AP World History Chapter 32:
C
"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed A. private companies that gave up substantial control over their operations to a sponsoring European government in order to participate in colonial expansion B. government-owned companies that controlled taxation and labor in the colony C. private companies granted territory and control over taxation and labor for mining, construction, or agricultural projects D. temporary governments E. military forces tasked specifically with protecting trade operations
E
New South Wales was originally settled by about one thousand people, most of them convicted criminals, A. who were pardoned and given the opportunity to purchase land B. but they gradually died out due to famine and disease C. but they were soon displaced by British ranchers, who needed the land for their sheep D. and it remained a penal colony until 1905 E. but voluntary migrants outnumbered convicts within 50 years
D
Submarine cables linked all parts of the British empire throughout the world by A. 1945 B. 1972 C. 1853 D. 1902 E. 1815
A
The Roosevelt Corollary strengthened U.S. military and economic claims in which area of the world? A. those territories lying in the western hemisphere to the south of the United States B. lands in the Pacific not including Australia and New Zealand C. Indochina D. Africa E. China
D
The United States occupied Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after its victory in A. the Opium War B. World War I C. the Filipino Civil War D. the Spanish-Cuban-American War E. the War of 1812
C
The author of "The White Man's Burden" was A. Joseph Arthur de Gobineau B. Cecil Rhodes C. Rudyard Kipling D. Theodore Roosevelt E. Otto von Bismarck
E
The author of the Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races was A. Herbert Spencer B. Ram Mohan Roy C. Josiah Clark Nott D. Charles Darwin E. Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau
E
In 1770, Captain James Cook anchored his fleet at Botany Bay, near what modern city? A. New South Wales B. Wellington C. Melbourne D. Cape Town E. Sydney
A
In 1916 the Indian National Congress A. joined forces with the All-India Muslim League B. All these answers are correct C. was granted financial support by the British colonial government D. demanded the establishment of "concessionary companies" E. represented about 25 percent of the Indian population
A
The Berlin Conference A. devised the ground rules for the European colonization of Africa B. established the Triple Alliance C. set up a timetable for decolonization in Africa D. legitimized the German colonization of the Marshall Islands E. ended the Crimean War
B
The Boers were A. Malaysian tribal chieftains who allied with the Dutch B. Dutch settlers in South Africa C. east African coastal merchants D. Australian aborigines E. Indians who served as soldiers for the British
B
The most important figures in the uprising in 1857 in India were A. French agents working to cause unrest in an important British colony B. disgruntled sepoy troops C. Russian military officials looking for an advantage in the Great Game D. American soldiers looking for an excuse to pry India away from British control E. the representatives of the Indian National Congress
B
The Monroe Doctrine A. gave the British an inroad into New Zealand B. worked as a justification for U.S. intervention in western hemispheric affairs C. handed the Philippines over to the United States D. opened Japan to U.S. trade E. ensured that neither the Europeans nor the Americans would ever interfere in western hemispheric affairs
B
The Suez Canal was essential for A. the maintenance of the Ottoman empire B. British control over India C. French control over Vietnam D. facilitating trade between both U.S. coasts E. Spanish control over the Philippines
C
The social Darwinists believed that A. human beings had reached the point at which competition among nations was no longer necessary B. a sharp distinction had to be made between the biological and social worlds C. powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies D. more powerful nations had to protect weaker nations E. only a socialist political and social structure would keep humans from destroying themselves
A
Between 1859 and 1893, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos all fell under the control of A. France B. the United States C. Germany D. England E. the Dutch
D
Cecil Rhodes was A. the first leader of an independent Canada B. responsible for the philosophy that we know as social Darwinism C. the British military leader who was responsible for a boom in naval expansion D. a leading British imperialist who founded a colony in Africa E. the American politician who articulated the belief in manifest destiny
A
Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau viewed Europeans as A. intelligent and morally superior to all other peoples in the world B. dull and arrogant C. unintelligent and lazy D. somewhat intelligent but remarkably energetic E. smart but docile
E
Emilio Aguinaldo led an uprising in A. Fiji against the British B. Indonesia against the Dutch C. Brazil against the Portuguese D. Mexico against the Spanish E. the Philippines against the United States
E
In regard to imperialism, the Japanese and Americans A. expanded for very different reasons than did the Europeans B. never saw the need to expand C. were much more tolerant and respectful of their colonies than were the Europeans D. drew a sharp distinction between their enlightened sense of rule and that of the Europeans E. proved to be just as racist as the Europeans
B
Japan became a major imperial power after its victory in the A. Crimean War B. Russo-Japanese War C. Opium War D. Korean War E. Sino-Japanese War
B
Ram Mohan Roy was a A. member of the Indian elite and a newspaper publisher B. All these answers are correct C. member of the Indian elite who worked with Christian social reformers D. Hindu reformer who tried to bring spirituality to bear on the problems of his time E. prominent Bengali intellectual sometimes referred to as the "father of modern India"
B
Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden," was actually meant to inspire the Americans to colonize A. Mexico B. the Philippines C. Vietnam D. Canada E. Brazil
D
The Congo Free State was established in the 1870s by A. France B. England C. Italy D. Belgium E. Germany
D
The Maji Maji rebellion occurred in A. Vietnam against the French B. Fiji against the British C. Hawai`i against the Americans D. Tanganyika against the Germans E. Indonesia against the Dutch
C
The Sino-Japanese War began with a dispute over A. Siberia B. Mongolia C. Korea D. Burma E. Mongolia
A
The term "social Darwinism" is associated with A. Herbert Spencer B. Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau C. Josiah Clark Nott D. Otto von Bismarck E. Cecil Rhodes
E
Who said, "We are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race"? A. Simon Bolivar B. Ito Hirobumi C. Otto von Bismarck D. Theodore Roosevelt E. Cecil Rhodes
