Unit 6 Retake Test

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.

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.

Which of the following nineteenth-century processes most directly contributed to the migration of Indian laborers to Fiji as described in the passage?

Colonial states in Asia and the Pacific relied on coerced labor to work on plantations.

The expansion of the Russian Empire in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is primarily explained in the context of which of the following global developments?

European states acquiring growing technological and military advantages over non-European societies to expand their power

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 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.

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

Which of the following processes most directly contributed to the tensions in Fiji described in the first paragraph?

Migrant groups often created relatively isolated ethnic enclaves, while receiving societies responded to them through ethnic prejudice.

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.

The letter's reference in the third paragraph to the claims of "our doctors and scientists" is best understood in the context of which of the following late nineteenth-century processes?

Physical differences between genders and racial groups were used to justify the denial of rights to women and non-Europeans.

The ability of the French colonial government in Algeria to establish schools for the native Algerian population can best be seen as part of which of the following broader developments in European colonialism in the late nineteenth century?

Some European states strengthened their control over their existing colonies.

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

A historian interpreting the policies advocated for in the passage would most likely argue that they are best explained in the context of which of the following?

The importance of raw materials to the development of industrial economies

The disputes over women's social status alluded to in the letter best reflect which of the following late nineteenth-century changes in Middle Eastern societies?

The spread of intellectual and political ideals that advocated for natural rights

Stanley's description of the riches of the Congo in the first two paragraphs can best be seen as an attempt to

place European expansion in the Congo in the context of other imperial ventures that had seemed difficult at first but have subsequently turned out to be highly valuable

A historian might argue that the trade described in the passage reflected a turning point in world history primarily because the opium trade

shifted the pattern of historic European trade imbalances with China

The arguments expressed in the passage are significant because they help explain why

social divisions within colonial societies often hindered the efforts of anticolonial movements to overthrow imperial rule

Rivett-Carnac's point of view is directly relevant in understanding all of the following features of the report EXCEPT

the fact that the report states the railroad would lead to a reduction in the area of Berar covered by jungle

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

Based on the third paragraph, Stanley's vision of the future of the Congo River basin can best be seen as part of which of the following late-nineteenth-century developments?

Economic imperialism

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

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

A historian analyzing the lecture would most likely argue that the audience of Chakravarti's lecture is significant because it shows the most direct contrast with which of the following developments in the nineteenth century?

Religious movements often inspired rebellions against imperial rule.

The artist's perspective on the subject of the painting was most likely influenced by which of the following?

The Enlightenment

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

In its description of the condition of the Crimean Tatars, the second paragraph most directly provides evidence of the influence of which of the following?

The concept of the civilizing mission

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

Which of the following groups in late-nineteenth-century Egypt would have been most likely to support the author's view in the third paragraph about the status of women in "modern civilization" ?

The urban middle class

The trade described in the passage is best seen as an early example of which of the following?

The use of economic imperialism by European merchants and states

Which of the following best describes the artist's likely purpose in painting this particular subject?

To argue for the respectability of free people of color

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

On a global scale, the implementation of the types of policies that Rivett-Carnac advocated for in the passage is most significant in that it directly led to the

growth of nationalist movements in colonial societies against imperial rule

The second paragraph best provides information about the way in which states in the nineteenth century

justified territorial expansion by claiming that they were bringing progress to conquered regions

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 exploitation and resource extraction practiced by the British in India