Unit 6 AP Classroom

The numbers in Column B are most likely a reflection of which trend that affected many migrants in the late nineteenth century?

migrants often lacked opportunities for economic and social advancement as a result of anti-immigrant prejudice and racism in the receiving societies

kata, India, 1876 The author's political point of view can be most clearly seen in the way in which the passage

omits any mention of the economic exploration and resource extraction practiced by the British in India

The rapid expansion of European empires in Africa in the late nineteenth century is best explained in the context of which of the following?

political rivalries between european states encouraging diplomatic agreements that reserved colonies for european powers

In the late nineteenth century, which of the following would most motivate the Dutch to continue to expand their presence in Indonesia?

the acquisition of natural resources for manufacturing

The declaration can best be understood as a rejection of which of the following ideals?

the belief that some groups of people are inherently superior to others

The philosophy behind the late-nineteenth-century Chinese policy mentioned above was part of which of the following?

the chinese government's attempt to reform the economy through self-strengthening

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

the concept if the european mission to civilize colonized peoples

Zeng Guofan's analysis of the situation in China in 1854 was likely influenced by which of the following?

the confucian notion of the dynastic cycle

During the nineteenth century, which of the following most directly motivated the major expansion of imperial territories in Southeast Asia as shown in Map 1 ?

the desire to extract resources and raw materials

Late-nineteenth-century transoceanic labor migrations were most directly facilitated by which of the following developments?

the development of new, more affordable methods of transportation

The spread of the liberal ideas discussed in the passage was most directly a result of which of the following?

the influence of european political and educational institutions facilitated by British imperial policies in india

Which of the following societies successfully resisted foreign penetration and domination from 1650 to 1850?

the japanese

The Meiji Restoration of the nineteenth century involved internal reforms that included which of the following?

the modernization of japan's military

The industrialization of Japan in the nineteenth century most directly led to Japan's adoption of which of the following foreign policies?

a policy of imperial expansion that sought to take advantage of the political and military weakness of neighboring asian states

The Meiji reforms in Japan resulted in

a shift of power away from regional lords and to the emperor

A historian interpreting the decree would best understand the purpose of the "new legislation" referred to in the second paragraph as an attempt to

allow the ottoman government to compete against industrializing european powers

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between the economic development of Japan and the economic development of Russia in the nineteenth century?

both countries industrialized, with the state playing an important role in the process

The table indicates that Indian labor migration to Trinidad in the mid- to late nineteenth century shared which of the following patterns with global migration processes in the same period?

both indian migration to trinidad and global migration in general involved migrants who were mostly male

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

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

british imports of raw materials and exports of finished good during the nineteenth century

As illustrated by the passage, which of the following best explains the persistence of slavery in some parts of the Americas into the late nineteenth century?

cash-crop plantation agriculture remained an important part of some nations' economies

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

coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements

The photograph best supports which of the following inferences about French colonial rule in Tahiti in the 1880?

colonial authorities attempted to impart a sense of French national identify to native Tahitians

The revenues section of the table can best be used to illustrate which of the following continuities between pre-1900 and post-1900 European imperialism?

colonial powers sought to extract wealth and economic resources from the colonized peoples

In the late nineteenth century, European involvement in both Africa and China was characterized primarily by

competition among imperialist powers

The division of islands such as Borneo, New Guinea, and Timor on both maps best reflects which of the following?

conquest by and competition between colonial empires

The image from Japan during the Meiji Restoration best exemplifies which of the following processes?

cultural changes accompanying greater contact with the united staes

Which of the following was the primary Ottoman response to the processes depicted in Map 2 ?

efforts to reform the government despite considerable internal opposition

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

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

The photograph best illustrates which of the following aspects of European colonial policies in nineteenth-century Africa?

european states imposing their culture in an attempt to spread their values among colonial populations

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

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

europeans' use of both warfare and diplomacy

Which of the following pieces of data from the table most directly contradicts the claims of European imperial powers that colonies existed for the benefit of the colonized?

expenditures on administrative salaries were far greater than what was spent on public works and infrastructure

The developments depicted in Map 2 most directly emerged from which of the following developments in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

government-sponsored industrialization as part of the meiji reforms

Long-distance immigration to the Americas in the late nineteenth century most often contributed to which of the following processes?

growing rates of urbanization as migrants predominantly settled in cities in the receiving societies

The author's statement that descendants of Italian emigrants "ended up forgetting the language of their fathers and forefathers" most directly refers to which of the following aspects of nineteenth-century migration?

immigrants often adopted the dominant culture of the state in receiving societies

In the Japanese print above of the war between China and Japan (1894-1895), the artist suggests that the

japanese showed their mastery of western technology, dress and military bearing

In the passage above, Zeng Guofan's purpose in listing the policies of the current Qing emperor is most likely to

mobilize popular support by showing that the taiping rebellion does not represent a legitmate challenge to qing rule

Which of the following was the main factor leading to the fall of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate and the rise of the Meiji government?

pressure from western powers

Which of the following distinguishes the Meiji period from earlier periods in Japanese history?

reform and industrialization

Martini's argument in the second paragraph most clearly refers to the late-nineteenth-century belief that imperialism was a useful way to

relive overcrowding and land shortages in european countries

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

Pearson's argument in the passage is most clearly representative of which of the following ideologies?

social darwinism

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

social darwinism

The decree's references to following the rules of Shari'a would best be interpreted as an attempt to appeal to

sunni religious elites within the ottoman government who opposed modernization

Which of the following processes in the nineteenth century most directly created the economic needs filled by Indian indentured servants in the Caribbean?

the abolition of the trans-atlantic slave trade and of slavery in British colonies

Which of the following developments facilitated the family situation portrayed in Brandes' sketch?

the expansion of european colonial empires in southeast asia

Based on an analysis of the Japanese currency used during the Meiji period (1868—1912) shown above, which of the following is the primary message conveyed by the engraving?

the japanese government saw itself as a major pacific power

Which of the following states in the nineteenth century experienced social tensions resulting from the introduction of foreign cultural influences in a way most similar to that described in the passage?

the ottoman empire

The policies of the Meiji reformers brought about which of the following in Japan?

the promotion of rapid industrialization

The decree's statement regarding the change in the situation of the Ottoman Empire, as described in the first paragraph, is a viewpoint that would most likely have been shared by members of which of the following governments in the nineteenth century?

the qing empire in the aftermath of the signing of the unequal treaties

Which of the following events would have been most likely to produce a cultural context similar to the one depicted in the image?

the scramble for africa

Which of the following best explains why Japan was more successful than China in resisting imperialist encroachments in the nineteenth century?

the willingness of japans elite to sponsor reform

The Meiji government's "emulation of foreign ways" was most directly a response to which of the following nineteenth-century developments?

western states forcing japan to open itself to trade

On a global scale, the gender makeup of the migrants referred to in the second paragraph best helps to explain which of the following social changes in home societies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

women taking on new roles that had been formerly occupied by men