AP World Unit 6 Test
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
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 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.
The trade patterns shown on the map above depict
British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth century
As illustrated by the passage, which of the following best explains the persistence of slavery in some parts of the Americas into the late nineteenth century?
Cash-crop plantation agriculture remained an important part of some nations' economies.
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
The photograph best supports which of the following inferences about French colonial rule in Tahiti in the 1880?
Colonial authorities attempted to impart a sense of French national identity to native Tahitians.
The revenues section of the table can best be used to illustrate which of the following continuities between pre-1900 and post-1900 European imperialism?
Colonial powers sought to extract wealth and economic resources from the colonized peoples.
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
Which of the following resulted from Europe's expansion overseas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade.
The expansion of the Russian Empire in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is primarily explained in the context of which of the following global developments?
European states acquiring growing technological and military advantages over non-European societies to expand their power
The photograph best illustrates which of the following aspects of European colonial policies in nineteenth-century Africa?
European states imposing their culture in an attempt to spread their values among colonial populations
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
Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late nineteenth century?
Europeans' use of both warfare and diplomacy
Which of the following pieces of data from the table most directly contradicts the claims of European imperial powers that colonies existed for the benefit of the colonized?
Expenditures on administrative salaries were far greater than what was spent on public works and infrastructure.
Which of the following describes the major impact of the introduction of coffee growing in places like Kenya and El Salvador after 1880 ?
Greater dependence on foreign markets by Africans and Latin Americans
Long-distance immigration to the Americas in the late nineteenth century most often contributed to which of the following processes?
Growing rates of urbanization as migrants predominantly settled in cities in the receiving societies
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
The photo above, showing skin-tone evaluation performed on an Indonesian inmate in a Dutch colonial prison in 1933, most clearly exemplifies which of the following?
Influence of scientific theories on race
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 Japanese print above of the war between China and Japan (1894-1895), the artist suggests that the
Japanese showed their mastery of Western technology, dress and military bearing
Which of the following best explains all of the migration movements shown on the map above?
Labor shortages in plantation agriculture, the mineral extraction industry, and transportation projects
Which of the following statements is true of global migration patterns during the nineteenth century?
Migrants increasingly relocated from rural areas to cities.
The rapid expansion of European empires in Africa in the late nineteenth century is best explained in the context of which of the following?
Political rivalries between European states encouraging diplomatic agreements that reserved colonies for European powers
A historian analyzing the lecture would most likely argue that the audience of Chakravarti's lecture is significant because it shows the most direct contrast with which of the following developments in the nineteenth century?
Religious movements often inspired rebellions against imperial rule.
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 quotation above by an early-twentieth-century Chinese revolutionary illustrates the influence of
Social Darwinism
The ability of the French colonial government in Algeria to establish schools for the native Algerian population can best be seen as part of which of the following broader developments in European colonialism in the late nineteenth century?
Some European states strengthened their control over their existing colonies.
In Poem 1, the sentiments regarding education and politics are best understood in the context of which of the following?
The British failure to provide mass education in India, for fear that doing so would encourage resistance against imperial rule
British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth century
The Japanese government saw itself as a major Pacific power.
Which of the following best accounts for the circumstances of Indian workers alluded to in Poem 1 ?
The coerced migration of Indian indentured servants
The two passages best represent which of the following justifications for European imperialism?
The concept of the European mission to civilize colonized peoples
In its description of the condition of the Crimean Tatars, the second paragraph most directly provides evidence of the influence of which of the following?
The concept of the civilizing mission
Late-nineteenth-century transoceanic labor migrations were most directly facilitated by which of the following developments?
The development of new, more affordable methods of transportation
A historian interpreting the policies advocated for in the passage would most likely argue that they are best explained in the context of which of the following?
The importance of raw materials to the development of industrial economies
The conditions described in the passage are best seen as a continuation of which of the following nineteenth-century developments?
The practice of economic imperialism by industrialized states
Which of the following events would have been most likely to produce a cultural context similar to the one depicted in the image?
The scramble for Africa
The trade described in the passage is best seen as an early example of which of the following?
The use of economic imperialism by European merchants and states
The photograph best illustrates which aspect of population movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
They often involved the spread of cultural traditions into new locations.
Which of the following best describes the likely purpose of the photograph?
To reassure the French public of the civilizing effects of colonial rule and the loyalty of colonial populations
Which of the following best summarizes the two plans for improving nutrition in Britain's colonies?
Which of the following best summarizes the two plans for improving nutrition in Britain's colonies?
On a global scale, the gender makeup of the migrants referred to in the second paragraph best helps to explain which of the following social changes in home societies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Women taking on new roles that had been formerly occupied by men
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
On a global scale, the implementation of the types of policies that Rivett-Carnac advocated for in the passage is most significant in that it directly led to the
growth of nationalist movements in colonial societies against imperial rule
The second paragraph best provides information about the way in which states in the nineteenth century
justified territorial expansion by claiming that they were bringing progress to conquered regions
The author's political point of view can be most clearly seen in the way in which the passage
omits any mention of the economic exploitation and resource extraction practiced by the British in India
A historian might argue that the trade described in the passage reflected a turning point in world history primarily because the opium trade
shifted the pattern of historic European trade imbalances with China
The arguments expressed in the passage are significant because they help explain why
social divisions within colonial societies often hindered the efforts of anticolonial movements to overthrow imperial rule
