APWH Unit 6

Which of the following resulted from Europe's expansion overseas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? A Europe's population size and industrial productivity declined. B European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade. C The number of workers needed for European factories declined. D Mechanized agriculture spread worldwide.

B European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade.

Which of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late nineteenth century? A Western fears of the spread of Japanese influence B Western investment to create self-sufficient economies in the new colonies C An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short period of time D The establishment of political institutions to resolve ethnic and religious conflicts within colonies E The decline of British and United States influence in international affairs

C An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short period of time

Social Darwinism was used to justify which of the following during the nineteenth century? A Latin American independence movements B Domestic reforms in Meiji Japan C British colonization of India D Russian utilization of coerced peasant labor

C British colonization of India

Which of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century? A The popularity of democratic values among Asians B A general easing of tensions and cooperative expeditions among European powers C Europe's development of new military technologies D Asians' lack of resistance to European diseases E Europe's ability to send numerically superior armies to Asia

C Europe's development of new military technologies

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? A Trade networks of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries B European and United States imperial conquests of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries C Labor migrations during the nineteenth century D Refugees fleeing warfare and repressive regimes during the twentieth century

C Labor migrations during the nineteenth century

Which of the following countries or regions led the world in the production of cotton cloth in 1700? A China B Egypt C West Africa D England E India

D England

Before 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by A military conquests of large territories administered as military states B intense colonization and settlement of large areas C active international interaction through trade and diplomacy D coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements E frequent coastal raids along with racial segregation imposed on conquered peoples

D coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements

Which of the following is a similarity between European and Asian immigrants to the Americas during the nineteenth century? A Both were attracted by employment opportunities. B Both rejected the cultural traditions of their homelands. C Both were mostly from the upper and middle classes. D Both were exclusively from minority communities in their home countries.

A Both were attracted by employment opportunities.

A historian researching international migration patterns of the nineteenth century would find which of the following sources most useful? A Census records from New York and Buenos Aires detailing the birthplaces of individuals B The diary of a German coal miner who emigrated to Canada C Letters from an East Asian migrant to the Caribbean to his family back home D A British factory's invoices and its shipping and tax records

A Census records from New York and Buenos Aires detailing the birthplaces of individuals

Darwin's theories were interpreted by Social Darwinists to indicate that A select human groups would dominate those less fit B European countries were more nationalistic C non-White groups were better adapted to tropical climates D imperialism went against the theory of natural selection E education would lead to equality

A select human groups would dominate those less fit

Which of the following most accurately describes the interactions between China and Europe in the nineteenth century? A China became isolated politically in part because of its suppression of pro-Western Chinese dissidents. B China effectively lost its economic independence to Europe as a result of military losses to European forces. C China became a major exporter of manufactured goods to Europe. D China and Europe were forced into an uneasy alliance to reverse Japanese imperial expansion in northern China.

B China effectively lost its economic independence to Europe as a result of military losses to European forces.

Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late nineteenth century? A There was little effect for most people. B People of African descent were not affected, but Latin American Indians continued to suffer discrimination. C Marriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect of all three. D Large numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United States. E There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.

E There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.