ap world midterm

Economic imperialism

The British ownership of most of argentina’s main railway lines can best be described as an example of which of the following late -nineteenth- century developments?

The founding of “the Australian nation” as alluded to in the passage, was part of which of the following processes?

European states establishment of settler colonies

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.

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.

Person’s argument in the passage is most clearly representative of which of the following ideologies?

Social Darwinism

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

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

Shifted the pattern of historic European trade imbalances with China

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

To argue for respectability of free people of color

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

European colonizers’ claim that their rule had improved life in the colonies

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

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

Which of the following best explains the changes in population of the Hawaiian islands from 1872 to 1878?

The increased presence of Asian indentured servants of Hawaiian plantations

On a global scale…

Women taking on new roles that had been formally occupied by men

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

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 if the following best describes the likely purpose of the photography?

To reassure the French public of the civilizing effects of colonial rule and the loyalty of colonial populations

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 identity to native Tahitians.

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

The photo above, showing skin-tone evaluation performed on an Indonesian inmate in a Dutch colonial prison in 1933, most clearly exemplifies which of the following?

Influence of scientific theories on race

The conditions described in the passage are best seen as a continuation of which of the following nineteenth-century developments?

The practice of economic imperialism by industrialized states

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 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 best describes the author’s main argument in the passage?

Economic motives explain much of the motivation for imperial expansion in Africa but cannot be entirely separated from other motives.

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

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 photograph best illustrates which aspect of population movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

They often involved the spread of cultural traditions into new locations.

Which of the following best explains a difference between Europe and South Asian migration during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Unlike European migrants, South Asian migrants often served as indentured laborers.

Which of the following was the most direct political consequence of Japan’s attempts to sustain the economic trend shown in the table for the period 1930-1938?

Japan engaged in imperial expansion to acquire access to raw materials.

Which of the following best summarizes the two major land for improving nutrition in Britain’s colonies?

Both sources emphasize the need to enlist the cooperation of Africans in implementing colonial policies.

Which of the following global processes led most directly to the historical situation described in the passage?

Industrialized states acquired new territories as sources of raw materials and markets for goods.

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

The influence of European political and educational institutions facilitated by British imperial policies in India

The rival British and French claims over the Niger River region in the 1890s were most directly a part of which of the following processes?

The European “scramble” to acquire territory in Africa through both peaceful and military means

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth century

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.

Japanese expansion in the late nineteenth century is just directly explained in the context of the decline of which of the following empires?

The Qing empire

In addition to Japan, which of the following non-European states created an empire in the Asian-pacific region in the late nineteenth century?

The United States

Which of the following historical developments in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century would have been most likely to undermine the author’s vision of Nigerian society as expressed in source 1?

Greater global integration resulted in the spread of ideas headed on digital equality.

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that in the late nineteenth century international relations were increasingly perceived as being governed by

Social Darwinism and international power politics

Which of the following best accounts for the circumstances of Indian workers alluded to poem 1?

The coerced migration of India indentured servants

The sentiments expressed in the quotation above are most supportive of which of the following concepts?

Imperialism

In the passage above, Lin zexu is asking that the British do which of the following?

Ban the sale of opium by British merchants in China

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.

Which of the following best describes the excerpt above?

Alberta nationalism response to colonialism

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

Growth of nationalist movements in colonial societies against imperial rule

The image and its caption provide evidence that would best help explain the ideas of which of the following ideologies that emerged in the late nineteenth century?

Social Darwinism

Based on the context of European imperialism in the late nineteenth century, a historian examining the image and its caption would likely explain that they provide evidence of how France sought too

Reassure students that France’s colonial policies were justified by a so-called “civilizing mission”

Although ideas of European superiority over non-Europeans had existed for centuries, views such as those expressed in the passage provide evidence of an important change in the late nineteenth century that is best explained by the fact that they

Combined old virtual prejudice with supposedly “scientific” new ideas of the biological and evolutionary basis of human differences

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

Social Darwinism

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

Witbooi’s point of view in discussing his right to rule the Nama lands “by double conquest” is historically significantly most because it illustrates how

Interethnic conflicts in Africa led to political fragmentation and ultimately limited Africa’s’ ability to resist imperialism

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