World History B- Lesson 4
Which best summarizes the concept of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s?
The United States should grow from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Which identifies the agency of elite bureaucrats that oversaw all government activity in British India?
Indian Civil Service
According to the graph, what was the impact of the Panic of 1893?
The GDP of the United States decreased sharply.
Which identifies the economic significance of imperialism, according to the graph?
The United Kingdom's ability to trade allowed its GDP to remain high for decades.
How did industrialization affect US foreign policy in the late 19th century? Select all that apply.
Improved military technology gave the United States advantages over weaker nations. American businesses sought new international markets for their goods.
_[blank]_ was a period of colonial expansion by the United States, European countries, and the empire of Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. Which most accurately completes the sentence?
New Imperialism
Which plan proposed to maintain open trade between China and Western nations?
Open Door policy
According to the graph, what was the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution on the United States in the late 1870s?
Production increased US GDP to nearly the equivalent of UK GDP.
Which was a primary motivation for the European extension of influence and control over territories in Asia?
to gain access to raw materials and large new markets
In 1885, European leaders at the Berlin Conference agreed to the rules for dividing African territory. How did this agreement change the geographic characteristics of Africa?
Boundary lines were determined by political claims rather than cultural characteristics of regions.
Which best describes a cause of US imperialism during the late 19th century?
Businesses made more goods than domestic consumers were able to buy.
How did New Imperialism impact the political development of Africa?
European-drawn borders forced rival African tribes to live together in the same area.
What period saw the Japanese emperor restored to power, replacing military rule?
Meiji Restoration
What led to the end of the Tokugawa shogunate?
The need for whale oil led the United States to force Japan into a trade agreement.
Which identify negative effects of New Imperialism? Select all that apply.
deforestation from agriculture and the construction of railroads brutal working conditions for natives extracting natural resources
Which identify positive effects of New Imperialism? Select all that apply.
introduction of disease-fighting medicine enforcement of the abolition of slavery
The foreign policy of remaining apart or separate from the affairs of other groups is called _[blank]_. Which term most accurately completes the sentence?
isolationism
By the late 19th century, France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, and Japan had divided their separate areas of control in China, which were called _[blank]_. Which most accurately completes the sentence?
spheres of influence
