Unit 6

Japans were forcibly opened to foreign trade in 1853 by the

Americans

Which of the following best characterizes western imperialist expansion in the 19th century

An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short amount of time

Zexu is asking that the British do which of the following?

Ban the sale of opium by British merchants in China

The completion of the Sues Canal dramatically advanced

British control over India

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

British imports of raw cotton and exports of finished cotton in the 1850s

Which of the following most accurately describes the interactions between China and Europe in the nineteenth century?

China effectively lost its economic independence to Europe as a result of military losses to European forces

In the late 19th century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by

Competition among imperial powers

The most significant territorial loss for the Ottomans was

Egypt

Muhammad Ali was the

Egyptian leader who overthrew Ottoman control

Which of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century?

Europe's development of new military technologies

Cesaire's statement above was most likely made in response to

European colonizers' claim that their rule had improved life in the colonies

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 photograph illustrates which of the following aspects of European colonial policies in 19th century Africa

European states imposing their culture in an attempt to spread their values among colonial populations

Which of the following facilitated the creation of european empires in africa during the nineteenth century

European use of both warfare and diplomacy

The commodities listed by Stanley in the second paragraph can best be understood in the context of

Europeans' need for resources to be used in industrial production

Which of the following facilitated European expansion in asia in the nineteenth century

Europes development of new military technology

Extraterritoriality can best be described as which of the following?

Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live

"Extraterritoriality" can best be described as which of the following?

Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live.

In 1803, the United States doubled in size after the Louisiana territory was purchased from

France

The early stages of industrial development in the United States depended in large part on investment capital from which of the following nations?

Great Britain

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.

In the mid-twentieth century, the presence of Chinese and Japanese populations in North America and of South Asian populations in the Caribbean and South Africa is best explained by which of the following?

Labor migrations during the nineteenth century

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.

Which of the following accounts for the beginning of the social reform in Russia in the 19th century

Military defeat

The capitulations were unfair agreements between the Western Europeans and the ____________ that gave Europeans extraterritoriality and exempted them from local law

Ottomans

The social Darwinists believed that

Powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies

"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed

Private companies gained territory and control over taxation and labor for mining, construction, or agricultural projects

Worked as a justification for US intervention in Western Hemispheric affairs

The Monroe Doctrine

Late-nineteenth-century transoceanic labor migration were most directly facilitated by which of the following development.

The development of new, more affordable methods of transportation.

Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late nineteenth century?

There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors

Which of the following best describes the likely purpose of the photograph

To reassure the French public of civilizing effects of colonial rule and the loyalty of colonial populations

Which of the following was NOT one of the foundations of the Meiji Restoration

Turning Japan into a constitutional republic with primary power in the legislature

The term "manifest destiny" is associated with what country

United States

During the nineteenth century Asian and African rulers usually desired transfer of which of the following western technologies most?

Weapons

One event that displayed Japan's rise to the level of a world power was their victory

over the Russian empire in 1905.