Question 1

Giving voice to the supposed "civilizing" aspect of the "new imperialism," Rudyard Kipling urged both the British and the Americans to:

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A)   engage in joint colonization efforts,primarily in the Far East.
B)   take up the "White Man's Burden" of empire.
C)   form a "Cultural Union of the West" to help educate the backward peoples of the world.
D)   endeavor to make English the language of all the world's countries.
E)   send missionaries and entrepreneurs rather than the military to foreign countries.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

What was the role of the East India Company in British control of India?

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Unlike North America,India never became a settler state.Europeans were a tiny minority there.The East India Company exercised control throughout the area,with its own military and administration with which it divided India into a series of districts.Operating on a subcontinent that was politically and religiously divided,the Company initially offered various Indian princes allies and assistance,militarily and otherwise,against their enemies.In payment for such services,the Company got preferential trade agreements,held the right to collect taxes from Indian peasants,and had legal monopolies over all trade goods,including opium.Because the profit motive ruled Company actions and behaviors,the Company's government was oppressive and military.Soldiers collected taxes and civil servants wore military uniforms.Since control was difficult in an area in which they were outnumbered,the Company made use of indigenous collaborators and offered economic privileges,state offices,or military posts to groups and nations that allied with them against common enemies.

Question 3

Why did Bismarck bring Germany into the "scramble for Africa?"

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A)   to gain national prestige and make Germany a great power
B)   to satisfy public opinion,which was in favor of extensive territorial expansion
C)   to add to the kaiser's personal gain and position
D)   to find cheaper sources of labor as well as raw materials
E)   to distract the German people from the severe economic depressionF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

How do formal and informal imperialism differ?

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Question 5

The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Boxer Rebellion resulted in:

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A)   China being forced to make new trade concessions to foreigners.
B)   the occupation of the major Chinese cities by Westerners until 1920.
C)   the end of the monarchy and establishment of a democratic state.
D)   China being divided into occupation zones by the Western powers.
E)   China becoming a client state of Japan.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

The Taiping Rebellion was a conflict between:

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A)   Britain and China.
B)   the emperors of China and Japan.
C)   Chinese farmers and industrial workers.
D)   the Japanese peasantry and the Shogunate.
E)   radical Chinese rebels with some "Christian" trappings who challenged the authority of the emperors.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The abuses of the Congo Free State were publicized by European writers such as Joseph Conrad in his book:

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A)   Out of Africa.
B)   The Heart of Darkness.
C)   Darkness at Noon.
D)   Black Athena.
E)   The Wretched of the Earth.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Several nineteenth-century developments aided in the rise of the "new imperialism," and among these were nation building,the rise of liberalism,and:

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A)   new forms of communications.
B)   transportation innovations.
C)   a new sense of adventurism.
D)   industrialization.
E)   all of theseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

"Imperialism" is the process of extending one state's control over another.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 11

One result of the Sino-Japanese War was to secure the independence of:

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A)   Cambodia.
B)   Korea.
C)   Laos.
D)   Manchuria.
E)   Vietnam.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One cause for much concern by Europeans and colonial authorities dealt with the:

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A)   tension between preserving national traditions and identity in the face of a constantly changing,hybrid colonial culture.
B)   surprisingly successful creation of a well-disciplined work force and complete Europeanization of cities in western and southern Africa.
C)   inability of the European countries to change the societies they had colonized; it proved very difficult to establish schools and financial institutions.
D)   continued rejection of all contact with Europeans by the newly colonized peoples of Africa and Asia; Europeans failed in their effort to fully integrate with the native populations.
E)   failure of people in the mother countries to allow any emigration by colonials to Europe and the continued suspicion of those who had served overseas.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 14

The Great Rebellion of 1857 was triggered by the discipline of Indian soldiers who refused to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Sepoy Rebellion had as its immediate cause the:

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A)   appointment of Queen Victoria's nephew as head of the East India Company.
B)   major defeat suffered by the British army at the battle of Mukden.
C)   East India Company's policy of refusing to ship opium out of India.
D)   assassination of the popular Indian leader Raj Mahal in Calcutta.
E)   refusal of Indian troops to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

In 1898,under the leadership of General Horatio Kitchener,the British avenged the death of Charles Gordon and secured the Sudan at the battle of:

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A)   Adowa.
B)   Omdurman.
C)   Mafking.
D)   Zama.
E)   Khartoum.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

In general,nineteenth-century imperialism involved more independent entrepreneurial activity by merchants and traders and less emphasis on settlement and discipline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The London Pan-African Conference of 1900 issued a proclamation,To the Nations of the World,which had an introduction written by the American:

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A)   W.E.B.Du Bois.
B)   Theodore Roosevelt.
C)   Samuel Clemens.
D)   Woodrow Wilson.
E)   George Washington Williams.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above A

Question 19

Historians refer to the form imperialism takes when a country annexed territories outright and subjugated the peoples who lived there as:

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A)   informal imperialism.
B)   direct rule.
C)   First European empires.
D)   formal imperialism.
E)   indirect rule.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The early colonial success Italy realized with Eritrea and parts of Somalia encouraged it to invade:

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A)   Egypt.
B)   Sudan.
C)   Uganda.
D)   Ethiopia.
E)   Libya.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Giving voice to the supposed "civilizing" aspect of the "new imperialism," Rudyard Kipling urged both the British and the Americans to:

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What was the role of the East India Company in British control of India?

Why did Bismarck bring Germany into the "scramble for Africa?"

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How do formal and informal imperialism differ?

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The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

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The Boxer Rebellion resulted in:

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The Taiping Rebellion was a conflict between:

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The abuses of the Congo Free State were publicized by European writers such as Joseph Conrad in his book:

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Several nineteenth-century developments aided in the rise of the "new imperialism," and among these were nation building,the rise of liberalism,and:

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"Imperialism" is the process of extending one state's control over another.

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One result of the Sino-Japanese War was to secure the independence of:

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The Great Rebellion of 1857 was triggered by the discipline of Indian soldiers who refused to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.

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In 1898,under the leadership of General Horatio Kitchener,the British avenged the death of Charles Gordon and secured the Sudan at the battle of:

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In general,nineteenth-century imperialism involved more independent entrepreneurial activity by merchants and traders and less emphasis on settlement and discipline.

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The London Pan-African Conference of 1900 issued a proclamation,To the Nations of the World,which had an introduction written by the American:

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Historians refer to the form imperialism takes when a country annexed territories outright and subjugated the peoples who lived there as:

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The early colonial success Italy realized with Eritrea and parts of Somalia encouraged it to invade:

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