ch 18 quiz

Which of the following was a result of the influence of the city planning movement on urban life at the turn of the twentieth century?

Better sanitation and cultural amenities like museums and opera houses

Which of the following was often cited by Western imperialists as evidence for the improvement of women's lives under colonial rule?

Colonial laws prohibited sati and female genital mutilation.

What military tactics, which became more common during the twentieth century, were implemented during the Anglo-Boer War?

Concentration camps and guerrilla campaigns

The Herero revolt in German Southwest Africa was so intense that the Germans resorted to which of the following?

Extermination orders against the Herero

Of the many factors that contributed to the unsettled nature of the turn of the twentieth-century world, which of the following led most directly to the Maji Maji Revolt?

Increasing anticolonial sentiments

Which best characterizes the changing conditions for women in Europe and European colonies, respectively, around the turn of the twentieth century?

Increasing political rights in Europe and increasing work burdens in European colonies

At the turn of the twentieth century, "modernism" reflected which of the following?

Intellectuals, artists, and scientists sensed that traditional answers were no longer adequate to explain the changes in society.

Which of the following was a consequence of the 1907 financial crisis in the United States?

It showed how quickly national financial matters could become international affairs.

According to Sun Yat-sen, what was demonstrated by the existence of different racial or ethnic groups in China?

It showed incomplete assimilation into Han culture.

How did the Anglo-Boer War differ from other anticolonial wars in Africa?

It was the only anticolonial war in which two white regimes were the main combatants.

Which group was most likely to resist the system created by Frederick Winslow Taylor?

Laborers

In what way did pan-Germanism differ from German nationalism?

Pan-Germanism motivated people to define their identity by race or blood instead of national boundaries.

Which of the following contributed to the Qing dynasty's downfall?

Peasants and laborers resented the high cost of reform

The "open door policy" for access to China included which of the following concomitant attacks on traditional Chinese culture?

Support for Christian missionaries

Which of the following was an exception to the general rule of unrestricted migration during the late nineteenth century?

The Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States

Which of the following is an example of the foreign pressure that led to the decline of Qing dynastic authority?

The Sino-Japanese War

In Latin America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which of the following upset traditional racial hierarchies?

The arrival to the region of large numbers of poor immigrants from Europe

Which of the following factors challenged the nineteenth-century idea of "separate spheres" for women and men?

The movement of more women into the paid labor force

Why did Indian nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries pose a different challenge to British rule than had the 1857 Indian Rebellion?

The nationalist leaders imagined an Indian national community that encompassed the whole of British India rather than defending local identities.

Advocates for imperialism reacted to news of the turmoil in the Belgian and German African colonies with sentiments reflected by which statement below?

The specific situation that had led to the unrest was an exception to the enlightened rule of most European countries.

What role did the Red Lanterns play in the Boxer Uprising?

Their purity and loyalty to the Boxers' cause seemed to counteract the threat posed by Christianity.

indian intellectuals used Western culture to promote Indian nationalism in which of the following ways?

They facilitated the spread of nationalist ideas throughout British India by creating modern cultural forms such as newspapers, pamphlets, and journals.

In order to establish a modern national identity, both Indian and Latin American intellectuals turned to which of the following?

They rewrote the histories of ancient empires and kingdoms to create a cultural basis for national identity.

How did Sojourner Truth and Bahithat al-Badiya use religion in their respective arguments?

To argue that male superiority over women is a social construction.

By the turn of the twentieth century, Adam Smith's vision of laissez-faire capitalism had come to fruition.

false

In the early twentieth century, women exercised no means of control over reproduction.

false

Red Lantern women lived and fought alongside their male counterparts in the Boxer Rebellion in order to prevent the Boxers being swayed by Christian women.

false

Which of the following is an example of a form of entertainment appealing to the masses that emerged at the end of the nineteenth century?

sports

Most governments imposed few restrictions on immigration before 1914.

true

The United States proposed the "open door" policy in China to enable both its commercial and religious aspirations there.

true