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Question-1
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to
(A)
Provide jobs for the colonists
(B)
obtain raw materials needed for industrialization
(C)
impress the colonists with their technological knowledge
(D)
help missionaries spread Christianity
Question-2
The 19th Century term ?white Man?s Burden? reflects the idea that
(A)
Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans
(B)
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
(C)
imperialism was opposed by most Europeans
(D)
Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of colonial peoples.
Question-3
A primary purpose for building the Suez canal was to
(A)
encourage Jewish settlement in nearby Palestine
(B)
increase trade between the Middle East, Europe and Asia
(C)
reduce the tie needed for travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
(D)
allow Indian merchants to reach the east coast of Africa
Question-4
The result of the Opium War (1839-1842) indicate that China was
(A)
still a major military power
(B)
not strong enough to resist Western demands
(C)
rapidly building a modern industrial economy
(D)
accepting Western nations a equal trading partners
Question-5
Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800?s?
(A)
new nations were based on old tribal boundaries
(B)
the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded
(C)
the continent was divided equally among the colonial powers
(D)
African unity was encouraged
Question-6
During the 19the century, Europeans were able to divide China in Spheres of Influence mainly because the.
(A)
Chinese were eager to adopt western culture
(B)
Europeans had technologically superior military forces.
(C)
Europeans were willing to adopt Chinese customs
(D)
Chinese lacked raw materials and resources
Question-7
Throughout the 1800?s an increased need for both raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods led various European nations to pursue policies of.
(A)
Imperialism
(B)
socialism
(C)
isolationism
(D)
communism
Question-8
In 19
th
-century China, the Opium War resulted in _________.
(A)
the control of Hong Kong being returned to China
(B)
the removal of all British naval forces from China
(C)
An increase in European spheres of influence in China
(D)
the rejection of Buddhism by the Chinese people
Question-9
The Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran were similar in that they.
(A)
restored power to the hereditary monarchies
(B)
attempted to reject the traditional cultures in these countries
(C)
resisted foreign influence in these countries
(D)
reestablished the power of religious leaders.
Question-10
During the 1840?s China signed ?unequal treaties? with Western nations mainly because
(A)
China had won the Opium War
(B)
Western nations had superior military technology
(C)
Western nations had superior military technology
(D)
China had requested economic assistance from the West
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