town 
D)  New South Wales 
E)  Wellington

Question 20

Examine the racist beliefs that played such a central role in European imperialism.How did racism justify imperialism and also inspire it?

Accepted Answer

The racist beliefs that played a central

Exam 32: The Building of Global Empires

Submarine cables linked all parts of the British empire throughout the world by

Where did the Japanese direct their ambitions as a new imperial power? How successful were they?

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

Rudyard Kipling's poem,"The White Man's Burden," was actually meant to inspire the Americans to colonize

Examine the rise of the United States and Japan as imperialist powers.What were the main U.S.and Japanese goals? Were they different than the goals of the western Europeans? What areas did these two countries conquer?

Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau viewed Europeans as

Who were the major players in the "scramble for Africa"? What was the principal objective of this land-grab?

The battle of Omdurman

English writer Rudyard Kipling defined the "white man's burden" as the duty of European and Euro-American peoples to bring order and enlightenment to distant lands.

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?

What,if anything,did anticolonial uprisings such as the sepoy rebellion of 1857,the Maji Maji rebellion,and the Filipino rebellion have in common? Why were they not more successful?

What did the United States gain from the Spanish-Cuban-American War? Note the political status of each of these acquisitions.

"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed

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

The Berlin Conference

By 1900,the only part of southeast Asia not under European imperial rule was

Ram Mohan Roy was a

The United States emerged as a major imperial and colonial power after the brief Spanish-Cuban-American War.

In 1770,Captain James Cook anchored his fleet at Botany Bay,near what modern city?

Examine the racist beliefs that played such a central role in European imperialism.How did racism justify imperialism and also inspire it?

Before History

Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migrations

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Early Societies in South Asia

Early Society in Mainland 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: The Greek Phase

Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase

Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads: During the Late Classical Era

The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

The Expansive Realm of Islam

India and the Indian Ocean Basin

The Two Worlds of Christendom

Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa

The Increasing Influence of Europe

Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania

Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction

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

Societies at Crossroads

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 and the Cold War

The End of Empire

A World Without Borders

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