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Select the passages that capture the notion held by some Jacobin revolutionaries that violence and terror were the natural and necessary ways for a revolution to achieve its goals of justice and democracy.
1) "[A] nation creates itself only upon heaps of corpses." 2) "[T]he spring of government during a revolution is virtue combined with terror: virtue, without which terror is destructive; terror, without which virtue is impotent. Terror is only justice prompt, severe and inflexible; it is ... a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country."
Following the execution of King Charles I, the British Revolution evolved over the next several decades. Place the following events in order, showing how the revolution changed from 1649 until 1689.
1) As Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell led a brutally repressive campaign against Ireland and Scotland to unify all of Britain under near absolute rule. 2) King Charles II's reign restored the principle of monarchy in Britain but as a weaker institution that shared more of its power with a more assertive Parliament. 3) Fearful of what James II, a Catholic who preferred a more centralized monarchy, might do, Parliament invited a Dutch aristocrat and his wife to invade Britain and ascend the throne. 4) William and Mary's ascension to the throne was called the Glorious Revolution, which affirmed the strength of Parliament and the limitations on the power of monarchy.
What were the key similarities between the revolutions in Kongo and Britain in the seventeenth century?
1) Both included a rising class of people who had become enriched by Atlantic trade and their allies and who upset structures of power, weakened royal authority, and caused waves of violent struggle. 2) Religious zealots in both revolutions attempted to unite their respective countries.
German nationalism unfolded in a specific way and in response to events that helped shape what would become the modern state of Germany. Place these events in chronological order.
1) Destruction of Holy Roman Empire by Napoleon Bonaparte. 2) Confederation of the Rhine created and taxed 3) Creation of the zollverein customs union 4) 1848 revolutions and creation of a German Republic 5) Rise of Otto von Bismarck and unification of Germany
Which of the following factors contributed to an American victory in the American Revolution?
1) France, Spain, and the Netherlands joined in against Britain. 2) Leaders avoided toe-to-toe confrontations and kept the mostly volunteer army together. 3) America had the advantage of fighting an enemy whose base of supply was an ocean away.
What were the characteristics of the radical phase of the French Revolution after the fall of the monarchy in France?
1) Jacobins took control of the revolution, ended elections, and instituted a host of new reforms dealing with everything from fashion and religion to measurements and slavery. 2) Jacobin leaders of the Committee of Public Safety were executed by their political enemies. 3) While controlled by the Committee of Public Safety, the revolution devolved into a reign of terror, which at its height involved as many as two dozen public executions daily.
What tensions and issues contributed to the wave of revolutions in Spanish America?
1) Just as Atlantic commerce was becoming more lucrative, Spain's trade policy kept merchants in Spanish America from trading with anyone other than Spain, a policy to which they raised objections. 2) Geopolitical shifts in the Atlantic world weakened Spain's imperial hold on its American colonies, opening the door for countless and increasingly powerful factions to push back against changes they disliked. 3) Concerned over the vulnerability of its American empire, Spain attempted to streamline imperial administration through a series of reforms.
What factors made new oceanic connections more politically disruptive for the Atlantic world compared to places outside of it?
1) Many of the ruling elites in the Atlantic world were less adept at adjusting to the rapidly globalizing world in a way that allowed them to remain in power. 2) Unlike in Qing China or Mughal India, oceanic trade made up a larger proportion of the economy in the Atlantic world, so merchants grew influential enough to upset the basic arrangements of political life that kept landowners, bureaucrats, military castes, and imperial courts on top. 3) While merchants in the Indian Ocean world and the South China Sea could reach their political goals within the existing system, merchants in the Atlantic world found that more challenging. This offered greater incentive for Atlantic world merchants to overthrow the system than it did for merchants elsewhere.
Place the following events of Napoleon Bonaparte's rise and fall in order.
1) Napoleon led his army in victories against Austria and Italy, winning him prestige among revolutionary leaders. 2) Along with other anti-royalist revolutionaries, Napoleon seized political power and later crowned himself emperor of France. 3) Napoleon led a series of successful expansionist campaigns in Austria, Germany, Spain, and Portugal, establishing new governments friendly to Napoleon's policies. 4) After his Spanish campaign slowed down and his invasion of Russia failed, Napoleon lost political support and had to abdicate his imperial throne.
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage.
1) Nation-states 2) include 3) multinational empires 4) undermined
Place the following phases in order to show how the Atlantic world became more densely connected after 1600.
1) New Atlantic trade currents allowed men and women of modest origins to grow wealthier by trading slaves, sugar, cotton, indigo, and other items. 2) Newly wealthy men and women in the Atlantic world wanted greater freedom to gain more wealth faster. 3) People who desired a greater degree of freedom sought a more significant political voice to secure their access to liberty. 4) Atlantic trade circuits provided the environment to share new political ideas, which allowed those seeking more liberty a way to articulate their beliefs about freedom, power, and sovereignty.
What were the major factors that led to the English Civil Wars from 1641 to 1649?
1) Reassessing the role and power of monarchy in Britain 2) A period of remarkably bad circumstances for Britons, including famine, failed harvests, and rising costs of living 3) Financial stress for the monarchy and its abuse of power to get money
Despite its own internal tensions and military defeats, Russia managed to build the world's largest land empire throughout the nineteenth century. With the assistance of the map below, place the steps in which Russia acquired this massive empire in chronological order.
1) Russia acquired the Baltic States, as well as Crimea, parts of Poland, and Ukraine. 2) Russia conquered territories in the Caucasus between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. 3) Russia sold its Alaskan territory to the United States, effectively ending Russia's overseas empire. 4) Russia tightened its grip on Siberia with the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Beginning in the 1790s, a series of events pushed Spain's American colonies toward revolutionary wars for independence. Place the following events in order.
1) The French Revolution cut into Atlantic commerce, hurting the profits of Spanish American merchants and the Spanish Crown. 2) Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula forced King Fernando VII to flee Spain. 3) Factions throughout Spanish America grew influential and bolder in their calls for political change. 4) King Fernando returned to power and tried to restore his hold over Spanish America, causing the outbreak of civil wars between revolutionaries and royalists.
The French Revolution began in 1789 after members of the Third Estate declared themselves the National Assembly and the embodiment of the will of the people. Place the events that followed in chronological order.
1) The National Assembly declared all French citizens legally equal. 2) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen affirmed that sovereignty belonged to adult male citizens. 3) The National Assembly confiscated most of the property that belonged to the Catholic Church and sold it. 4) After attempting to flee, French revolutionaries caught, tried, and executed King Louis XVI.
In the late eighteenth century, French society was divided into three tiers, or "estates." The First Estate included the clergy; the Second Estate was made up of the nobility; and the Third Estate included most everyone else. In this system, known as the Old Regime, all of these estates were subject to the authority of the French king. What socioeconomic changes in the late eighteenth century challenged the Old Regime and pushed France toward revolution?
1) The Second Estate began to criticize the monarchy for its inefficiency and the First Estate for suffocating society and culture. 2) French urbanization in the age of increasing Atlantic trade led to the rise of a stronger and more vocal merchant and professional class willing to challenge the rigidity of the Old Regime. 3) The French aristocracy turned on one another claiming that others were standing in the way of economic progress by resisting innovation.
Atlantic roots were not the only factor all these revolutions shared. They also had shared links through mobile ideas, revolutionary participants, and interlocking events. Which of the following are examples of these other connections?
1) The idea of limited government that was so central to the British Revolution showed up in the American Revolution's slogan of "No taxation without representation." 2) Venezuelan Francisco Miranda, who was known for being an early supporter of independence from Spain, fought with Spanish forces against the British in the American Revolution, and he fought in the French Revolution. 3) Napoleon Bonaparte's leadership in France and his expansionary wars in Europe created the condition for rebellions in Spain's American colonies.
Which of the following examples reflect the distinctively Atlantic character of the Haitian Revolution?
1) The primary leader of the revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture, was born into slavery but gained his freedom; he spoke French, Ewe, and creole; he was a practicing Catholic and an expert leader. 2) The French Revolution sparked the Haitian Revolution; and following the victory in Haiti, some veteran revolutionaries advised and supplied the rebellion in Venezuela. 3) Hundreds of gens de couleur fought in the American Revolution against Britain, and some Haitian soldiers came from the civil wars in Kongo.
The revolutions in North America, France, Haiti, and Spanish America shared a similar element tied to Atlantic commerce. In all of these revolutionary movements, a merchant class grew resentful of the monarchy's limitations on their ability to gain more wealth and influence and of their exclusion from political power. In this primary source below, Simón Bolívar, a creole from Venezuela, writes a letter that outlines his reasons for revolting against Spain. Select the passages below that reflect that shared resentment of royal limitations on commercial activities in the Atlantic world.
1) Yet even this status is surrounded with galling restrictions, such as being forbidden to grow European crops, or to store products which are royal monopolies, or to establish factories of a type the Peninsula [Spain] itself does not possess. 2) To this add the exclusive trading privileges [of merchants favored by Spain] ... and the barriers between American provinces....
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about the rise of nationalism in Japan.
1) ethnic 2) colonization 3) Yamato race theory 4) Shinto
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about nationalism, imperialism, and the Global web.
1) tightened 2) religions 3) racial hierarchies
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about nationalism and multiethnic empires.
1) weakened 2) undermined 3) the Russian Empire
Use your knowledge of the major events of the American Revolution from the textbook chapter and your analysis of this map to drag each label to the place it matches on the map. 1. This was a hotbed of colonial anti-tax protests and the location of the first shots of the Revolution. 2. Colonial representatives met here in the summer of 1776 as the Second Continental Congress, where they issued their Declaration of Independence. 3. With the help of French soldiers and the French navy, Continental forces pinned down British forces here and forced them to surrender. 4. Following British surrender, loyalist supporters of the Crown fled the former thirteen colonies for these areas still under British control.
1. Boston 2. Philadelphia 3. Yorktown, VA 4. British North America (Canada)
Analyze the map below of Spanish America circa 1800 to 1830. Then match the following descriptions to the correct places on the map. 1. Site of the first successful independence movement among the Spanish American colonies. 2. Region that includes the only remaining Spanish colonies after the wave of Spanish American revolutions. 3. Site of a major Amerindian and mestizo rebellion led by a descendant of the Inka Empire's ruling family. 4. The place where Simón Bolívar first forged a revolutionary coalition.
1. Paraguay 2. Cuba 3. Peru 4. Venezuela
The decades after the death of King Garcia II were marked by chaos and political fragmentation. What were the major features of that period of fragmentation?
1. The volume of slave exports from Kongo increased dramatically, as Kongo warlords captured and sold their fellow Bakongo to gain political power. 2. The period of civil war in Kongo destroyed the old kingdom and eventually paved the way for a weaker state with a much more constrained monarchy and a more powerful elite. 3. Moved by her Catholic faith and the terrible circumstances facing Kongo, Beatriz Kimpa Vita led a movement that was equal parts religious and political to reunite Kongo.
Review the timeline below that tracks the key events in the spread of the Industrial Revolution around the globe. Place the following events in chronological
1. water powered loom 2. cotton mill makes use of steam engine 3.first railway carrying passengers 4. steam powered vessels 5. trans-siberian railway
Consider the tables below illustrating coal and iron ore output in industrializing countries in the nineteenth century. Select the one spot in these charts that represents falling total output.
18 14
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage describing the Industrial Revolution.
1st blank: an energy 2nd blank: water power 3rd blank: coal
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about the Russian Industrial Revolution.
1st blank: government support 2nd blank: Sergei Witte 3rd blank: railroad building
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about industrialization in Germany in the nineteenth century.
1st blank: the state 2nd blank: Friedrich List 3rd blank: protectionist
What were some key characteristics and examples of secondary empires?
A key source of power supporting these empires was acquired from abroad. Most of these empires did not last long. the Comanche Empire
Between 1830 and 1914, imperialism, dominated by only a few powerful nations fueled by the fruits of industrialization, spread across much of the globe. The map below demonstrates the spread of imperialism during this crucial period. Using the map key, select the continent that saw the largest spread of territorial colonization by France, one of the largest early European colonizers.
Africa
All of the revolutions in this chapter shared similar roots related to Atlantic commerce and at least a measure of decentralization in their aftermath, but they had different outcomes. Match the three Atlantic revolutions that occurred in the New World with their outcomes.
After a period of uncertainty, revolution here led to considerable stability, but the issue of slavery eventually led to a major civil war several decades later. --> United States of America A series of revolutions failed to coalesce, leading to unstable republics alternating with periods of military dictatorships. --> Spanish America The revolution ousted imperial control and led to the abolition of slavery, but it collapsed into a dictatorship followed by a very unstable republic. --> Haiti
Match each technology to the way it affected global imperialism.
Allowed some armies to have far more power than others: cheaper guns Allowed Europeans to settle in new areas that tropical diseases had before made off limits: mass production of quinine Allowed for the projection of military power and, later, shorter transport times: steamships Significantly increased communication by shortening the amount of time it took to send trans-oceanic messages: telegraph
All of the revolutions in this chapter shared similar roots related to Atlantic commerce and at least a measure of decentralization in their aftermath, but they had different outcomes. Match the three Atlantic revolutions that occurred in the Old World to their outcomes.
As a result of its revolution, it became more unstable and violent, its population became more enmeshed in the slave trade as slaves and traders, and the monarchy weakened. --> Kongo The revolution collapsed into the Terror and then took on international dimensions through a military dictatorship, which was followed by the restoration of royal power after its dictator was exiled in 1815. --> France While the revolution initially led to a brutally repressive and violent stage, after 1639 it eventually restored a slightly weaker monarchy, a more assertive propertied class, and stability. --> Britain
German nationalism drew on many of the same lessons and experiences of other nations at the time. Identify the factors that contributed to the rise of German nationalism.
Belief in an ethnic and linguistic solidarity. Resentment of taxation policies by Bonaparte. Belief in the special merits of German-ness.
Which of the following statements describe the relationship between nationalism and imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Both ideologies encouraged people to emphasize their differences, but they also brought peoples into closer interactions. The ideologies reinforced one another.
On the world map below, select the location where the Industrial Revolution began.
Britain
Broad economic and social changes tied to Atlantic connections as well as European imperial competition over North American territory set the stage for rising tensions between Britain and its North American colonies. Match each factor to its appropriate category.
Broad economic and social changes in colonial North America tied to Atlantic connections: 1) Trade links created prosperous elites with ambition. 2) Political ideas circulated from Britain to the colonies. Imperial competition over claims to North American territory: 1) Britain ended up gaining French-claimed territory in North America, which actually belonged to the many American Indian tribes already living there, setting the stage for further tension and financial strain. 2) Britain ordered its colonies to contest the expansion of French forts into lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. George Washington and his forces attacked, causing an expensive war between Britain and France.
Although the new constitution of the United States ignored the contribution women made in the war for American independence, the ideals of the revolution reached far beyond the founders who sought to throw off British rule. In the spring of 1776, Abigail Adams and her husband, John Adams, exchanged letters about the unfolding revolution and the kind of nation independence might bring. The two excerpts below include passages from two different letters written by Abigail Adams that urge those in a position to make sure that women gain some protections under what she calls "the new Code of Laws." From these excerpts, select the passage that indicates women could make claims on citizenship and equal rights according to the same revolutionary ideals that animated leaders like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, or George Washington.
But you must remember that Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken
How did Spain's experiment with making trade freer after 1765 help pave the way for revolutions?
By reducing trade restrictions and increasing the quantity of trade partners, the Crown's experiment allowed creole merchants to prosper and grow more resentful of their lack of political voice and bolder in their calls for independence.
Tensions between Britain and its American colonies that led to the American Revolution revolved around two main issues: access to Amerindian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains and British tax policies. Match the following episodes related to these two main issues to their corresponding effects.
Colonists protested British taxes using the slogan "no taxation without representation." They also boycotted taxed goods and organized attacks on symbols of British authority. --> British subjects in North America believed taxes imposed on them had been done so without their consent. Tensions flared into an all-out uprising in Pontiac's War in 1763, in which united indigenous forces captured several frontier posts until the king issued the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited further settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. --> Colonists wanted to expand into Amerindian lands, but Britain sought to avoid causing more damage to an already contentious relationship with the Amerindian chiefs along British North America's western frontier. Since the need for protection had diminished after 1763, American colonists saw no need to pay taxes that would fund British troops in North America. --> The British imposed a series of new taxes on British colonists in North America to raise revenue needed to pay the debts they had taken on to protect their American colonies.
Nationalism as an ideology can be difficult to define but often exhibits common characteristics. Identify the characteristics associated with nationalism.
Common acceptance of a set of institutions and political values Sense of solidarity with a large community Belief in a shared ancestry
What were some of the main features of the Ottoman Empire's Turkification policy?
Conversion to Islam Rejection of Arab language Exclusive use of Turkish language
When historians analyze a primary source, they seek to uncover the attitudes and opinions of both the author and the audience the document is addressing. The anonymous author of the 1812 newspaper article found in the textbook's primary source feature, titled "Rage against the Machines," describes a specific event between mill owners and workers. Select the portions of the excerpt that suggest the author has more sympathy for the mill owners than the "labouring classes."
Daniel Burton and Sons ... about five miles from Manchester, were attacked by a furious mob, not from any dislike personally to the proprietors Seeing their companions fall around them, the assailants became panic-struck, and ... they dispersed. the mob ... burnt [Mr. Emanuel Burton's mansion] to the ground. For many years the military of this country have been solely employed against our foreign enemies; but now, unfortunately, they are under the necessity of acting against their own misled countrymen
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about the intellectual origins of the French Revolution. One of the many tangled roots of the French Revolution was tied to the intellectual movement known as the _______ which involved mostly ______ who championed reason, science, political liberty, and religious toleration. Their main targets for reform were the monarchy and the church. To these individuals, both institutions were out of date and impediments to _______.
Enlightenment Intellectuals Progress
The Industrial Revolution began and ended in Britain. British Parliament was able to enact enough measures to ensure that industrializing technologies remained with Britain.
False
When Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published their pamphlet, the Communist Manifesto, in 1848, the idea of a communist revolution was extremely popular.
False
Within a few short years after Napoleon's abdication, monarchs across Europe and even in France returned to power. By 1815 the French Revolution had been completely undone.
False
Public general education played an important role in reinforcing nationalist narratives around the world. Match each country to the way in which it used education to reinforce a nationalist message.
France: Schools were used to teach a common language, promote the symbols of the state such as the flag, as well as ideas that theirs was a special nation committed to ideals of liberty and equality. Canada: Residential schools, often run by Catholic or Protestant churches, aimed to assimilate First Nation peoples to the larger culture. Japan: By 1900, universal education for boys and girls emphasizing a practical, nationalistic curriculum replaced older Confucian learning.
In what important way did French rule in Algeria differ from British rule in India?
French rule relied less on cooperation with local elites.
The image below, a painting by French artist Eugène Delacroix, depicts the massacre of Greek Orthodox rebels by Ottoman troops during the Greek War for Independence. What aspects of the image demonstrate Delacroix's sympathy with the Greek rebels?
Greeks depicted in painting are unarmed. A child on a dead mother's body. Piles of bodies around Turkish troops. The blank look on the faces of Turkish troops.
How did the rise of nationalism and imperialism work together?
Imperialism provided an important moral component that strengthened nationalist claims of divine purpose. Nationalism bred geopolitical rivalries that pushed nations into imperial ventures for fear their rivals were getting ahead. Feelings of nationalism gave new popular support for imperialism.
In places such as Europe, the United States, and Japan, cultures of imperialism drew upon increasing anxieties about "manliness." How did these anxieties influence the spread of imperialism?
Imperialists argued that the duties of conquest and empire would "toughen up" men. Christian missionaries brought so called "muscular Christianity" to distant, physically challenging lands.
How were the principles of the American Revolution represented in the Constitution formally adopted by the United States of America in 1789?
In a broad sense, the U.S. Constitution institutionalized the principle that a government's power rests on the consent of the governed.
This image captures an iconic moment from the summer of 1789, early in the French Revolution. What set of circumstances led the women in this engraving to take up arms?
In the mid-1780s, an Icelandic volcano erupted, causing a climatic disaster for Europe. In France, its effects lasted a few years and included bad harvests, rising grain prices, and drought. The scarcity and exorbitant cost of food led people of many social classes to riot over food.
Latecomers to overseas empire, Japan and the United States had a fair amount in common in how and why they expanded outside their borders. They also had some important differences. Identify these similarities and differences below.
Industrial power with modern weaponry. Conflicts that led to wars on account of imperialist activities. Recent experience with territorial expansion.
How did the effects of industrialization distribute power in the nineteenth century?
Industrialized societies created excess wealth. Industrialization enriched some societies to such a degree that they had overwhelming ability to extend their power overseas.
In what ways did ideas of social Darwinism influence Japanese imperialistic thinking?
It was used to justify Japanese imperialism. It bred ideas of a moral duty for Japan to bring civilization to its neighboring lands.
In what ways could nationalism bestow power upon states?
Less resistance to taxation. Less resistance to conscription. Made use of private property or capital projects easier.
Read the following primary source excerpt, a message from Machemba, a nineteenth-century merchant-prince and slave trader from East Africa, to Hermann von Wissman, a distinguished German army officer. Which of the following best describe Machemba's primary message to the German officer?
Machemba's unwillingness to support German authority in East Africa
Analyze the four images below: the first image is a map of the Kingdom of Kongo around 1640; the second image shows the Portuguese colony of Luanda in northern Angola; the third image depicts a diplomat named Miguel de Castro wearing Dutch clothing; and the fourth image shows a brass pendant of St. Anthony of Padua cast by a Kongo artist during Beatriz Kimpa Vita's attempt to re-unify the kingdom of Kongo. Select the image(s) that reflect(s) the cultural connectivity between Kongo and the Atlantic world.
Man in uniform and figurine of priest/monk with cross
How was the Habsburg Empire challenged by multiethnic subjects, and how did it respond to those demands?
Members of ethnic minority groups demanded autonomy in, and eventually separation from, the larger empire. The Habsburgs imposed the German language in schools and business operations. The Habsburgs relented and allowed more cultural expression among certain minorities.
Which of the following statements describe the expansion of Ethiopia under Menelik II?
Menelik's conquests doubled the size of Ethiopia. Menelik maintained the only fully independent polity in Africa.
In which of the following ways did minority nationalisms weaken multinational empires?
Minority nationalisms undermined the autocracy upon which empire governments were based. Minority nationalisms caused emperors and elites to avoid creating representative institutions. Minority nationalisms gave competing empires a weapon in geopolitical struggles.
How did religion influence the Russian Empire's encounter with nationalism?
Persecution of religious minorities encouraged minority nationalism. Russian authorities promoted the Orthodox Church. Russian authorities banned religions other than Orthodoxy.
The images below depict factory productions powered by water power and by steam engine. Drag the following descriptions of each power source to the correct image.
Picture on the left: -effectively extinct by the 1870s - mostly powered early small-scale manufacturing Picture on the right: -The most efficient designs were built and marketed by James Watt. -the first of these were used to pump water from nearby coal mines
The map below shows the relationship between the production of raw materials (cotton growing, copper mining, coal mining) and the places where those goods were manufactured in the nineteenth century. Using the map and the key, what conclusions can you draw about raw materials, manufacturing, and infrastructure?
Raw materials were produced in the Southern Hemisphere—on the African continent and throughout much of Southeast Asia—but not necessarily manufactured there. Railroads facilitated import and export of raw materials and import and export of manufactured goods domestically and internationally. The export of raw materials to be manufactured thousands of miles away demonstrates the interconnectedness of the world facilitated by steamships.
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about the multiple facets of the American Revolution. The American War for Independence was about two kinds of conflicts at the same time. On the one hand, it was a _____ because American forces fought for fundamental political changes, declaring their_____ from British rule. On the other hand, it was also a _____ because it involved violent struggles between American rebels who supported the revolution and _______ who wanted to remain with the British Empire.
Revolution Independence Civil War Loyalists
This map shows the military activities of France from 1789 until 1814. Select the area(s) of the map where, as novelist Victor Hugo put it, Napoleon Bonaparte was "conquered by his conquests."
Russian Empire Spain
The "Human Web" map below helps to show how technology—specifically the advent of steamships and railroads—lessened the amount of time it took to travel from London to international locations around the world. On the map, select the cities that, as of the late-nineteenth century, were less than 20 days of travel from London.
San Francisco Bombay Cape Town
In the context of imperialism, social Darwinism refers to what ideas?
Science provides supposed proof of the notion that humankind is composed of biologically distinct races, of which some are better than others. Europeans and their biological descendants were more economically and militarily successful because they were a superior breed. Some groups, or races, were more fit to govern than others.
Japanese industrialization mirrored the industrialization process in other parts of the world—such as the United States, Britain, and Germany—but it was also different in key ways. Identify the ways in which Japan's Industrial Revolution was similar to these other countries, and the ways in which it was different.
Similar: - driven by military considerations - desire for industrial expertise from other nations - the importance of textiles
The Industrial Revolution was the most momentous change in human history since the Neolithic Revolution. Identify the ways in which these two revolutions were either similar or different
Similar: momentous turning point in world history
The extraction of raw materials was an important motivating factor in colonialism from Africa to India and beyond. This was particularly the case in the colonization of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Match the natural resources below to the region from which they were obtained by European imperial powers.
Singapore: tin and rubber Vietnam: rice Indonesia: spices
Industrial revolutions in Europe, North America, and Japan changed the world in several ways. Which of the following changes resulted from these revolutions?
Societies were freed from energy dependence on wood and muscle. Societies reordered their social relations. Great powers emerged from some formerly small, middling states.
Ethnic nationalism was strongest in societies that featured certain characteristics. Identify the characteristics of societies in which ethnic nationalism prospered.
Societies where people felt a divine purpose for themselves and their nation. Societies where ethnic and linguistic diversity was minimal. Societies where ethnic minorities felt persecuted.
How did British rule affect the economic situation for the Indian people?
Some benefited from infrastructure improvements. It ushered in major famines.
Railway construction was an expensive infrastructure venture that had enormous upfront costs; but with a railroad's ability to link people and accelerate the transportation of goods, the projects carried significant long-term economic gain. Why then do some railways on this map not link cities, but rather seem to go from ocean ports to random inland locations? On the map, select the areas where you find these decoupled railway lines.
South America Africa Australia
Using the primary source excerpt below—an 1877 piece from Cecil Rhodes, the English business magnate and politician who made a fortune in South Africa—determine which of the following descriptions best fit Rhodes and his outlook.
Supports colonization in Africa. Believes in the ideas of social Darwinism. Supports jingoism.
What statement best captures the significance of the British Revolution (1640-1707)?
Taken as a whole, the most significant aspect of the British Revolution is that it established the principle that Parliament ruled over England and Scotland.
Identify the statements that reflect global consequences of the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution transformed Britain into a global economic power. The Industrial Revolution led some regions to specialize in raw material production. The Industrial Revolution generated unprecedented levels of pollution, sufficient to change the Earth's climate.
Analyze the two primary sources shown here—first, an excerpt from the famous poem by Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"; and second, a late-nineteenth-century British advertisement. Which of the following themes are conveyed by both sources?
The racial and cultural superiority of British people. The British duty to bring civilization to those peoples who lack it.
How did the rise of seaborne empires change the world?
They increased gaps in power between nations. They changed the world map and global politics. Western Europeans and the Japanese controlled over one-third of the globe.
How did empires in the sixteenth century begin to look different than they had for centuries prior?
They were oceanic. They connected lands via empire that were not connected by land.
European colonialism in Africa was affected by several important factors. Match each factor below to its influence on the partition and conquest of Africa.
This disease wiped out as much as 95 percent of cattle in Africa, an important form of wealth for Africans: rinderpest Colonial governments relied on these institutions to educate Africans in the ways of the colonizer and to prepare them for possible employment: mission schools At this meeting, six European powers carried out the partition of Africa: Berlin Conference Colonial governments relied on this tactic as a way to assign tribal identities to certain groups in order to make governing easier: divide and rule
Read the following journal entry, published in 1900, from Alexander Bulatovich, a Russian diplomat who accompanied Ethiopian soldiers on a military expedition. Select the passages where Bulatovich explains why he thinks Ethiopians are better than Europeans at transmitting "European civilization" to Africans.
Too great a difference in the degree of culture between the conquered people and their conquerors has always led to the enslavement, corruption, and degeneration of the weaker race. borrowing the fruits of these civilizations, and in turn conquering and annexing neighboring tribes and passing on to them her culture, Abyssinia [Ethiopia] did not obliterate from the face of the earth, did not destroy the uniqueness of any one of the conquered tribes, but rather gave them all the possibility of preserving their individual characteristics.
In the context of an imperialistic culture, jingoism refers to a foreign policy based on faith in one's own superiority.
True
King Garcia II of Kongo was able to remain in power longer than was typical for Kongo monarchs (from 1641 until 1660) because he provided stability that increased the prosperity of the Kongo elite and was committed to preventing the enslavement of his people and to redeeming those who had been captured. These factors earned him the allegiance of his subjects, common and elite alike.
True
The Haitian Revolution began as a slave uprising in 1791, but it turned into a revolution that faced off and won against two European empires and led to the formation of the second independent country in the Americas in 1804.
True
The framers of the Constitution permitted slavery to continue where it already existed, and they allowed it to grow by allowing the Atlantic slave trade to continue for a further two decades.
True
The revolutions in Kongo, Britain, France, North America, South America, and Haiti shared important Atlantic roots, such as the destabilizing effects of expanding Atlantic commerce.
True
While countries in Europe and North America were increasing their industrial capacity, Russia remained behind in its industrialization. Several factors contributed to Russia's delayed industrial development. Match each factor below to the explanation that best describes the story of Russian industrialization in the nineteenth century.
Two-thirds of the Russian population were either owned by the state or bound to land owned by nobility. - serfdom Unlike the United States and Britain, most of the population in Russia was too poor to afford anything beyond basic needs. - small domestic market Russia lacked new industrial plants, and industries were antiquated and small. - araganian economy
France was particularly successful in unifying a disparate nation after the French Revolution. Which of the following tactics were successful in helping to build a sense of French nationalism?
Use of symbols, ceremonies, and rituals Public schooling Military service
Fill in the blanks to complete the following passage about the political and social climate in St. Domingue around 1789. In many ways, St. Domingue was primed for revolution because its society was at a boiling point over an array of unfulfilled aspirations. _____ wanted political representation on par with others in Paris. They also wanted the freedom to ______ without restrictions. The ______ wanted the same political and social equality that whites experienced. And _______ wanted to be free. By 1790, the year after news of the French Revolution reached the island, the uprisings had started.
Whites Trade Gens de couleur Slaves
Review the primary source document feature from the textbook titled "Rage against the Machines"—an 1812 newspaper excerpt from the town of Leeds, England. Afterward, identify which of the following statements are correct.
Workers sometimes led riots against the owners of the textile mills in which they worked. Industrializing states such as Great Britain often defended the interests of business owners and entrepreneurs against the demands of workers. Capitalists and laborers disagreed about the benefits of steam power.
Britain's ability to harness the power of coal and its mastery of steam engine technology led to the rise of industry in cotton, iron, and transport in ways that would have important local and global ramifications. Match each choice below to the effect it had on British and/or global history.
allowed growth of gun and shipbuilding industry, helping to arm the world's largest navyrise of British iron production Answer: rise of British iron production allowed movement of millions of passengers by commercial transport, making Britain the world's most interconnected country Answer: rise of locomotives and railways allowed Britain to dominate the oceans and open the Suez Canal, thus giving easier access to India and connecting Britain more seamlessly to the wider world Answer: steam-powered vessels
One of the factors that led to a revolution in Kongo was a breakdown in the hierarchy of power in what was a remarkably centralized state. Match each component of Kongo social hierarchy to its correct description.
farmed cassava and maize and expected royal protection from enslavement --> common people acted as leaders of their extended kin groups and loosely controlled labor of people on their land and provided loyal support to those in power --> lineage heads used access to Portuguese trade goods, especially firearms, to maintain an army, gain prestige, and buy and raid for slaves --> Kongo monarchy
Economic and political shifts were at the heart of changes unleashed by global industrial revolutions. What were some of these shifts?
focus on primary products in less industrialized areas change in the distribution of military and political power
The role played by the state in industrial revolutions was larger in some areas than others. In which of the following countries' industrial revolutions did the state play a significant role?
germany japan russia
Industrialization did not benefit all countries or people within industrializing countries equally. Determine whether the following producers would have benefited from or been hurt by global industrialization.
hand-weaver hand-spinners village iron smiths
What were some of the key features of the industrial revolution in the United States?
high wages innovation slavery
Imperial governments typically ran their overseas possessions either as settler colonies, as in the case of the French in Algeria, or as less directly ruled territories with few settlers, as in the case of the British in India. Match the characteristics of each of these forms of colonization to the correct label.
indirectly administered: more reliance on local elites, less expropriation of land, presence of colonials mostly administrative and military settler colonies: increased conflicts over land, increased likelihood of violence
Which of these factors helped usher in the era of new imperialism?
industrialization rise in naval power commercial dominance
The working class and its allies used a variety of tactics to seek reform. Match each of the tactics below to its best description
laborers seeking to collaborate with sympathetic elites who were in political and economic positions to helpalliances answer: alliances allowed workers to speak in a common voice and negotiate more effectively with employers and put pressure on politiciansorganization through unions answer: organization through unions especially effective in certain industries such as coal or railroads that were key to nations' industrial growthlabor strikes answer: labor strikes
The industrial revolutions in the United States, Germany, Russia, and Japan all shared similar key attributes. Which of the following are attributes shared by the revolutions in all four countries?
large domestic consumer markets reliance on military industry
What common concern did both Russia and Japan, latecomers to industrialization, face that helped drive each country toward industrial development?
national security and militarization
Spanish American society was very diverse but organized according to a semi-fluid and legally binding system of ethno-racial groupings. Drag each label to the description it matches.
people of Spanish and Amerindian ancestry; experienced fewer advantages than those of only European descent but also faced fewer social and legal disadvantages than people of African descent: mestizos people of Spanish descent; dominated Spanish American society politically and economically: peninsulares and criollos people of mixed European or Amerindian and African parentage; faced legal handicaps because of African descent: mulattos and zambos
Charts like the one below can help historians illustrate change over time, but they do not always present the full story. In this chart about the change in global industrial production from 1800 to 1900, identify which information is given in the chart and which information is not.
percentage change of economic output across regions and time
Industrialization brought a social revolution to Britain. In which of the following ways was British society impacted by the Industrial Revolution?
rise of lethal diseases rise of a rich industrial class creation of working classes
Identify the most important social consequence of the Industrial Revolution.
the industrial revolution ended the necessity of mass poverty
Which of the following best describes the main changes in manufacturing methods associated with the Industrial Revolution?
the transition from household-scale and workshop-scale production to factory-scale production the transition from muscle and hand tools to machinery driven by water and, later, coal-burning engines
De-industrialization refers to the process whereby smaller handicraft industries could no longer compete with cheaper, larger-scale mechanized production and therefore fell out of business.
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