Fall Final

\_________________ briefly established a government in Paris following the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

NOT - Paris Commune
Communards (From Wikipedia)

1. The right to vote
2. Workers and other groups who still could not vote pressed for more rights and presented their demands to Parliament in a petition called The People's Charter of 1838.
3. During her reign, the British Empire reached the height of its wealth and power.
4. Created by the French National Assembly where the members voted to set up a new republic in 1875.
5. Monarchists, aristocrats, clergy, and army leaders contesting between a monarchy and military rule in France.
6. Prejudice against Jews
7. Movement to reestablish the ancient Jewish homeland.

1. Suffrage


2. Chartist Movement


3. Queen Victoria


4. Third Republic


5. Dreyfus Affair


6. Anti-Semitism


7. Zionism

The right to vote was first granted to female citizens of \__________________ approximately 27 years before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

New Zealand

Which statement characterizes France from 1871 to 1914?

The government was divided into many groups that paralyzed politics.

How did some women respond to their government's continuous denial of women's suffrage?

They went on hunger strikes after being arrested for destruction of public property.

How did the French Revolution of 1830 affect British politics?

Parliament passed a bill granting some adult males the right to vote.

How did Lord Durham expect to ease tensions between Upper and Lower Canada?

He suggested that Canada be given the ability to govern itself as a dominion.

Why did the Maori and white settlers of New Zealand often fight each other?

The maori and white settlers disagreed over the ownership of land.

1. Ability to self-govern in domestic affairs yet remain part of a larger political entity.

2. a Polynesian people who had settled in New Zealand around AD 800.

3. the longest ongoing culture in the world.

4. A place where convicts were sent to serve their sentences.

5. Local control over internal matters only.

6. An unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland.

1. Dominion


2. Maori


3. Aborigines


4. Penal Colony


5. Home Rule


6. Irish Republican Army (IRA)

The first prime minister of Canada, \__________________, promoted Canada's expansion by building a transcontinental railroad linking eastern Canada with the Pacific Ocean.

John MacDonald

Which of the following resulted from the executions of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders?

Many Irish Catholics began to support the nationalist movement.

How did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation affect the southern war effort?

It convinced European countries that the Confederate cause was unworthy of their support.

When the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, linking the two railroad lines at \________________, Utah, American setterls moving west now had a safe mode of transportation.

Promontory

Why did the U.S. Congress invest money toward the construction of a transcontinental railroad in 1862?

The government wanted to settle the West with new immigrants and increase trade.

The annexation of \___________ ignited a war with Mexico that lasted for approximately two years and ended in an American victory.

Texas

1. Manifest Destiny


2. Abraham Lincoln


3. Secede


4. U.S. Civil War


5. Emancipation Proclamation


6. Segregation

1. The idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

2. Passionately believed in preserving the Union and preventing the Civil War.

3. Withdraw from the Union

4. Began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate soldiers fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC.

5. Declaration that all slaves in the Confederate states were free.

6. the systematic separation of blacks and whites in the South.

Because Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the United States, the \_________________ Amendment needed to be passed to permanently abolish the institution.

Thirteenth

Which land purchase doubled the size of the United States?

Louisiana

1. Telegraph


2. Assembly Line


3. Charles Darwin


4. Theory of Evolution


5. Radioactivity


6. Psychology


7. Mass Culture

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

The discovery of bacteria convinced the British surgeon \__________ that clean operating rooms and hospitals are vital to the recovery of sick patients.

Joseph Lister

In their new colonies, the British transplanted English customs and culture, such as the sport cricket, which became popular in Australia, South Africa, and \____________.

India

Charles Darwin proposed \__________________ determine(s) which species of animals are best able to adapt to their environment and survive.

Natural Selection

How did the invention of the automobile affect life in urban areas?

It increased noise and air pollution.

Which aspect of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is the most controversial?

It suggests that humans evolved from earlier life forms instead of being created.

Early automobiles were expensive to manufacture until \____________ introduced an assembly line in his factory that made use of standard and interchangeable automobile parts.

Henry Ford

Which statement explains the importance of Louis Pasteur's experimentation with the fermentation of liquids?

It led to the discovery of vaccines to prevent contagious diseases.

Sigmund Freud believed that a person's mental illness could be diagnosed through \__________, and often hypnotized his patients to reveal childhood memories.

psychoanalysis

According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following is a cause of mental illness?

suppressed memories of unpleasant experiences.

How did entertainment change by the beginning of the 20th century?

Sports and musical performances were enjoyed by larger audiences.

1. Telegraph


2. Assembly Line


3. Charles Darwin


4. Theory of Evolution


5. Radioactivity


6. Psychology


7. Mass Culture

1. A machine that sent messages instantly over wires.

2. A line of workers who each put a single piece on unfinished cars as they passed on a moving belt.

3. English naturalist that spawned the debate of creationism vs. evolution.

4. Change through natural selection.

5. Powerful form of energy derived from radium and polonium.

6. The study of the human mind and behavior.

7. The appeal of art, writing, music, and other forms of entertainment to a larger audience.

he theory of Manifest Destiny seemed to justify the physical removal of Cherokee Indians from their homeland in \________
to the territory of \___________ along the Trail of Tears, so called because thousands of Native Americans died on the way.

Georgia, Oklahoma

Which of the following caused Britain's Queen Victoria to shrink from public life and enter into a lifetime of mourning.?

the death of her beloved husband Prince Albert

1. Samuel Morse


2. Alexander Graham Bell


3. Michael Faraday


4. Thomas Edison

1. Telegraph

2. Telephone

3. Electric Motor

4. Electric Light Bulb

Which of the following was revived in 1896, drawing spectators from around the world?

Greek Olympic Games

Which Polish-born scientist won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of the elements radium and polonium?

Marie Curie

1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton


2. Emmeline Pankhurst


3. Theodor Herzl


4. Woodrow Wilson

1. Organized the Seneca Falls Convention in the United States

2. Founded the Women's Social and Political Union in Great Britain

3. Led the Zionists' efforts to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

4. Supported the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Who were the first white settlers of Australia?

Convicts

Why did many Eastern European Jews immigrate to the United States near the end of the 19th century?

Eastern European governments were intolerant of Judaism and physically persecuted Jews.

Which constitutional amendment gave voting rights to adult males regardless of their race?

Fifteenth

Which development caused a dramatic increase in Australian immigration?

Gold was discovered.

The Boers attacked the \_______________ in southern Africa after a rebellion against the Boers failed.

British

Which of the following was a cause of the Boer War?

the discovery of diamonds and gold on Boer land

How were European countries able to control large territories in Africa from so far away?

by using modern weaponry, transportation, and communication

Why did so few Europeans travel into Africa's interior before the late 1800s?

The climate and geography were difficult for Europeans.

Which of the following allowed Europeans to control large tracts of land in Africa? Select the three correct answers.

the Maxim gun

the steam engine

Quinine

1. Imperialism


2. Racism


3. Social Darwinism


4. Berlin Conference


5. Shaka


6. Boers


7. Boer War

1. The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.

2. The belief that one race is superior to others.

3. The ideas of evolution and natural selection applied to society.

4. 14 European nations laying down the rules for the division of Africa.

5. Zulu Chief

6. Dutch Farmers

7. First modern "Total" war.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference, which was held in 1884-1885?

to establish rules for European countries to claim territory in Africa

Why did famines occur as a result of European colonial policies?

Local peoples were forced to grow cash crops instead of food crops.

Why was Ethiopia, unlike other African nations, able to resist European colonization attempts?

It used modern weapons against invading armies.

Why did the British employ an indirect management method in governing Nigeria?

Nigeria was a large territory and contained a diverse group of people.

Why did some European countries opt for direct control of their colonies?

They thought the local peoples were incapable of governing themselves.

1. Paternalism


2. Assimilation


3. Menelik II


4. Colony


5. Protectorate


6. Sphere of Influence


7. Economic Imperialism

1. Europeans governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs but not giving them rights.

2. In time, the local populations would adopt French culture and become like the French

3. Became emperor of Ethiopia after successfully pitting Italy, France, and Great Britain against each other.

4. A country or territory governed internally by a foreign power.

5. A country or a territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.

6. An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges.

7. An independent but less-developed country controlled by private business interests rather than other governments.

European imperial powers who employed a direct control method of colonial management used a policy of \_______________ and provided for the needs of the local peoples without giving them any legal rights.

Paternalism

Menelik II led the successful maintenance of Ethiopian independence through diplomacy and against invasion by \______________ which became known as the Battle of Adowa.

Italy

Which of the following was a result of the Crimean War?

The weakness of the Ottoman Empire's military was revealed.

The \______________ took over Egypt after the Egyptian government struggled to pay its debt to European bankers.

British

Why was the Suez Canal considered the "Lifeline of the Empire" for Great Britain?

It allowed Great Britain easier access to its colonies in Africa and Asia.

Which of the following exposed the weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire to European powers in the first half of the 19th century?

Subject peoples began to break away.

European powers perceived the Ottoman Empire's loss of \________________ as evidence of its weakening.

Greece

What was Persia's geopolitical value?

It was located in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean

The Crimean War broke out over Russia's desire for

a warm-weather port

1. Sepoy


2. "Jewel in the Crown"


3. Sepoy Mutiny


4. Raj

1. Indian Soldiers

2. The most valuable of all Britain's colonies

3. Fierce fighting and an uprising that spread over much of northern India.

4. British rule after India came under the British crown during the reign of Queen Victoria.

Which of the following was a reason why Great Britain considered India the brightest "Jewel in the Crown"?

It contained millions of potential customers for British manufacturers.

Which of the following was an effect of the Sepoy Mutiny?

The British government took over direct command of India.

Which of the following did Siam do to modernize? Select three correct answers.

It established an educational system.

It reorganized its government.

It built new transportation and communication systems.

Which of the following increased the diversity of the populations of Southeast Asian colonies?

Work on plantations and in mines encouraged migration between colonies.

How did Siam successfully resist foreign domination?

by modernizing its institutions

Determine the correct chronological order from 1 (first) to 5 (latest).

1 - U.S. sugar planters account for 75% of Hawaii's wealth and gain great political power.
2 - The McKinley Tariff Act eliminates tariffs on all sugar entering the United States.
3 - Queen Liliuokalani calls for a new constitution to increase political power of Hawaiians.
4 - A group of U.S. businessmen overthrows Queen Liliuokalani.
5 - The United States annexes the Republic of Hawaii.

Why did manufacturing fail to develop in nineteenth-century Latin America?

Latin American countries exported agricultural goods in exchange for foreign-manufactured goods.

How did caudillos generally maintain power in Latin America?

They were supported by the military.

In order to build the Panama Canal, the United States aided Panama in winning its independence from \_____________.

Colombia

1. Leader of the Filipino nationalists


2. Adding of a particular territory


3. Hawaiian ruler who called for a new constitution that would increase their power.


4. Latin American military dictators

1. Emilio Aguinaldo

2. Annexation

3. Queen Liliuokalani

4. Caudillos

What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?

to shorten travel distances for oceangoing ships

1. Stated that "the American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers."


2. Writer who had been exiled from Cuba by the Spanish.


3. lasted about four months and ended with U.S. forces attacking the Philippine Islands.


4. A 10-mile wide zone in Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that is controlled by the United States as payment for assisting in their fight for independance.


5. Gave the United States the right to be "an international police power" in the Western Hemisphere.

1. Monroe Doctrine

2. Jose Marti

3. Spanish-American War

4. Panama Canal

5. Roosevelt Corollary

Why was Queen Liliuokalani removed from power?

U.S. planters feared losing political power under her new constitution.

1. enabled Europeans to protect themselves from becoming infected with malaria


2. enabled Europeans to keep African nations divided and in conflict with one another


3. enabled Europeans to travel up African rivers as well as to and from their home country


4. enabled Europeans to overpower Africans who used outdated weapons to resist colonization

1. quinine
2. a lack of unity
3. the steam engine
4. the Maxim gun

Determine the correct chronological order of each event (1 \= earliest, 4 \= latest)

2 - The United States uses its navy to help Panama win its independence from Columbia.



1 - A French company attempts to build a canal across Panama but is unsuccessful.



4 - The Panama Canal opens.



3 - Panama grants the United States a 10-mile-wide zone for building a canal.

What was the goal of an assimilation policy?

to have the local colonial population adopt the culture of the controlling country

Who were the caudillos in nenteenth-century Latin America?

military dictators

1. became a U.S. territory following the removal of the native government by U.S. business interests


2. became a U.S. colony following the Spanish-American War, but fought U.S. rule unsuccessfully for three years


3. became independent following the Spanish-American War, but was controlled by a U.S. military government

1. Hawaii
2. the Phillippines
3. Cuba

Which of the following was an instance of Great Britain acting according to geopolitics?

taking control of the Suez Canal

1. used by France, Germany, and Portugal


2. used by Great Britain and the United States


3. used local rulers to handle day-to-day management of the colony


4. used by European bureaucrats to handle day-to-day management of the colony


5. governed the colony in a manner similar to the way in which a parent provides for its child


6. governed the colony in such a manner that the local peoples could eventually govern themselves using the same governing method of the colonial power

1. Direct Control
2. Indirect Control
3. Indirect Control
4. Direct Control
5. Direct Control
6. Indirect Control

Which of the following was an immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny?

A rumor spread that rifle cartridges used by sepoys were greased with beef and pork fat.

The defeat of \______________ in the Crimean War denied it the warm-weather port it desired. Even in victory, however, the military weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire were exposed, and it continued to lose territory.

Russia

1. Singapore


2. Java


3. Laos


4. Sumatra


5. Vietnam


6. Burma


7. Malaysia


8. Cambodia

1. British
2. Dutch
3. French
4. Dutch
5. French
6. British
7. British
8. French

Which of the following factors helped drive imperialism? Select the four correct answers.

Social Darwinism


a strong sense of national pride


the need for natural resources


a desire for new markets

Why did the Siamese kings Mongkut and Chulalongkorn launch a series of reforms?

to resists foreign domination

Who gained control of Egypt from the Ottoman Empire and launched a series of military and economic reforms?

Muhammad Ali

Which of the following is a lasting effect of European imperialism in Southeast Asia?

Racial and religious conflict persists.

India proved to be Great Britain's most valuable colony. Indian plantations produced \____________ for export to Great Britain. People in India then bought vast quantities of cloth manufactured in Great Britain.

cotton

1. Smallpox was introduced to African populations.


2. Production of cash crops replaced subsistence agriculture.


3. Artificial boundaries split and combined African nations.


4. New sanitation systems, hospitals, and schools were built.

1. Negative Effect
2. Positive Effect
3. Negative Effect
4. Positive Effect

Why was the Sepoy Mutiny a turning point in Indian history?

India came under the direct command of the British government.

What was the outcome of the Berlin Conference?

European countries agreed to an orderly division of territory in Africa.

The Boxers laid siege to the city of \_______ for several months, hoping to end the European presence in the city, until they were finally defeated by multinational forces.

Beijing

From 1862 to 1908, Empress \____ controlled China during a period when the country's sovereignty was under threat by many foreign nations.

Cixi

Why did China trade with few Europeans between the 15th and 18th centuries?

Chinese farmers grew enough crops to feed the population of the country.

Which of the following was a cause of the Taiping Rebellion?

starvation caused by overpopulation

How did the Boxer Rebellion affect China?

It awakened a sense of national pride among the Chinese people.

Which of the following explains the goals of the self-strengthening movement?

to modernize the Chinese military and improve literacy

Hong Xiuquan led a rebellion against the \____ Dynasty that resulted in the death of 20 million Chinese people.

Qing