Unit 12 | The rise of democracy and imperialism | Test Review | AP European

*Britain's increased presence in Egypt in the later nineteenth century

created political and cultural unity among the Egyptians

*In the decades before the new imperialism a. the Caribbean sugar trade and the output of Central and South American mines declined. b. advocates of free trade argued that commerce was more profitable than new colonial expansion. c. western ideas and technology continued to spread even without the expansion of political empires. d. all of the above

All of the above

*The long list of factors contributing to the new imperialism included a. nationalistic competition among European nations. b. the Social Darwinist idea that the stronger must conquer. c. a competitive curiosity for exotic places and people. d. all of the above

All of the above

*Among the theories to explain the new imperialism, historians have proposed that

Accelerated economic expansion in the late nineteenth century convinced several European states that new colonies would guarantee sources of raw material and markets for finished goods.

"I heard from the white man and some of the soldiers some of the most gruesome stories. The former white man (I feel ashamed of my color every time I think of him)would stand at the door of the store to receive rubber from the plantation workers, who after, in some cases, weeks of privation in the forests, had brought in their baskets. A man bringing under the proper amount, the white man flies into a rage, and seizing a rifle from on the guards, shoots him dead on the spot. Very rarely did rubber come in but one or more were shot in that way at the door of the store 'to make the survivors bring more the next time'." This passage refers to

Belgian rule in the Congo

Emile Zola wrote J'Accuse in defense of

Captain Alfred Dreyfus

The nineteenth century term "White Man's Burden" reflects the idea that

Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples

*For several hundred years after the Europeans arrived in Asia

Europeans were dependent on the goodwill and interest of the rulers and traders.

Between 1871 and 1914, the two European countries LEAST likely to ally were

France and Germany

After 1850, which of the following groups of countries accounted for the most investment in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Russia?

Great Britain, France, and Germany

"Imperialism emerged as a development and direct continuation of the fundamental properties of capitalism...imperialism is the monopoly state of capitalism." The writer would most likely accept which of the following statements as true? Imperialism was a natural and predictable result of the growth of capitalism b. Imperialism fed the egos of the smaller, less powerful nations of Europe c. Imperialism was caused by European advances in science and technology d. A desire for national prestige drove Europeans into a race to gain colonies e. A country with an advanced capitalistic system might become the "colony" of another country

Imperialism was a natural and predictable result of the growth of capitalism

Which of the following best expresses the relationship between European economic developments and imperialism in Asia and Africa?

Industrial processes fed demand for raw materials overseas

The cause of the Crimean War included British and French objections to

Russian foreign policy toward the Ottoman Empire

Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?

The British government ended the rule of the British East India Company

China was forced to open its ports to trade with the West as a result of

The Opium War

See map: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/33/70988085/ColonialAfrica.png *Europeans justified the partitioning of Africa seen in the map by which of the following?

The belief in the cultural superiority of the white race.

"What the breechloader, the machine gun, the steamboat, the steamship, quinine, and other innovations did was to lower the cost in both financial and human terms of penetrating, conquering, and exploiting new territories. So cost-effective did they make imperialism that not only national governments but even individuals like Henry Stanley and Cecil Rhodes could precipitate events and stake out claims to vast territories which later became parts of empires." The historian quoted would most likely use which of the following statements to explain imperialism in Africa after 1870?

The power of European technology provided the mechanism that made imperialism cheap and easy

The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58 refers to

a massive Indian revolt that led to direct British control of two-thirds of the continent.

See image: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/29/70988081/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_A_Walk_at_Dusk.jpg *The artistic movement depicted in the image led most directly to which of the following in 19th century Europe? a. a declining interest in the study of historical epochs b. tempering of rising nationalistic fervor c. acquisition of knowledge through intuition d. resurgence of theories based on rational thought

acquisition of knowledge through intuition

At the Berlin Conference (1884), European powers

agreed on how to divide Africa among themselves

The Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire were most similar in that

both contained multinational ethnic groups

J.A. Hobson and, later, Lenin ascribed imperialism primarily to

capitalist greed

See image: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/29/70988081/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_A_Walk_at_Dusk.jpg *The movement shown in the image above was a reaction to which of the following? a. demands for radical political reforms b. urban industrialization and economic growth c. declining French culture and influence d. rising influence of feminism

demands for radical political reforms

See map: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/33/70988085/ColonialAfrica.png *The division of Africa into the various European possessions represented in the map shown was most directly a result of

economic rivalries among European industrialized nations

See map: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/33/70988085/ColonialAfrica.png *One direct long-term effect of the Partition of Africa as depicted in the map was

escalating conflicts and rivalries among competing European nations

*British rule in India brought all of the following, EXCEPT a powerful state with a single system of law, administration, and language. b. a modern railroad and communications system c. improvement in public health, sanitation, water and flood control, and reliability of the food supply d. great economic benefits to the Indian masses e. an English educated elite and an end to centuries of war and disorder.

great economic benefits to the Indian masses

The Ottoman Empire was referred to as the "sick man" of Europe primarily because of its

inability to effectively maintain its empire in the Balkans during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

See map: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/33/70988085/ColonialAfrica.png *Which of the following best reflects the main goal of the division of Africa into the various European possessions represented in the map?

opening of new trade markets for European imports

European countries were motivated to assert imperial control over countries on other continents during the second half of the 19th century by all of the following EXCEPT

overpopulation

The Sepoy Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion were similar in that they both were

reactions to Western imperialism

The Boxer Rebellion of the early twentieth century was an attempt to

remove foreign influence from China

See image: https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/29/70988081/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_A_Walk_at_Dusk.jpg *Which of the following best reflects the artistic trend depicted in the image? a. free expressions based on the emotions of the artist. b. emphasis on a rational and classical viewpoint c. representation of aspects of everyday life d. detailed studies of realistic natural settings

representation of aspects of everyday life

Between 1869 and 1914, Egypt was crucial to the British Empire because

the Suez Canal was considered Britain's "life line."

https://scde-genius.mrooms.net/pluginfile.php/1470021/question/questiontext/7159712/17/70988069/africa.PNG SEE IMAGE. The cartoonist intended to portray

the triumph of the British from Cairo to Cape Town

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the balance of power in Europe was greatly changed by

the unifications of Germany and Italy