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1) Which of these changes during the Industrial Revolution led to greater efficiency?
A)Workers received labor rights.
B)Major labor unions were formed.
C)Slavery and other forms of forced labor were eliminated.
D)Animal & human power were generally replaced with steam power.

2) Which of these was the LEAST important aspect of imperialism in the period following European industrialization?
A)the state sponsorship of Christian missions
B)Europe established colonies in the interior of Africa and Asia
C)Europe searched for raw materials to feed the machines of Europe
D)Europe's need for an increased military presence across the globe

3) By the end of the nineteenth century, technology in the industrial setting (factories)
A)generally made human labor obsolete.
B)raised the need for artisans and carpenters.
C)led to an increase in the price of American products.
D)created a rapidly increasing demand for unskilled or semiskilled labor.

4) Otto von Bismarck (Germany) and Count Camillo di Cavour (Italy) both used the Realpolitik approach to unifying their countries. What is the BEST definition of Realpolitik?
A)adopting the ideas of Karl Marx
B)using any means to get and hold power
C)achieving power through parliamentary elections
D)using the support of the peasants to gain control

5) In 1854 United States seaman Commodore Matthew C. Perry negotiated the Convention of Kanagawa in Japan. What was the purpose of this treaty?
A)to end the war with China
B)to open Japan to American trade
C)to found a colony there for the United States
D)to negotiate the end of the Russo-Japanese War

6) Which of these is one of the arguments made in The Communist Manifesto?
A)Free trade is beneficial to the workers and peasants of the world.
B)The proletariat deserves harsh treatment because they lack education.
C)All workers in the world will eventually unify in a revolution against the bourgeoisie.
D)The private property in every society should be placed in the hands of the proletariat.

7) Mohandas Gandhi sought to promote nationalism in India based on
A)Hindu principles.
B)Islamic principles.
C)nonalignment during the Cold War.
D)political independence from Britain.

8) As the European powers grew more industrialized, their colonies became very important as sources of
A)slave labor.
B)raw materials.
C)new inventions.
D)military prestige.

9) Miguel Hidalgo, a priest and revolutionary leader, was executed in 1810 because of his attempts to gain independence for his country. This country did gain independence eleven years later.
What country claims Miguel Hidalgo as a revolutionary hero?
A)Bolivia
B)Brazil
C)Cuba
D)Mexico

10)Based on this map, it is clear that the country with the largest influence in Southern Asia was
A)England/UK.
B)France.
C)Netherlands.
D)Russia/USSR.

11)
Which statement BEST describes the cause of the Zulu War of 1879?
A)The Zulu were threatened by Egyptian forces.
B)The Boers fought against Zulu invasion at Blood River.
C)The Zulu attempted to resist submitting to British rule.
D)The British attempted to send the Zulu to India as slaves.
12)

Why did Japan expand into Korea and Manchuria in the 1890s?
A)Japan was worried that the Chinese military would invade those same areas.
B)Japan needed additional sources for raw materials to fuel industrialization.
C)Japan sought to isolate itself from any chance of invasion from foreign powers.
D)Japan wanted to destroy the United States military in a sudden and swift attack.

13)
Japan FIRST rose to be a modern world power during the
A)Edo period.
B)Meiji period.
C)Ming dynasty.
D)Tokugawa Shogunate.
14)
This was the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in the modern era. Russia's defeat had been met with shock both in the West and across the Far East, that an Asian country could defeat an established European power in a large military conflict. Japan's prestige rose greatly as it began to be considered a modern Great Power. Concurrently, Russia lost virtually its entire Pacific and Baltic fleets, and also lost international esteem.
The conflict that resulted in the emergence of Japan as a world power was known as the

A)Boxer Rebellion.
B)Sino-Japanese War.
C)Russo-Japanese War
D)Battle of Port Arthur.

15)
The leading factor in the European colonization of Asia between 1500 and 1800 was the design.

A)to spread Christianity.
B)to dominate and control trade.
C)to modernize the cultures of Asia.
D)to import Asian slaves to work in western colonies.

16)
Which religious system can now be found in Asian nations, as a direct result of European colonization?
A)Buddhism
B)Christianity
C)Hinduism
D)Shintoism

17)
In the late-1800s the Emperor Meiji helped to make Japan a unified nation-state by
A)ending the system of feudalism.
B)giving the samurai greater power.

c)forbidding industrial monopolies.

D)sealing itself from foreign influence.

18) What led to the first Opium War in 1839?
A)The Qing Dynasty was challenging British merchants for control of the lucrative opium trade in Eastern Asia
B)The Chinese were growing and selling poppies that were turned into opium, which was finding its way into Britain.
C)Secret Chinese martial arts societies, dubbed “Boxers” by Europeans, were smuggling opium into British Hong Kong.
D)When British merchants began selling opium in China, the authorities attempted to stop them, causing Britain to react.

19)
The Taiping Rebellion was one of the most deadly civil wars in history, resulting in the deaths of more than twenty million Chinese. What were the MAIN issues in this conflict
A)The Taipings, led by Mao Zedong, fought to establish a communist government in China.
B)The Taipings attempted to overthrow the Qing and establish a Christian and Confucian theocracy.
C)The Taipings, aided by wealthy nobles and military warlords, removed the emperor and raised taxes on the poor.
D)The Taipings attempted to remove all western influences from China, especially that of Christian missionaries.
20)
This sketch represents the fleet of ships brought by Commodore Matthew Perry on his second trip to Japan in 1854. Based on the illustration, what was the MOST obvious goal of Perry's visit?
A)The United States wanted to learn from the Japanese industrial and educational systems.
B)he United States wanted to demonstrate that it was a peaceful, civilized, and nonthreatening nation.
C)The United States wanted to bring samples and demonstrate as many of the products we had for sale as possible.
D)The United States wanted to demonstrate military strength and, thus, hint at the consequences of refusing our requests.
21)
How did Japan react to European imperialism in Manchuria and Korea in the early twentieth century?
A)Japan went into an isolationist shell and attempted to ignore all foreign nations.
B) Japan sought an alliance with the United States as a way of avoiding a feared war with Russia.
C)Japan modernized its military and launched a surprise attack that crushed Russian forces in Manchuria and Korea.
D)The Japanese changed their government, styles of dress, and culture to gain European acceptance and avoid attack.
22)
These maps show the population density of England at the start of the 18th and 20th Centuries. Darker colors represent a higher concentration of population.
What can be concluded from the population density of England during this time period?
A)Families were torn apart due to factory labor.
B)England's population grew during the World Wars.
C)Textile manufacturing was no longer an economic factor.
D)the Industrial Revolution led to the growth of urban areas.
23)
"The practice or policy of expanding and extending the political power and economic control of a nation over another territory directly, mainly by territorial acquisition or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of that area."
This is a paraphrased definition of which nineteenth century practice?
A)Communalism
B)Communism
C)Imperialism
D)Socialism

Answer 1

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