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Which of the following best describes the excerpt above?

(A) A liberal nationalist response to colonialism.

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? [24]

(A) African accounts of converting to Christianity

In the Japanese print above of the war between China and Japan (1894-1895), the artist suggests that the

(C) Japanese showed their mastery of Western technology, dress and military bearing

Which of the following occurred in nineteenth-century Africa as a result of the end of the transatlantic slave trade? [13]

(A) An increased use of slave labor within Africa

"Extraterritoriality" can best be described as which of the following [17]

(A) Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live

Which of the following best explains why spices, such as cloves, became a LESS important component of colonial trade during the nineteenth century? [22]

(A) Industrialization increased the demand for manufactured goods relative to the demand for spices.

The sentiments expressed in the quotation above are most supportive of which of the following concepts? [30]

(A) Nationalism

The quotation above by an early-twentieth century Chinese revolutionary illustrates the influence of

(A) Social Darwinism

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that in the late nineteenth century, international relations were increasingly perceived as being governed by [16]

(A) Social Darwinism and international power politics

The declaration can best be understood as a rejection of which of the following ideals?

(A) The belief that some groups of people are inherently superior to others

Which of the following best explains the changes in the population of the hawaiian islands from 1872 to 1878? [26]

(A) The increased presence of Asian indentured servants on Hawaiian plantations.

The spread of the liberal ideas discussed in the passage was the most direct of which of the following?

(A) The influence of European political and educational institutions facilitated by British imperial policies in India

Ethiopia's cultural traditions reflected in the painting had which of the following effects on Ethiopia's interactions with European colonial empires in the late nineteenth century? [20]

(A) They provided Ethiopians with an additional rationale for resisting European encroachment.

Darwin's theories were interpreted by Social Darwinists to indicate that [14]

(A) select human groups would dominate those less fit

In the passage above, Lin Zexu is asking that the British do which of the following? [27]

(B) Ban the sale of opium by British merchants in China.

The founding of "the Australian nation," as alluded to in the passage, was part of which of the following processes?

(B) European states' establishment of settler colonies

Which of the following was among the first results of the European Industrial Revolution in other parts of the world? [18]

(B) Increased demand for commodities such as cotton and palm oil

Which of the following statements is true of global migration patterns during the nineteenth century?

(B) Migrants increasingly relocated from rural areas to cities

Which of the following is an accurate description of relations between European states and the Ottoman Empire in the period 1815 to 1914? [29]

(B) Russian, English and French expansion came at the expense of the Ottomans.

The changes in the distribution of cities in the period 1800 to 1900 C.E. best illustrate the impact of [23]

(B) The industrial revolution

Which of the following best explains Kartini's familiarity with the idea regarding social roles that she discusses in her letter? [21]

(B) The spread of Enlightenment thought as empires consolidated control over their territories.

Which of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late nineteenth century?

(B) Western fears of the spread of Japanese influence

Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late nineteenth century?

(C) Europeans' use of both warfare and diplomacy

Which of the following best explains all of the migration movements shown on the map above?

(C) Labor shortages in plantation agriculture, the mineral extraction industry, and transportation projects

The primary rationale for Japan's territorial acquisitions in Southeast Asia during the period 1933-1942, as reflected in Map 2, was most similar to the primary rationale for which of the following? [25]

(C) The British East India Company's takeover of other European states' colonial possessions in India.

Based on an analysis of the Japanese currency used during the Meiji period (1868—1912) shown above, which of the following is the primary message conveyed by the engraving?

(C) The Japanese government saw itself as a major Pacific power.

which of the following events would have been most likely to produce a cultural context similar to the one depicted in the image?

(C) the scramble of africa

The trade described in the passage is best seen as an early example of which of the following? [11]

(D) The use of economic imperialism by European merchants and states

In the late nineteenth century European imperialism in both Africa and china was characterized by [10]

(E) Competition among imperialist powers.

Which of the following describes the major impact of the introduction of coffee growing in places like Kenya and El Salvador after 1880? [28]

(E) Greater dependence on foreign markets by Africans and Latin Americans