AP Euro Chapter 24 Exam Review

B. Quinine

What medication proved to be effective in controlling malaria and allowing Europeans to venture into the mosquito-infested interior of Africa? A. penicillin B. Quinine C. Laudanum D. aspirin

C. Opium

What did the British use to break China's self imposed isolation? A. Cotton textiles B. Steam engines C. Opium D. Diamonds

B. He promoted large irrigation networks for cotton production and export

How did Ismail transform Egypt in the nineteenth century? A. He refused to borrow money from western banks B. He promoted large irrigation networks for cotton production and export C. He appointed British and French commissioners to oversee Egyptian finances D. He moved the capital to Alexandria and rebuilt it as a modern Western city

C. The Netherlands

In the nineteenth century, what country dominated the three thousand mile archipelago that is now Indonesia? A. Spain B. Great Britain C. The Netherlands D. Portugal

C. The white race's supposed duty to civilize inferior, nonwhite races

Rudyard Kipling's "white man's burden" referred to A. the social costs of industrialization B. The difficulties of reaching consensus in a democratic society C. The white race's supposed duty to civilize inferior, nonwhite races D. The high costs of maintaining colonial rule

C. European States and North America

The Largest Share of European foreign Investment went to A. sub-Saharan Africa B. Asia C. European States and North America D. Latin America

A. Initiated a series of measures to reform Japan along modern lines

The Meiji restoration restored the Japanese emperor to power in 1867 and A. Initiated a series of measures to reform Japan along modern lines B. Invited Christian missionaries to return to Japan C. Formed an alliance with the Chinese in order to deal more effectively with westerners D. Closed Japan once again to Western influence

B. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese patriots who wished to expel all Westerners from China

What was the Boxer rebellion? A. A revolt of the Chinese military officers who supported westernization against the Qing Empress Dowager B. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese patriots who wished to expel all Westerners from China C. An uprising of militant Muslims against British rule in Sudan D. A revolution made by patriotic samurai who overthrew the Japanese shogun

A. To create large political empires

What was the goal of the new imperialism of the late nineteenth century? A. To create large political empires B. To achieve economic exploitation without direct political control C. To support large migrations of Europeans to new imperial lands D. To convert native populations or new imperial lands to Christianity

D. The possibility of buying land in the home country

What was the primary factor that influenced wether European immigrants returned to their native lands? A. Their degree of success in the new world B. Family connections in Europe C. The strength of their new nationalism D. The possibility of buying land in the home country

B. Effective occupation

What was the principle by which the European powers established their claim to an African territory after the Berlin Conference in 1884 and 1885? A. Annexation B. Effective occupation C. Military subjugation D. The white man's burden

C. To meet the threat posed by outside powers

After 1860, why did foreign aggression diminish in China until near the end of the century? A. Europeans had obtained their primary goal of commercial and diplomatic relations B. The scramble for Africa distracted Europeans from China C. To meet the threat posed by outside powers D. To form an alliance with China

C. Feared that France and Germany would seal off their empires with high tariffs, causing it to loose economic opportunities

Great Britain chose to seize land in Africa and Asia because it A. Believed it was the best and most experienced country to aid in the development of local, native people B. Wished to establish a land corridor of colonial territories stretching from Africa across Asia C. Feared that France and Germany would seal off their empires with high tariffs, causing it to loose economic opportunities D. Believed that it needed more land in order to be able to compete with the United States for for world power

A. He forced farmers to become tenants of large, private landowners who adopted commercial agriculture

How did Muhammad Ali finance his modernization of Egyptian society? A. He forced farmers to become tenants of large, private landowners who adopted commercial agriculture B. He invaded the Sudan to the south and established a trade in slaves from the Sudan to the Middle East C. He instituted a high tax in all foreign firms and businesses in Egypt D. He seized control of the Suez Canal and established transit fees for passage

D. He drafted illiterate peasants and hired French and Italian army officers to train the recruits and their Turkish officers

How did Muhammad Ali reorganize the Egyptian army? A. He established the army as a permanent religious organization, launching jihad against the infidels B. He instituted requirements that all soldiers be educated in mathematics so that they could understand and affectively use modern armaments C. He abandoned the draft and adopted a volunteer army of highly paid recruits D. He drafted illiterate peasants and hired French and Italian army officers to train the recruits and their Turkish officers

D. They worked to improve the lives of Indian women, moving them closer to Western standards through education and legislation

How did some British Women seek to affect British colonialism in India in the nineteenth century? A. They demanded that the British government establish limitations on the numbers of hours that Indians could be required to work B. They called for an end to opium production in India because of its negative consequences for Indian families C. They insisted that British welfare benefits be extended to British India in order to support the population during economic downturns D. They worked to improve the lives of Indian women, moving them closer to Western standards through education and legislation

D. Opium was grown legally in British-occupied India

How did the British obtain the opium they smuggled into China? A. British landlords in Ireland forced Irish peasants to abandon potato fields and grow poppies B. Opium was widely grown in the recently seized lands of Australia C. The British seized opium that was illegally grown in the Middle East D. Opium was grown legally in British-occupied India

A. Railroad lines connected resource-rich inland cities to seaports to facilitate Western trade but did not link inland cities to each other

How did the building of railroads in Latin America, Asia, and Africa facilitate Western economic interests as opposed to regional economic interests? A. Railroad lines connected resource-rich inland cities to seaports to facilitate Western trade but did not link inland cities to each other B. Local economies had no need for railroads since they already had extensive trade networks C. Railroad lines destroyed regional trading patterns by offering more profitable trade with Western markets D. Local political leaders accepted huge bribes to permit western railroads to build across their land regardless of the economic damage caused by the building process

A. It functioned as a largely "self governing" colony

How did the union of South Africa function differently than any other territory in Africa? A. It functioned as a largely "self governing" colony B. It instituted racist policies C. It had few economic resources from which Britain could profit D. It permitted Muslims to worship freely

A. By new communication systems, such as the telegraph, that could direct ships from port to port

How was the flow of goods directed around the globe in the nineteenth century? A. By new communication systems, such as the telegraph, that could direct ships from port to port B. By letters sent between merchants and captains as ships waited in ports C. By letters of transit that were given to ships' captains before leaving, which directed their routes and activities D. By networks of carrier pigeons that carried directions for ships across the seas

B. They encouraged the masses to savor foreign triumphs as examples of national glory and prestige

How were governments able to use empires to ease social tensions and domestic political conflicts in the nineteenth century? A. They turned the empires into dumping grounds for Europeans who were misfits or failures B. They encouraged the masses to savor foreign triumphs as examples of national glory and prestige C. The hey emphasized that imperialism would bring civilization and Christianity to other native peoples D. They presented imperialism as part of a social Darwinist competition with other nations

D. People who reap benefits at the misfortune of others cannot be tolerated

In Lin Zexu's letter to Queen Victoria in Primary Source 24.1, he hopes that she will agree that A. It is unfair to bring opium to China but not to London or Scotland B. It is only right that the Chinese government should share on the profits of the opium trade C. Some of the rulers of her honorable country have not been respectful and obedient D. People who reap benefits at the misfortune of others cannot be tolerated

A an army in which every able bodied man twenty years of age is drafted into military service for a period and then goes into the reserves

In Primary Source 24.1: Lin Zexu and Yamagata Arimoto on Western Imperialism, what kind is of Army did Arimoto advocate for the defense of the nation? A an army in which every able bodied man twenty years of age is drafted into military service for a period and then goes into the reserves B. A large army in which the officer corps comes from the former samurai and the enlisted soldiers from the peasantry C. A small army meant to maintain order on the country while the defense of the nation is left to a large and very powerful navy D. A large army in which soldiers sign up for twenty-s after which they go into retirement

The sacred rights of man, when all is said and done, are only for Europeans

In Primary Source 24.5: The brown man's burden, a satirical rewriting of Rudyard Kipling's famous poem, what to the following lines mean? And though 'tis freedoms banner You're waiving in the van Reserve for consumption The sacred "rights of man

C. Emigration increased about twenty years after a rapid growth in population, as land became scarce

In most European countries, how was emigration related to population growth in the late nineteenth century? A. Emigration encouraged population growth as employment and land became more available B. Emigration occurred as population growth occurred, maintaining a rather constant balance C. Emigration increased about twenty years after a rapid growth in population, as land became scarce D. Emigration decreased as population growth increased, providing evidence of stable growing economies

C. Signaled the coming decay and collapse of capitalist society

The Russian Marxist Vladimir Lenin asserted that imperialism A. Violated Christian morals and ethics B. Diverted attention from needed domestic reforms C. Signaled the coming decay and collapse of capitalist society D. Was a sign of the strength of industrial capitalism

B. Absorbed the largest overall number of European immigrants

The United States between 1815 and 1932 A. Attracted more than half of all European immigrants B. Absorbed the largest overall number of European immigrants C. Did not attract as many immigrants as Brazil D. Took in virtually all European emigrants

C. A small farmer or rural craftsperson

The typical European immigrant was A. A middle class professional B. An urban factory worker C. A small farmer or rural craftsperson D. A landless peasant

D. The economic gains were limited because the new colonies were too poor to buy European goods and offered few immediately profitable investments

To what extent did the new imperialism result in economic gains and why? A. Rey economic gains were substantial because the new lands had vast resources that had been largely undeveloped B. The economic gains were substantial but could only be enjoyed after decades of development of the local infrastructure C. The economic gains were limited because the new, more democratic government slacked the political skill to dominate subject peoples D. The economic gains were limited because the new colonies were too poor to buy European goods and offered few immediately profitable investments

C. The nationalist assertion that every people had a right to control their own destiny

What belief drive native opponents to European colonial rule? A. The Christian call for love and charity B. The doctrine of Social Darwinism C. The nationalist assertion that every people had a right to control their own destiny D. The ideas associated with nativism

D. They were essential to great nations

What did Heinrich von Treitschke believe was the significance of colonies? A. The violated the spirit of liberty that led to progress in Europe B. They sailed the resources and strength of nations for meager gains C. They did not guarantee a nation's greatness D. They were essential to great nations

B. The largest share of gains from trade, technology, and migration would flow to the West and its propertied classes

What did the Western world hope to achieve through the global economic system? A. It would control and determine the national economic policies of nations across the globe B. The largest share of gains from trade, technology, and migration would flow to the West and its propertied classes C. Non-Western merchants could connect with the global economy and develop their own nation's wealth D. The wealth of the Western world would spread to the rest of the world

C. British and french troops encountered one another and set off a serious diplomatic crisis that only ended when the French backed down

What happened in 1898 at Fashoda? A. The he British met and annihilated poorly armed Sudanese Muslim troops B. The Germans began the construction of a colonial empire in Africa C. British and french troops encountered one another and set off a serious diplomatic crisis that only ended when the French backed down D. The French completed the expansion of their holdings in West and central Africa

D. A term used by modern scholars to describe the way westerners misunderstood and described colonial subjects and cultures

What is "Orientalism" A. A doctrine holding that Asia offered the best opportunities for colonization in the late nineteenth century B. The belief that the orient was not only an area of ancient civilizations but also where one could still seek spiritual enlightenment C. The idea that Arab societies in North Africa and the near east should be carefully studied before they were overwhelmed by modernity D. A term used by modern scholars to describe the way westerners misunderstood and described colonial subjects and cultures

C. A combination of trade, educational support, and technological assistance

What new model for European expansion did Britain establish in Europe? A. A combination of financial manipulation, indebtedness, and exploitation B. A combination of military force, political combination, and and ideology of beneficial reform C. A combination of trade, educational support, and technological assistance D. A combination of economic collaboration, political alliances, and mutual respect

B. Families and friends would coordinate their migrations so that they would settle together in a new land

What pattern did migration out of Europe often follow in the nineteenth century? A. Migrants sought out anonymity so that they could re-relate themselves as new people with new lives B. Families and friends would coordinate their migrations so that they would settle together in a new land C. Various churches sponsored migrant groups in order to increase the political clout of the churches in new lands D. Migrants signed contracts with businesses ti soy for their migrations in return for several years of labor in the business's factories of mines

B. Beliefs and policies that gave preferential treatment to established inhabitants over immigrants

What was "nativism" in the nineteenth century? A. A conscious effort to reach out to immigrants to make them feel they were welcomed and appreciated B. Beliefs and policies that gave preferential treatment to established inhabitants over immigrants C. An attempt by European and American supper classes to imitate the seemingly simple lifestyles of native peoples D. An attempt to bring the benefits of civilization to native peoples in different parts of the world

D. Britain had control of the seas

What was Britain's decisive advantage in its war with China? A. Britain had superior military technology B. Britain had superior military leadership C. Britain had greater financial resources D. Britain had control of the seas

C. Open up four large cities to unlimited foreign trade with low tariffs

What was China required to do in the treaty of Nanking 1842 that ended the first Opium War? A. Cede the port city of Guangzhou to the British B. Allow theBritish to oversee the collection of customs duties C. Open up four large cities to unlimited foreign trade with low tariffs D. Pay an indemnity of 500 million

C. It set up the terms for the division of most of Africa among European colonial powers

What was the result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-85? A. It set the terms for the division of China into economic zones of influence B. It declared Africa off-limits to colonialization C. It set up the terms for the division of most of Africa among European colonial powers D. It established high tariffs to protect German industry

B. As a response to US military pressure

Why did Japan open its shores to Western trade? A. To enter the world economy B. As a response to US military pressure C. as a result of the Meiji restoration D. To reduce its depended on China

A. Violent Anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe

Why were Jewish immigrants in the nineteenth century unlikely to return to their native land? A. Violent Anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe B. The success they enjoyed in their new homes C. Laws against such repatriation D. The high cost of travel back to Europe