Unit 8 Test
The MOST significant motivation for British imperialism in India was
the desire to obtain natural resources such as tea and cotton.
All of the following served as challenges to convict labor systems throughout the 20th century EXCEPT
the inability for coerced labor to compete with free labor.
Lugard justifies the use of force by Europeans to rule Africans by arguing that
Africans are too primitive to rule themselves.
What 19th and early 20th-century phenomenon is Neruda MOST DIRECTLY criticizing?
American economic imperialism
Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following gave England much of the African continent during this period?
Berlin Conference.
The use of convict labor within the British Empire differed from the one presented above in that
British convict labor was most prominent in its overseas territory, such as Australia.
Which of the following conclusions is supported by BOTH primary sources above?
British rhetoric about Africa stressed that imperialism was a duty, not merely an opportunity.
What was the most direct effect of actions taken by people who supported the thinking expressed in the passages?
Brutal treatment of African people by European colonialists.
Using the document and your knowledge of world history, Emilio Aguinaldo's goals implied above would be most similar to which of the following historical actors?
Chinese Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists, aka the "Boxers."
A historian would MOST likely use the image in Source 1 AND the data in Source 2 as support for which of the following assertions?
Demographic change influenced migration and challenged existing patterns of living in 19th-century Africa.
A historian would MOST likely read these texts as evidence for which of the following developments in world history?
Earlier British imperialism influenced German nationalists' support for overseas expansion.
Based on this government report, which of the following could best be inferred about British rule in India?
Indian reactions were mixed; some regions cooperated willingly with the British, while others rebelled.
Using your knowledge of World History, which of the following historical trends BEST explains the reason Great Britain transported large numbers of criminals to Australia?
Large increases in population put great stress on the prison system.
Which of the following BEST describes the pattern of migration for Japanese agricultural workers in Hawaii between 1850 and 1900?
Most Japanese migrated to Hawaii on a temporary basis for seasonal work.
Based on this passage and what you know of world history, which of the following is the most accurate description of the Latin American state of affairs immediately following independence from colonial powers?
Most Latin American countries exported manufactured goods to North America and Europe.
Based on this source and your knowledge of world history, which of the following ideologies complemented the rise of imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Nationalism
Which of the following BEST describes the probable purpose of phrases like "inalienable rights"and "would you tax us without representation"?
Persuade Americans to support Filipino independence by invoking the ideas of the American Revolution.
Compared to convict leasing in the southern United States, coerced labor in Australia featured MORE of which of the following?
Political prisoners.
The documents above BEST illustrate which of the following widespread attitudes about the responsibility of Europeans under imperialism?
Ruling the less civilized races.
During the Age of Imperialism, science bolstered the belief that the white race was superior in which of the following ways?
Scientists depicted the white race as more evolved and therefore superior.
Which of the following revolutionary heroes could Neruda be alluding to when he says, "restless heroes/ ...brought about the greatness, the liberty and the flags"?
Simon Bolivar
Which of the following technologies MOST impacted the lives of Japanese agricultural workers in Hawaii?
Steamships.
Which of the following was an important direct effect on Africa as a result of the events depicted in the political cartoon?
The Afrikaner-led National Party in South Africa instituted the apartheid policy.
Which of the following imperial states could best be described as an example of economic imperialism rather than a settlement colony?
The French in China
Based on your knowledge of world history, in the decades following the developments described in Source 1 and Source 2, what was one of the long term effects of the Meiji Restoration?
The Japanese military victory over the Russians in the Russo-Japanese War.
The change from isolation to openness to U.S. and European influence.
The change from isolation to openness to U.S. and European influence.
Using your knowledge of world history, Source 1 and Source 2 reflect which development in Japanese society in the 19th century?
The change from isolation to openness to U.S. and European influence.
Based on your knowledge of world history, the interactions described in Source 1 and Source 2 are BEST understood in the context of which of the following 19th century
The growth of imperialism.
How might a historian use the above source to craft a historical interpretation involving Japanese agricultural workers?
This source explains new changes in migration patterns resulting from the global capitalist economy.
The utilization of labor such as the one shown above was MOST important in the 19th and 20th century because
industrializing capitalist economies used this labor to gain access to raw resources.
According to Lugard, Europeans in Africa maintain a superior status because
superiority will increase the European's influence on Africans and win their respect.
The rise of the British as a land power in India most closely resembled
the Dutch capture of Java.
