AP World History Part 2 Unit 3

Which of the following was the most effective Ottoman modernizer? (a) Mahmud II (b) ulama (c) Janissaries (d) Selim III

Mahmud II.

Which of these is true regarding resistance to Modern Era imperialism? (a) Many nationalist movements emerged from the classes that received Western educations. (b) African peoples were the first to develop strong resistance movements. (c) Almost everyone in the colonized areas wanted to push the colonizers out. (d) The Indian National Congress was never involved in protesting against the British.

Many nationalist movements emerged from the classes that received Western educations.

The "Hundred Days of Reform" was the best example of ________. (a) a Boxer rebellion. (b) a self-strengthening movement. (c) an open door policy. (d) the main achievement of Sun Yat-sen.

A self-strengthening movement.

Which of these was NOT true of the Meiji Restoration and Reforms? (a) Zaibatsu were massive corporations run by powerful Japanese families. (b) All samurai smoothly shifted from warriors to political and economic bureaucrats. (c) Japan's government strongly encouraged new schools and industries. (d) Feudalism was abolished, and the daimyo surrendered their domains.

All samurai smoothly shifted from warriors to political and economic bureaucrats.

Which of these was true about modern colonies? (a) African slaves did most of the work on the plantations in the late 1800s. (b) The Maori retained control of most of the islands of New Zealand. (c) Cecil Rhodes invested in a railroad to connect Egypt to Nigeria. (d) Australia was first used by the British as a colony for convicts.

Australia was first used by the British as a colony for convicts.

Which of these was NOT true of the British presence in India before 1850? (a) The East India Company had many of the powers that only nations usually possessed. (b) Most of the soldiers used by the British in India were Indian sepoys. (c) British traders were tightly regulated by the Mughal monarchs throughout this time. (d) Some British officials were interested in the cultures and languages of India.

British traders were tightly regulated by the Mughal monarchs throughout this time.

Which of these did imperial powers usually want colonies to produce? (a) manufactures (b) guano (c) cash crops (d) penal colonies

Cash crops.

Which of these did imperial powers usually want colonies to produce? (a) penal colonies (b) guano (c) manufactures (d) cash crops

Cash crops.

Which of these is NOT true? (a) Cecil Rhodes invested in a railroad to connect Egypt to Nigeria. (b) Australia was first used by the British as a colony for convicts. (c) Indentured laborers did a lot of the work on plantations in modern times. (d) The Maori lost about three-quarters of their population in modern times.

Cecil Rhodes invested in a railroad to connect Egypt to Nigeria.

Who came the closest to applying the "civilizing mission"? (a) the Japanese (b) David Livingstone (c) phrenologists (d) Cecil Rhodes

David Livingstone.

What did Sun Yat-sen do? (a) He ended civil service. (b) He defeated Japan. (c) He started a republic. (d) He started the "Hundred Days".

He started a republic.

Which of these was most accurate of the British presence in India in the late 1800s? (a) The British Raj was the name given to the secret police forces that put down dissent. (b) The British encouraged Indian farmers to grow enough food to feed the growing population. (c) India had gained railroad, telegraph, and postal systems largely due to the British presence. (d) The Indian National Congress was organized to attack British forces in the subcontinent.

India had gained railroad, telegraph, and postal systems largely due to the British presence.

Which of these was one of the significant difficulties the Ottoman Empire faced in modern times? (a) It was abandoned by all the Western powers. (b) It lost control of North Africa to the British and French. (c) It stayed with its outdated legal system to the end. (d) Muhammad Ali conquered Constantinople.

It lost control of North Africa to the British and French.

Which of these did NOT happen to the Ottoman Empire in modern times? (a) It was completely abandoned by all the Western powers. (b) Muhammad Ali ruled semi-independently in Egypt. (c) It modernized its government and military somewhat. (d) It lost control of North Africa to the British and French.

It was completely abandoned by all the Western powers.

Which of these people did NOT want the Ottoman Empire to modernize? (a) Tanzimat (b) Selim III (c) Janissaries (d) Mahmud II

Janissaries.

Which of these matches is incorrect? (a) King Leopold; Congo Free State (b) Kaiser Wilhelm; Liberia (c) Berlin Conference; Scramble for Africa (d) Suez Canal; corvée labor

Kaiser Wilhelm; Liberia

The Mahdi won his biggest victory at (a) Omdurman (b) Cairo (c) Baghdad (d) Khartoum

Khartoum.

Which of these was true regarding resistance to Modern Era imperialism? (a) Almost everyone in the colonized areas wanted to push the colonizers out. (b) The Indian National Congress was never involved in protesting against the British. (c) Many nationalist movements emerged from the classes who received Western educations. (d) African peoples were the first to develop strong resistance movements.

Many nationalist movements emerged from the classes who received Western educations.

Charles Darwin most directly developed the idea of ________. (a) natural selection (b) the White Australia Policy (c) Social Darwinism (d) the Scramble for Africa

Natural selection.

Which of these did NOT contribute to disorder in Qing China in the 1800s? (a) growing populations (b) nomadic invasions (c) concessions to foreigners (d) the opium trade

Nomadic invasions.

What product is the author most likely referring to? (a) opium (b) tobacco (c) firearms (d) alcohol

Opium.

Which of these was most accurate regarding Southeast Asia in the 1700s and 1800s? (a) The British invaded Burma and Thailand and were repulsed at first, but then successfully colonized both places until the twentieth century. (b) Japan expanded rapidly to take control of the areas now known as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the late 1800s. (c) The French were driven out of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia by determined native resistance in part of the Sino-French War. (d) Similar to the British in India, the first European presence was through an East India Company, and then the government directly ruled a colony.

Similar to the British in India, the first European presence was through an East India Company, and then the government directly ruled a colony.

Which of these was not a type of imperialism practiced in Asia or Oceania in the nineteenth century? (a) settler colonies (b) state-run colonies (c) economic power (d) slave societies

Slave societies.

Which of these was true of the Meiji Restoration and Reforms? (a) The Japanese military was largely dismantled to better pursue pacifism. (b) Japan's government strongly discouraged new schools and industries. (c) Honshu were massive corporations run by powerful Japanese families. (d) Some samurai smoothly shifted from being warriors to being political and economic bureaucrats.

Some samurai smoothly shifted from being warriors to being political and economic bureaucrats.

How did the Qing Dynasty end? (a) The Mongols conquered it. (b) Sun Yat-sen started a republic. (c) Bureaucrats overthrew the emperor. (d) Empress Dowager Cixi started a new dynasty.

Sun Yat-sen started a republic.

Which of the following caused the most disorder in Qing China in the 1800s? (a) nomadic invasions (b) the Cotton Rebellions (c) declining population (d) Taiping Rebellion

Taiping Rebellion.

Which of these was LEAST accurate about imperialism practiced by the United States? (a) The "Roosevelt Corollary" rejected the conclusions of the Berlin Conference. (b) U.S. businesses often set up fruit plantations in Latin American nations. (c) The Monroe Doctrine told European powers they should not interfere in the Americas. (d) Wars against Mexico and Spain won territory and colonies for the United States.

The "Roosevelt Corollary" rejected the conclusions of the Berlin Conference.

What was David Livingstone trying to carry out? (a) the White Australia Policy (c) phrenology (d) "Scramble for Africa" (c) the "civilizing mission"

The "civilizing mission".

Which of these was a surprising victory for Japan in the early twentieth century? (a) the Taiping Rebellion (b) the Battle of Sekigahara Plain (c) the Siege of Tokyo (d) the Battle of Tsushima Strait

The Battle of Sekigahara Plain.

Which of these most inspired colonized peoples around the world? (a) the Sino-Japanese War (b) the Spanish-American War (c) the Battle of Tokugawa Harbor (d) the Battle of Tsushima Strait

The Battle of Tsushima Strait.

Which of these is accurate? (a) Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany set up the colony of Liberia in West Africa. (b) The Suez Canal was constructed mostly by indentured servants recruited in England. (c) King Leopold governed the Congo Free State mostly in the interests of its residents. (d) The Berlin Conference reinforced the Scramble for Africa, which had already started.

The Berlin Conference reinforced the Scramble for Africa, which had already started.

Which of these was accurate about South Africa? (a) European settlers were pleased by the revenue brought by shipments of captives. (b) British occupiers carried out the Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement. (c) The Zulus succeeded in keeping most of their territories outside of South Africa. (d) The British fought against Afrikaners and Africans in the Boer Wars.

The British fought against Afrikaners and Africans in the Boer Wars.

Which of these did NOT happen in Southeast Asia in the 1700s and 1800s? (a) Though China was occupied by many imperial powers, it was not partitioned. (b) The French colonized Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia by the late 1800s. (c) The Dutch East India Company eventually colonized what would become Indonesia. (d) The British invaded Burma and Thailand and were repulsed at first, but then they successfully colonized both places until the twentieth century.

The British invaded Burma and Thailand and were repulsed at first, but then they successfully colonized both places until the twentieth century.

Which of these was true of China in the late 1700s? (a) Lord Macartney was able to open the empire's trade to the outside world. (b) The Chinese military had no chance of winning the Opium Wars. (c) The dynasty could still usually dictate the terms of trade in the 1790s. (d) The Boxer Rebellion showed its economic and military strength.

The Chinese military had no chance of winning the Opium Wars.

Which of these was accurate of the British presence in India in the early 1800s? (a) The East India Company ran increasingly large areas of India as a private nation. (b) British merchants and governors cared only about what wealth they could extract. (c) British traders were tightly regulated by the Mughal monarchs at that time. (d) The British controlled most of what they did due to "subsidiary alliances."

The East India Company ran increasingly large areas of India as a private nation.

Which of these was most accurate of the British presence in India in the late 1800s? (a) The Indian National Congress was organized to get more Indians into the government. (b) The British Raj was the name given to the secret police forces that put down dissent. (c) The British encouraged Indian farmers to grow enough food to feed the growing population. (d) India had gained railroad, telegraph, and postal systems without any help from the British.

The Indian National Congress was organized to get more Indians into the government.

Which of these was NOT something that happened in Japan in the late 1800s? (a) The Japanese wrote a constitution based on that of the United States. (b) The Japanese recruited foreign experts to help them develop their nation. (c) The emperor became the actual head of the government. (d) The government directed a program of rapid industrialization.

The Japanese wrote a constitution based on that of the United States.

Who led the uprising in Sudan against the Egyptians and British in the late 1800s? (a) Omdurman (b) the Mahdi (c) Khartoum (d) the Mahatma

The Mahdi.

At the time this letter was written, ________. (a) the Qing Dynasty was beginning to encounter significant difficulties. (b) Empress Dowager Cixi strongly supported the Hundred Days of Reform. (c) the Ming Dynasty had recently stopped sending its fleets into the Indian Ocean. (d) Sun Yat-sen had just established a republic in China that would negotiate with the British.

The Qing Dynasty was beginning to encounter significant difficulties.

Which of these showed how far behind China was in its self-strengthening compared to another non-European place? (a) the Sino-Japanese War (b) the Temple of Heaven incident (c) the Taiping Rebellion (d) the First Opium War

The Sino-Japanese War.

Which of these was NOT accurate about South Africa? (a) Native Africans carried out the Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement. (b) The British fought against Afrikaners and Africans in the Boer Wars. (c) European settlers there did not want the colony to become like Australia. (d) The Zulus succeeded in keeping most of their territories outside of South Africa.

The Zulus succeeded in keeping most of their territories outside of South Africa.

The result of the mission of Lord Macartney showed ________. (a) the ease with which European powers could extract concessions. (b) the Chinese military had no chance of winning the Opium Wars. (c) the dynasty could still dictate the terms of trade in the 1790s. (d) the cultural and military strength of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.

The dynasty could still dictate the terms of trade in the 1790s.

Which of these occurred in Japan during the late 1800s? (a) The Japanese wrote a constitution based on that of the United States. (b) The emperor was forced out as the actual head of the government. (c) The government directed a program of rapid industrialization. (d) The Japanese rejected foreign experts to help them develop their nation.

The government directed a program of rapid industrialization.

Which of these is NOT true of Charles Darwin? (a) The idea that was most important to him was Social Darwinism. (b) He developed the idea of natural selection to explain various species. (c) He collected specimens on a naval trip to the eastern Pacific. (d) Others applied his ideas to many areas he had not intended.

The idea that was most important to him was Social Darwinism.

Who most strongly advocated a return to fundamentalist Islam in the late 1800s and early 1900s? (a) al-Afghani (b) Muhammad Ali (c) Wahhabists (d) Ataturk after WWI

Wahhabists.

As a consequence of this letter, ________. (a) China sent a fleet on a "goodwill tour" to India, the Middle East, and Western Europe. (b) war broke out between the two places, which gave the British more power in China. (c) Japan intervened to mediate the dispute as part of its attempt to become a major power. (d) the British Board of Trade cooperated with Chinese authorities to curb the trade in question.

War broke out between the two places, which gave the British more power in China.

Which of these was most accurate about imperialism practiced by the United States? (a) The "Roosevelt Corollary" rejected the conclusions of the Berlin Conference. (b) The Monroe Doctrine prevented the U.S. from taking over any part of the Americas. (c) The U.S. especially sought to set up rubber plantations in Latin America. (d) Wars against Mexico and Spain won territory and colonies for the United States.

Wars against Mexico and Spain won territory and colonies for the United States.

Japan's government under the Meiji Restoration ________. (a) was authoritarian and not very representative at first. (b) created a dual head of state with both an emperor and a president. (c) was mostly a continuation of the shogunate but under a different name. (d) made Japan a democracy, the first time that had happened in Asia.

Was authoritarian and not very representative at first.

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Japan's government ________. (a) had about the same amount of success in modernizing as China. (b) made the country a democracy, the first time that had happened in Asia. (c) was a strong rival to and often waged war against the zaibatsu. (d) was more authoritarian than representative, despite having a constitution.

Was more authoritarian than representative, despite having a constitution.

Who most advocated modernization on Muslim terms? (a) Qasim Amim (b) al-Afghani (c) Wahhabists (d) the Muslim Brotherhood

al-Afghani.