Unit 6
Japans were forcibly opened to foreign trade in 1853 by the
Americans
Which of the following best characterizes western imperialist expansion in the 19th century
An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short amount of time
Zexu is asking that the British do which of the following?
Ban the sale of opium by British merchants in China
The completion of the Sues Canal dramatically advanced
British control over India
The trade patterns shown on the map above depict
British imports of raw cotton and exports of finished cotton in the 1850s
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
In the late 19th century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by
Competition among imperial powers
The most significant territorial loss for the Ottomans was
Egypt
Muhammad Ali was the
Egyptian leader who overthrew Ottoman control
Which of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century?
Europe's development of new military technologies
Cesaire's statement above was most likely made in response to
European colonizers' claim that their rule had improved life in the colonies
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 photograph illustrates which of the following aspects of European colonial policies in 19th century Africa
European states imposing their culture in an attempt to spread their values among colonial populations
Which of the following facilitated the creation of european empires in africa during the nineteenth century
European use of both warfare and diplomacy
The commodities listed by Stanley in the second paragraph can best be understood in the context of
Europeans' need for resources to be used in industrial production
Which of the following facilitated European expansion in asia in the nineteenth century
Europes development of new military technology
Extraterritoriality can best be described as which of the following?
Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live
"Extraterritoriality" can best be described as which of the following?
Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live.
In 1803, the United States doubled in size after the Louisiana territory was purchased from
France
The early stages of industrial development in the United States depended in large part on investment capital from which of the following nations?
Great Britain
Which of the following describes the major impact of the introduction of coffee growing in places like Kenya and El Salvador after 1880?
Greater dependence on foreign markets by Africans and Latin Americans.
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
Which of the following best explains all of the migration movements shown on the map above?
Labor shortages in plantation agriculture, the mineral extraction industry, and transportation projects
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 the following accounts for the beginning of the social reform in Russia in the 19th century
Military defeat
The capitulations were unfair agreements between the Western Europeans and the ____________ that gave Europeans extraterritoriality and exempted them from local law
Ottomans
The social Darwinists believed that
Powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies
"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed
Private companies gained territory and control over taxation and labor for mining, construction, or agricultural projects
Worked as a justification for US intervention in Western Hemispheric affairs
The Monroe Doctrine
Late-nineteenth-century transoceanic labor migration were most directly facilitated by which of the following development.
The development of new, more affordable methods of transportation.
Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late nineteenth century?
There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors
Which of the following best describes the likely purpose of the photograph
To reassure the French public of civilizing effects of colonial rule and the loyalty of colonial populations
Which of the following was NOT one of the foundations of the Meiji Restoration
Turning Japan into a constitutional republic with primary power in the legislature
The term "manifest destiny" is associated with what country
United States
During the nineteenth century Asian and African rulers usually desired transfer of which of the following western technologies most?
Weapons
One event that displayed Japan's rise to the level of a world power was their victory
over the Russian empire in 1905.