India & Africa
What was a positive effect of the British colonization of India?
A. Economic & Industrial modernization
B. Use of the Indian Sepoys
C. Conquest of India by the British
A. Economic & Industrial Modernization
Why was China not interested in trading with the Europeans?
They had no need for European products and they did not want to have their culture influenced by Europeans.
Which factors protected Russia from control by Napoleon's army?
Geographic size and climate
What common goal did Prime Minister Cavour, King Emmanuel and Garibaldi share?
A. They wanted to change Italy from one nation to a collection of states.
B. They wanted to change Italy from a collection of states to a single country under one ruler.
C. They wanted Italy to be ruled by different governments.
B. They wanted to change Italy from a collection of states to a single country under one ruler.
One political objective of both Otto Von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi.
A. Overthrow divine right monarchies
B. Unify their nations
C. Establish communist systems
D. Form an alliance with Great Britain
B. Unify their nations
What was the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 and who was present?
European powers met to make the rules in dividing up Africa.
Only Europeans were present-No African nations were represented
The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century marked the beginning of the
A. Rivalry between China & Taiwan
B. Decline of European influence in East Asia
C. Domination of China by foreign powers
C. Domination of China by foreign powers
The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in
A. a return to the feudal government
B. Strengthening of Japan's isolationist policies
C. the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
C. The rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
Which leader created a policy known as realpolitik and steered the unification of Germany?
Otto Von Bismarck
One reason the Suez Canal has been of importance to countries other than Egypt was that it..
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1. Allowed for fast movement between the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
2. Cut the travel time to Asia by 2 weeks. People did not have to spend time traveling around Africa.
Why were Europeans able to expand their power in Africa and India?
The Europeans had a military advantage and guns.
During the 1840's China signed "unequal treaties" with Western nations mainly because:
A. Leaders in China favored Expansion
B. The Open Door Policy
C. China requested economic assistance from the West.
D. Western nations had superior military technology
D. Western nations had superior military technology
The period of rapid modernization and industrialization in Japan in the late 1800s was known as
The Meiji Restoration
"Blood and Iron", "Austro-Prussian War", "Kaiser Wilhelm I", are all associated with...
A. Unification of Italy
B. Imperialism
C. Congress of Vienna
D. Unification of Germany
D. Unification of Germany
Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th century European imperialism?
A. Europeans thought imperialism prevented war.
B. Imperialism would benefit the economy of the colonial powers.
C. Living space was needed for the Western European population
B. Imperialism would benefit the economy of the colonial powers
What is meant by "the sun never sets on the British Empire?"
The British had colonies in every area of the world so it was always daylight somewhere.
What was the result of the Opium Wars?
Britain won and demanded that China open up 5 more ports to them. (Treaty of Nanjing)
Instead of fighting against Napoleon, and the French military, Russia decided to retreat into Northern Russia.
What did they do as they retreated, and how did that give them an advantage of Napoleon's large military?
As they retreated, the Russians burned all of the crops and killed the livestock.
This caused Napoleon's large military (450K-600K) to starve to death during their four month trek.
How were the unification of Italy and Germany similar?
A. Both involved a war with France
B. Both took over territory controlled by the Papal States.
C. Both used military force to unify various territories
C. Both used military force to unify various territories
Why did the Congress of Vienna return absolute monarchs to power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
To restore order and the balance of power in Europe
Why did the British grow opium in India?
In order to sell it to the Chinese and get silver and tea.
What was ironic in the way the Chinese were defeated by the British in battle?
Provide details to support your response.
Although the Chinese were the first to invent gunpowder, the British used it in rocket launchers and guns from their powerful naval ships to defeat the Chinese.
By 1890 what was the clearest sign that Japan's rapid modernization was working?
A. They were able to declare war on the U.S.
B. They forced Western nations to renegotiate many of the earlier unfair trade deals.
C. Japan's economy had nearly no unemployment.
D. Japan was able to give women voting rights 30 years before the U.S. and Britain.
B. They forced Western nations to renegotiate many of the earlier unfair trade deals.
One reason Italy and Germany were not major colonial powers in the 16th and 17 centuries was that they
A. Lacked political unity
B. Belonged to opposing alliances
C. Had self-sufficient economies
A. Lacked political unity
How are Japan and China's reaction to imperialism different?
1. China wants to stay traditional, but Japan wants to westernize
2. China loses several territorial conflicts.
3. Japan strengthens its military and economy, and becomes an empire builder (imperialist country).