chapter 18 and 19

Which of the following gave Europeans an advantage in their encounters with people on Asia, Africa, and Oceania during the 2nd half of the nineteenth century?

European superiority in military organization and discipline

In the nineteenth century, European interest in expanding overseas markets was driven by the desire to

sell surplus manufactured goods.

Which of the following highlights the relationship between imperialism and nationalism?

Colonies as symbols of "Great Power" status

Which of the following reflects a new element in European Views of non-European in the nineteenth-century?

The belief that the racial inferiority of non-Europeans could be scientifically proven.

Which of the following best reflects the effect of colonial rule in Africa on the lives of women?

Women of impoverished families became heads of household in the absence of men.

Which of the following characterizes the responses of societies facing the threat of European colonial rule in the nineteenth century?

Accommodation for those who saw colonial rule as advantageous and resistance for those who viewed colonial rule as oppressive.

How did ways of working change in the parts of the world that came under European colonial rule in the nineteenth century?

More people worked on public projects for free.

Which of the following was a European colonial view that shaped the development of African identity in the nineteenth century?

The notion of an Africa divided into tribes

What played a more important role in distinguishing rulers from their colonial subjects in imperialism of the nineteenth-century than in earlier instances of imperialism?

Race

Which of the following expresses the relationship between the number of Europeans settlers in colonies in Africa, Asia, and Oceania and the extent of racial segregation in the imperialism of the nineteenth century?

Colonies with large European settler population experiences more racial discrimination and racial segregation,

In the nineteenth century, Europeans and Americans Viewed imperialism as

an "African Reformation"

How did Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution influence Western imperialism?

They were used to justify the displacement of "weak" races

How did the spread of Western education affect colonial society?

It created a new class of elites who saw themselves as a modernizing vanguard in the regeneration of their societies.

Which of the following characterized the so-called scramble for Africa that led to the partition of nearly all of Africa among European colonial powers?

The peaceful negotiations among the competing European states over "who got what".

Which of the following represents the imperialist actions of a country outside Europe?

Japan's takeover Taiwan and Korea

Which of the following is an example of resistance to colonial rule in the nineteenth century?

The Indian Rebellion

Anglo-Saxonism

Belief that Europeans were more superior

Nationalism

pride in one's country

Eurocetrism

European Ideas

Maxim Gun

world's first automatic machine gun

Sanford Dole

Leader of the Republic of Hawaii government and plantation owner

List the 5 First Wave Countries

1. Spain

2. Brittan

3. Portugal

4. Dutch

5. French

List the Second Wave Countries

1. The United States

2. Belgium

3. Italy

4. Germany

5. Japan

List 4 reasons for European Imperialism and Explain why the annexation was important

1. Raw Materials - Could be bought for a cheap price & sold elsewhere

2. Markets - Brought in more money and could be a captive advantage for Europeans

3. Investments - expansion in capitalism, they make colonies make them money.

4. Nationalism and the spread of Anglo-Saxinism - felt they had a stake, or felt a certain amount of pride in imperilized expansion.

Based on the map and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best represents an environmental cause of industrialization?

Europe's location on major water routes and geographical distribution of coal and iron

Which of these industrial technologies was most useful to Great Britain and the German Confederation early in the 19th century in transporting raw materials to their industrial centers?

Railroads

Based on your knowledge of world history and this excerpt, which of the following best describes the result of the Opium Wars between Great Britain and China early 19th century?

Due to unequal treaties, European imperial powers carved out spheres of influence in China.

Which of the following best explains the purpose of Lin Zexu's letter to Queen Victoria?

A demand for the British to stop importing opium into China.

Rebellions in China, such as the Taiping Rebellion and the Boxer Uprising, were a response to what?

Continued foreign economic involvement in China and a weakening Qing government.

The expansion of 19th century European empires into Africa and Asia was most likely the result of which of these historical processes?

The spread of industrialization

Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, what conclusion about African and Asian reactions to imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is most accurate?

Some groups actively resisted European powers, while some chose to work with the colonial governments

Which of these comparisons between European imperialism in Africa and Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is most accurate?

There was a greater number of settler colonies in Asia than in Africa.

Explain 1 cause of European imperialism

Five Motives for Imperialism

Explain 1 effect of European imperialism in Africa

Africans were treated very poorly

Explain 1 effect of European imperialism in Asia

No enlightenment or individualism

What was the significance of the opium trade in China in the 19th century?

It reversed the trade imbalance in favor of Britian

How was the Taiping Uprising different from other peasant rebellions in China?

It's ideology was a unique form of Christianity

Which of the following was a consequence of the Taiping Uprising?

The provincial gentry consolidated their power at the expense of the central state

Which of the following reflects the goal of the policies introduced by the Chinese state in the 1860's and 1870's to address the problems facing China?

To reinvigorate China by selectively borrowing from the West.

Which of the following characterizes the goal of the Tanizmat reforms indicated by the Ottoman leadership in the mid-19th century?

To establish an economic, social, and legal base for a strong centralized state.

Which of the following contributed to China's problems in the 19th century?

The state's failure to maintain flood control and public security.

Which of the following was an antiforegin movement that erupted in Northern China at the turn of the 20th century and seriously weekend the Qing dynasty

The Boxer Uprising

What was a result of the reform program launched by the Japanese leadership in the late 19th century?

A radical transformation of the social structure of Japan

What did the Young Turks advocate?

A militantly secular Turkish state

Which of the following characterizes Japanese colonial policies in Taiwan and Korea in the late 19th and early 20th century?

Japanese colonialism matched or exceeded the brutality of European colonialism.

Which of the following was a target for attack in the new nationalism that emerged in China at the turn of the 20th century?

The Qing dynasty

What could countries with a sphere of influence in China do within their respective spheres?

Build railroads

The capitulations between European countries and the Ottoman Empire were similar to the

unequal treaties between European countries and China

Which of the following contributed to the contraction of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century?

Nationalists-inspired independence movements in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania

In what respect were Qing China and the Ottoman empire similar to in the 19th century?

Both were semi-colonies within the informal empires of Europe

Which of the following was a goal of the Young Ottomans?

The creation of a European-style parliamentary, constitutional regime

in the 19th century, Which group in the Ottoman Empire advocated a program of radical secularization and modernization along European lines?

Young Turks

The many rules and regulations issued by the Tokugawa shogunate reflect it's goal to

Freeze Japanese society in the interests of stability

Which of the following reflects how Japanese society was changing during the Tokugawa era?

The participation of samurai in commerce

How did the leadership that emerged after the Meiji restoration in Japan respond to the threat of Western imperialism?

They used western models to transform Japan