Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Miscellaneous
100
What was the Bastille?
A fortress, armory, and prison in Paris.
100
Which region had not yet industrialized in any significant way by the end of the nineteenth century?
Africa
100
Which East Asian country “joined the imperialist club” in the nineteenth century by seizing control of colonies?
Japan
100
Which region did the Ottoman Empire lose to western imperialism in the nineteenth century?
Egypt
100
When is the AP test for World History?
May 15. Good luck to all. You'll need it.
200
What was the most important way in which the influence of the French Revolution was spread to other countries?
By conquest
200
Which British social class suffered a decline thanks to the Industrial Revolution?
Aristocracy
200
What is a Maxim gun?
An automatic machine gun
200
What is the scornful title that western commentators gave to the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century?
“The Sick Man of Europe”
200
What's the name of that documentary we always watch?
Guns, germs, and steel.
300
This document was one of the first sustained efforts to put the political ideas of the Enlightenment into practice.
The U.S Constitution
300
What is a widely accepted reason why the Industrial Revolution took off in Europe first?
Europe’s small, competitive states favored innovation.
300
The European takeover of most of Africa is known as
the “Scramble for Africa.”
300
How did the Opium Wars get their name?
Western governments wanted to force China to allow Europeans to import opium freely to China, but China enacted laws forbidding the opium trade.
300
What color are Ms. McMahon's eyes?
Not sure..
400
What was a leading reason why large numbers of Indian and Chinese indentured servants came to work in the Americas in the nineteenth century?
The abolition of slavery left owners desperate for workers in mines and on plantations.
400
What was the initial attitude of the British upper classes to the creation and legalization of labor unions?
They were terrified of unions.
400
Which innovation in 1869 made it much easier and quicker for Europeans to reach Asia?
Completion of the Suez Canal
400
What were Janissaries?
Members of the Ottoman military elite
400
How old was Ms. McMahon's mother for her birthday over Spring Break?
80 years old.
500
The idea that the authority to govern is derived from the people rather than from God or tradition is known as
Popular sovereignty.
500
What actual development in Britain’s class structure differed from Karl Marx’s prediction?
The existence of a lower middle class.
500
What effect did nineteenth-century imperialism have on migration in colonized lands?
Imperialism led to the migration of millions of indigenous workers to work in mines or on European–financed plantations.
500
What was the Taiping rebels’ attitude toward women?
The Taiping rebels’ attitude toward women was inconsistent.
500
How many percentage points are the extra credit outlines worth?
One point for every four outlines.
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