APWH-AMSCO Unit 6.4-6.8 MC Review

Which of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late nineteenth century ?

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

In the passage above , Lin Zexu is asking that the British do which of the following ?

Ban the sale of opium by British merchants in China

Which of the following best summarizes the two plans for improving nutrition in Britain's colonies ?

Both sources emphasize the need to enlist the cooperation of Africans in implementing colonial policies .

Which of the following is a similarity between European and Asian immigrants to the Americas during the nineteenth century ?

Both were attracted by employment opportunities .

Based on the passage , the author would most likely have agreed with which of the following statements ?

Britain had contributed to human progress by taking over new colonies in Africa .

Social Darwinism was used to justify which of the following during the nineteenth century ?

British colonization of India

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth century

A historian researching international migration patterns of the nineteenth century would find which of the following sources most useful ?

Census records from New York and Buenos Aires detailing the birthplaces of individuals

Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ?

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

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 .

rise of industrial production in the eighteenth and A historian researching factors that contributed to the nineteenth centuries would find which of the following types of sources most helpful ?

Data on migration of rural populations to urban areas

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

Europe's development of new military technologies

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

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

Which of the following resulted from Europe's expansion overseas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ?

European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade .

In the late 1800s , 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 founding of " the Australian nation , " as alluded to in the passage , was part of which of the following processes ?

European states ' establishment of settler colonies

Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late nineteenth century ?

Europeans ' use of both warfare and diplomacy .

In settlement colonies , _____

Europeans outnumbered local peoples

The sentiments expressed in the quotation above are most supportive of which of the following concepts ?

Imperialism

Which of the following was among the first results of the European Industrial Revolution in other parts of the world ?

Increased demand for commodities such as cotton and palm oil

Which of the following countries or regions led the world in the production of cotton cloth in 1700 ?

India

Which of the following was a major unintended effect of the publication of Charles Darwin's 1859 work On the Origin of Species ?

It became the basis of various theories asserting that Europeans were naturally superior to other peoples .

Between 1750 and 1900 , which of the following industrializing states created an empire ?

Japan

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

Settler societies were distinguished from other types of colonies by their_____

Large European populations

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 these imperialist doctrines cautioned European nations from interference in the Western Hemisphere ?

Monroe

Which of the following is an accurate description of relations between European states and the Ottoman Empire in the period 1815 to 1914 ?

Russian , English , and French expansion came at the expense of the Ottomans .

The quotation above by an early - twentieth - century Chinese revolutionary illustrates the influence of

Social Darwinism

The two passages best represent which of the following justifications for European imperialism ?

The concept of the European mission to civilize colonized peoples

In general , in the 1800s Europeans agreed that

Their culture was superior to those of Asia

The Asian sea trading network was characterized by

a series of ports reached by coastal routes

The principle underlying the Asian sea trading network was that traders_____

all offered desirable goods

Before 1870 , the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by

coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements

In the late nineteenth century European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by

competition among imperialist powers

India played a key role in the British Empire , largely because of its

geographic position

Which of these was a crucial Egyptian asset after its construction in 1869 ?

the Suez Canal

What new motivation did industrialization give to imperialism ?

the search for markets

A transnational bank founded in the late 1800s would have been most likely to interact with non - Western regions by

working with local elites to reap profits for foreign investors .