AP World History- AMSCO Unit 6.4 - 6.8 MC Review
A historian researching the effects of Christian missionaries' activities on local social structures in late-nineteenth-century Africa would probably find which of the following sources most useful?
African accounts of converting to Christianity
Which of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late nineteenth century?
An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short period of time
In the passage above, Lin Zexu is asking that the British do which of the following?
Ban the sale of opium by British merchants in China
Which of the following best summarizes the two plans for improving nutrition in Britain's colonies?
Both sources emphasize the need to enlist the cooperation of Africans in implementing colonial policies.
Which of the following is a similarity between European and Asian immigrants to the Americas during the nineteenth century?
Both were attracted by employment opportunities.
Based on the passage, the author would most likely have agreed with which of the following statements?
Britain had contributed to human progress by taking over new colonies in Africa.
Social Darwinism was used to justify which of the following during the nineteenth century?
British colonization of India
The trade patterns shown on the map above depict
British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth century
A historian researching international migration patterns of the nineteenth century would find which of the following sources most useful?
Census records from New York and Buenos Aires detailing the birthplaces of individuals
Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
Which of the following most accurately describes the interactions between China and Europe in the nineteenth century?
China effectively lost its economic independence to Europe as a result of military losses to European forces.
A historian researching factors that contributed to the rise of industrial production in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries would find which of the following types of sources most helpful?
Data on migration of rural populations to urban areas
Which of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century?
Europe's development of new military technologies
Césaire's statement above was most likely made in response to
European colonizers' claim that their rule had improved life in the colonies
Which of the following resulted from Europe's expansion overseas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade.
In the late 1800s, attitudes such as the one expressed in the passage had contributed most directly to which of the following?
European states' competition to acquire overseas colonies
The founding of "the Australian nation," as alluded to in the passage, was part of which of the following processes?
European states' establishment of settler colonies
In settlement colonies, ________.
Europeans outnumbered local peoples
Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late nineteenth century?
Europeans' use of both warfare and diplomacy
The sentiments expressed in the quotation above are most supportive of which of the following concepts?
Imperialism
Which of the following was among the first results of the European Industrial Revolution in other parts of the world?
Increased demand for commodities such as cotton and palm oil
Which of the following is an accurate description of relations between European states and the Ottoman Empire in the period 1815 to 1914 ?
Russian, English, and French expansion came at the expense of the Ottomans.
The two passages best represent which of the following justifications for European imperialism?
The concept of the European mission to civilize colonized peoples
The Asian sea trading network was characterized by ________.
a series of ports reached by coastal routes
The principle underlying the Asian sea trading network was that traders ________.
all offered desirable goods
Settler societies were distinguished from other types of colonies by their ________.
large European populations
Which of these was a crucial Egyptian asset after its construction in 1869?
the Suez Canal
What new motivation did industrialization give to imperialism?
the search for markets
In general, in the 1800s Europeans agreed that ________.
their culture was superior to those of Asia
Which of these imperialist doctrines cautioned European nations from interference in the Western Hemisphere?
Monroe
Which of the following countries or regions led the world in the production of cotton cloth in 1700?
India
Which of the following was a major unintended effect of the publication of Charles Darwin's 1859 work On the Origin of Species?
It became the basis of various theories asserting that Europeans were naturally superior to other peoples.
Between 1750 and 1900, which of the following industrializing states created an empire?
Japan
In the mid-twentieth century, the presence of Chinese and Japanese populations in North America and of South Asian populations in the Caribbean and South Africa is best explained by which of the following?
Labor migrations during the nineteenth century
Which of the following statements is true of global migration patterns during the nineteenth century?
Migrants increasingly relocated from rural areas to cities.
The quotation above by an early-twentieth-century Chinese revolutionary illustrates the influence of
Social Darwinism
Before 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by
coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements
In the late nineteenth century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by
competition among imperialist powers
India played a key role in the British Empire, largely because of its ________.
geographic position
