Chapter 35: India and Southeast Asia under Colonial Rule

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Sir Thomas raffles won respect as a

Humane colonial administrator who is considered the founder of singapore

A major misstep was taken in 1829 with the passing of the act of abolition, which abolished

Sati

Thailand's continuing independence is largely attributable to

The desire of the thai people to modernize their country

Which of the following was true of the islands in southeast Asia by the 1600s

The dutch had control of trade and most inhabitants adhered to islam

A sepoy was

A native indian soldier

Robert clive's victory at plassey 1757 was

All options

Which statement about the British raj in the period 1857 to 1915 is incorrect

Britain forced westernization in both cities and villages

Which Asian people joined the British in Singapore and came to dominate trade there?

Chinese

The "culture system" was introduced in

Dutch indonesia to ensure export profits

The term civilizing mission refers to which of the following

Europeans' paternalistic idea that they were bringing civilization to non europeans

The British government seized control over India in 1858 as a result of the

Great indian revolt

Which statement about the great Indian mutiny of 1857 is most correct

It resulted in the dissolution of the BEIC and direct rule of india by the british government

Five years after leaving his post in America_________ was reassigned to India in 1786 and fired all BEIC employees

Lord Cornwallis

The establishment of the East India Company by the British or the VOC by the Dutch was an example of what economic doctrine

Mercantilism

A major concern of the Bengal renaissance was to

Modernize india by blending elements of indian wnd british culture

What commodity was the greatest source of income for the British in India by the early 19th century

Opium

A Nawab was

Provincial ruler of mughal india

In the so-called great game the British occupied the Sind and fought disastrous wars to counter the ambitions of

Russia

The great revolt of 1857 was caused in part by fear of

Violating taboos against touching or eating pork or beef

"Going native" meant

adopting Indian ways of life


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