Question 1

One of the reasons Napoleon III sent forces to Vietnam in 1856 was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  protect Roman Catholic missionaries
B)  establish administrative control over the Vietnamese
C)  protect French financial interests
D)  expand French territory in IndochinaE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

How were the goals of the Russian expansion across mainland Asia similar to those of the early Victorian British administration of India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both sought to elevate the native people on the ladder of civilization.
B)  Both used diplomacy to gain the elites' loyalty to the tsar or British Crown.
C)  Both sought to convert indigenous groups to Christianity.
D)  Both sought to gain economic and political domination without actual direct rule or government administration.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

During the nineteenth century,the dominant religious group that set the pace for the missionary enterprises that other Western nations imitated was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  evangelical Protestants from Britain
B)  Roman Catholics from the Americas
C)  Roman Catholics from Spain,Portugal,and Italy
D)  Protestant settlers in British coloniesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

One of the ways nineteenth-century imperialism differed from early modern colonization was ________.

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A)  it placed a higher focus on gaining control of territory
B)  the United States' power rivaled that of Great Britain
C)  European nations increased their interest in the non-Western world
D)  Britain became interested in the non-Western worldE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

By 1914,which of the following was true?

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A)  British colonization touched North,South,East,and West AfricA.
B)  The Portuguese dominated Madagascar.
C)  American colonization was dominant in southern Africa.
D)  No foreign powers had direct access to the Nile River.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

How did changes in the natural and social sciences serve to justify European imperialism? Explain how changes in different scientific disciplines related to each other in reinforcing European judgments of Asian and African peoples.

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Question 7

Britain ________ from its rule of India.

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A)  benefited economically
B)  never benefited economically
C)  suffered great losses
D)  failed to recoup its investmentsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

One of the main legacies of the missionary movements of the eighteenth century is they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  spread Western civilizations around the globe
B)  elevated the native peoples of non-Western regions
C)  made Christianity a genuinely worldwide religion
D)  encouraged native peoples to oppose imperialismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Reasons for increased missionary activity in Asia and Africa in the 1800s included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Missionaries were interested in bringing the wisdom of other civilizations back to Europe.
B)  African and Asian rulers accepted a missionary presence in exchange for greater trade.
C)  New evangelical currents were developing among European Protestants.
D)  The Catholic Church in France was experiencing a decline after the fall of Napoleon.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following territories remained an independent nation in 1914?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algeria
B)  Libya
C)  Ethiopia
D)  TunisiaE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Missionaries in India founded colleges that educated ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women belonging to the elite classes
B)  men belonging to the elite classes
C)  the children of colonial administrators
D)  women belonging to the elite classesE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following best expresses the British rationale for ruling India in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rationale for rule shifted among all of these ideas over time.
B)  Britain could bring orderly administration to a chaotic land.
C)  Missionaries could spread Christianity among Hindus and Muslims.
D)  British enlightenment values would bring civilization to India.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

In ________,Europeans could experience different parts of their nation's empires in a pleasant setting of flowerbeds,trees,and greenhouses.

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Question 14

Russia's main rival in southern Middle Asia-the region of present-day Uzbekistan,Turkistan,and areas bordering Afghanistan-was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany
B)  the Ottoman Empire
C)  Britain
D)  Muslim separatistsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

What technological innovation helped Britain win the first Opium War against China?

Accepted Answer

A)  quinine
B)  iron steamboat
C)  machine gun
D)  gunpowderE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

________ believed the European economies should be restructured to make imperialism unnecessary.

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx
B)  Lenin
C)  Benjamin DisraeliD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 17

Which best describes the ultimate outcome of the Russian wars of conquest in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They brought about a vast expansion of Russian wealth and influence in Europe.
B)  They ended with the defeat of Chinese and British client states.
C)  They resulted in formal Russian control but much hostility and resistance to Russian rule.
D)  They ended with Persia and the Ottoman Empire in strong positions on Russia's flanks.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The Imperialism of Free Trade saw European powers dominate colonial nations through __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  military power
B)  economic influence
C)  missionary activity
D)  lending practicesE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Compare and contrast the origins,meaning,and effects of missionary activity sent by Protestant nations with those sent by Catholic ones.Which groups had a greater impact on life in Africa and Asia,and why?

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Question 20

What explains the similarities and differences between the ways various European states acquired and ruled empires in Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

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Exam 25: The Age of Western Imperialism

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By 1914,which of the following was true?

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________ believed the European economies should be restructured to make imperialism unnecessary.

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One of the main legacies of the missionary movements of the eighteenth century is they ________.

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Which of the following territories remained an independent nation in 1914?

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How were the goals of the Russian expansion across mainland Asia similar to those of the early Victorian British administration of India?

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What technological innovation helped Britain win the first Opium War against China?

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