During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to
Provide jobs for the colonies
Obtain raw materials needed for industrialization
Impress the colonists with their technological knowledge
Help missionaries spread Christianity
Obtain raw materials needed for industrialization
The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by
Food shortages
British insensitivity to Indian customs
A tax increase
A reduction in the salary of sepoys
British insensitivity to Indian customs
Ethiopia was able to resist the Europeans because
It had modern weapons and a well-trained army.
The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end of Japanese
Cultural contacts with the west
Policies of isolationism
Militarism in Southeast Asia
Trade relations with the United States
Policies of isolationism
This is the idea that it is the duty of the white man to civilize the uncivilized black man. Has Racism and Social Darwinism
White Man's Burden
In an attempt to modernize Japan during the late 1800s, the leaders of the Meiji government decided to
End the political power of the Buddhists
Establish close relations with China
Study western institutions and technology
Maintain a policy of isolation
Study western institutions and technology
Which statement about European partitioning of Africa in the 1800s is most accurate?
Europeans drew colonial borders based on African tribal boundaries
The African continent was divided equally among European powers
African cultural traditions and ethnic rivalries were often ignored by colonial governments
European control did much to improve the economies of most tribal groups
African cultural traditions and ethnic rivalries were often ignored by colonial governments
This was the result of the Sepoy Mutiny
What is India became under control of the English government.