S2 Ch 18

Which of the following was often cited by western imperialists as evidence for the improvement of women's lives under colonial rule? Colonial laws required equal pay for women employed in plantation agriculture. Women had equal access to education in missionary and colonial schools. Colonial laws prohibited sati and female genital mutilation. Women were freed from homesteading chores when African gold and silver mines opened.

Colonial laws prohibited sati and female genital mutilation.

How does Ren Xiong's self-portrait (1850s) capture the style and thought of the Shanghai School? It blends Chinese conventions with new artistic currents. It shows the rejection of foreign influences in China. It incorporates the psychological theory of Sigmund Freud. It reveals the abandonment of outdated Chinese traditions.

It blends Chinese conventions with new artistic currents.

Why was the Mexican Revolution considered to be the most successful turn of the twentieth-century revolution? The country finally threw off colonial control and joined the other independent nations in Latin America. The economic strength of Mexican ranchers was left intact, while more political power was given to the middle classes. Peasants gained complete control of the economy and political system after purging the rich landowners. It transformed the country and forced later politicians to respect peasants' rights and land reform.

It transformed the country and forced later politicians to respect peasants' rights and land reform.

Which of the following was a primary reason for urban beautification projects in cities such as Tokyo and Paris? The newly wealthy elites moved to the suburbs, leaving the central city to the urban poor. Decreasing population density allowed for more collective amusement and increased social harmony. Cities such as Tokyo demolished old residences to create broad boulevards that could deter urban riots. New leisured classes wanted places to enjoy and display their wealth.

New leisured classes wanted places to enjoy and display their wealth.

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. Their scholarly and theological accomplishments complemented the Boxers' martial skill. Their relationships with Christian missionaries helped the Boxers to target foreigners. Their contacts with the Qing ruling family enhanced the Boxers' access to resources.

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

In order to establish a modern national identity, both Indian and Latin American intellectuals turned to which of the following? They disavowed all western education and returned to traditional forms of knowledge. They rewrote the histories of ancient empires and kingdoms to create a cultural basis for national identity. They turned to universalizing religion to create a common bond. They created a new literary tradition in indigenous languages.

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

How did German chancellor Otto von Bismarck seek to defuse socialist activism in his country? by starting his own revolution and overthrowing the kaiser by infiltrating radical groups with secret state agents by enacting social welfare measures by deporting known pro-revolutionary activists to Russia

by enacting social welfare measures

In contrast to western Europe at the turn of the twentieth century, East Asian economic sectors were dominated by small, competing companies. t or f

f

The campaign for women's suffrage was limited to western Europe and North America in the early twentieth century. True False

f

in the United States, workers and miners adopted the violent techniques of European syndicalists, anarchists, and Socialist Labor Parties. True False

f

Which of the following questions challenged Chinese intellectuals at the turn of the twentieth century? whether to support the Boxer Rebellion how to reduce emigration from China how to blend popular culture with elite culture how to balance western thought and traditional Chinese culture

how to balance western thought and traditional Chinese culture

Which of the following was a direct response to anxiety over a loss of dominance by people of European descent in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? the closing of the frontiers to new immigrants the expulsion of Mexican Americans from the southwestern United States increased support for more immigrants from southern and eastern Europe increased support for more restrictive immigration policies

increased support for more restrictive immigration policies

Which of the following was the destination of most South Asian emigrants? port cities, where they established new trading houses gold rushes in California and Brazil, where they profited from mining other British colonies, where they could work as laborers the commercial centers of western Europe, where they could work as bankers

other British colonies, where they could work as laborers

Which of the following contributed to the Qing dynasty's downfall? Manchu military victories direct intervention by European military forces peasants and laborers resented the high cost of reform. the Qing court refused to admit that reforms were needed.

peasants and laborers resented the high cost of reform.

n the period from 1845 to 1900, what factors in China led large numbers of people to emigrate to the Americas and Oceania? promises of freedom from oppressive rule expulsion of dissidents by the Qing government population pressure and a shortage of cultivatable land the one-child policy

population pressure and a shortage of cultivatable land

Most governments imposed few restrictions on immigration before 1914. t or f

t

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

t

Which of the following caused some Americans to fear the loss of their pioneering individualism? increasing industrialization the 1890 census announcement about the "closing" of the American frontier increased immigration from Central and South America the growth of cities

the 1890 census announcement about the "closing" of the American frontier

Which of the following was a common response to class conflict in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century western Europe? violent revolution and overthrow of repressive governments reinforcement of autocratic political systems the growth of labor parties to participate in electoral politics the rise of anarchism as a major political force

the growth of labor parties to participate in electoral politics

What did Pan-Islamism ask of Muslims? to create nation-states with majority Muslim populations to support the multiethnic empires in which they lived to withdraw from political concerns and focus on their religious activities to put aside differences between Shiite and Sunni and work against European aggression

to put aside differences between Shiite and Sunni and work against European aggression