AP World History Quiz

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AP World History Quiz - Unit 6

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What is imperialism? *

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Belief in the cultural superiority of your race

The act of extending authority or rule over foreign countries

The economic theory that there should be no government intervention in the market

The belief that a state should be made up of people from the same ethnic and cultural group.

What is direct rule? *

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The stealing of resources from another country

Having influence over another country without settling there

Creating a settler colony, which allows for rule over the settled colony

Similar to a monarchy, where a nation is ruled by a couple rulers that have all the power

What is indirect rule? *

1 point

Creating a settler colony, which allows for rule over the settled colony

The stealing of resources from another country

Similar to a monarchy, where a nation is ruled by a couple rulers that have all the power

Having influence over another country without settling there

What is economic dominance? *

1 point

The stealing of resources from another country

Having influence over another country without settling there

Creating a settler colony, which allows for rule over the settled colony

Similar to a monarchy, where a nation is ruled by a couple rulers that have all the power

How did nationalism influence movements for imperialism in many states? *

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The people had a sense of identity and loyalty to their state, so they wanted to assert their authority over other territories

People were unhappy with the living conditions in their state and decided to immigrate

There was little money in very small states, so imperialistic countries claimed territory there to help them

There was ethnic tensions, so the monarchy had to find separate territory for each culture in their state

How did Europeans use racial ideologies to justify their imperialism towards Africa? *

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They used Social Darwinism to claim that Africans were weaker because of their race, so the Europeans could easily overtake their land.

Colonizers believed that they were being kindly on a “civilizing mission” rather than being invaders

Europeans felt that it was their right to lay their culture over the indigenous because of the European’s technological superiority

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The _____ became an agent of British imperialism after signing commercial treaties with India, allowing their company to become a political influence in India. *

1 point

Dutch East India Company (VOC)

Unilever

East India Company aka. The British East India Company

Portuguese East India Company

What was the effect of the Berlin Conference? *

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Tribes in Africa happily joined together and collaborated with the Europeans

African presence at the conference influenced the Europeans to leave Africa untouched

European nations broke out into war over territories in Africa

Africa was divided up between European nations, dividing long unified societies and combining long rival societies in Africa.

What was the tragedy of the Congo during this period? *

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A war in the Congo broke out, killing many natives

King Leopold II exploited the territory for rubber by using the natives as laborers, killing millions of natives

A plague swept over the Congo, killing thousands

A drought wipe out the food supply in the Congo, leading to a widespread famine

How did the Sepoys in India respond to British imperialism? *

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They refused to give the British their golden stool and rebelled against them

They led a strike against working in the iron mines

They led a revolt after learning the British greased their ammo in pig and cow fat

They allowed the British to rule under the circumstance that they were peaceful towards India

How did the Xhosa people respond to British imperialism? *

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They killed their cattle and destroyed their crops, believing the spirits would drive the Europeans out of Africa

They started a war against Britain and gained their independence

They used the Ghost Dance believing that it would send away the Europeans

They gave the Europeans sick cattle, creating a disease in Europe

What were the effects of the development of railroads on imperialism? *

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They slowed down the rate of trade, since many states used their entire coal supply to power one train

They were used as a means of extracting as many resources as possible from lands, while paying laborers as little as possible

They influence less migration

It caused less trade because it was expensive to develop the train and the railroads

What was the cause of the Opium War in China? *

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The British were stealing Opium from China

Opium was criminalized in Britain, and China was selling it in their ports illegally

Britain was selling opium in China, so the Chinese emperor made it illegal, angering Britain

Britain was secretly forcing Chinese laborers to grow opium in rural parts of China

What was the effect of the Opium War? *

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Britain forced China to open up 4 ports for trade in the Treaty of Nanking

Britain forced China to give up the island of Hong Kong

Other large nations, such as the US, wanted the same trading privileges as Britain, so they carved spheres of influence into China where they each had their own exclusive trade

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How did the US demonstrate economic imperialism against Hawaii? *

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They stole opium from Hawaii to sell to China

They overthrew Hawaii’s constitutional monarchy to use their land for sugar plantations

They sent soldiers to Hawaii to scare them into opening up to trade

They forced Hawaii to sign a treaty that Hawaii’s monarch to stay in power but they had no say in the political affairs of the country

The French and the Dutch imported workers from China and India to their colonies in Southeast Asia and other territories. What were these laborers called, and how did they enter servitude? *

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Indentured Servitude; They wanted to migrate to a new country

Indentured Servitude; They wanted to earn money to send back home

Contract Laborers; They were sold into servitude

Contract Laborers; They were forced or tricked into servitude

What did Britain do with their territory in Australia? *

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They sent contract laborers there to work in silver mines

They established a Penal Colony where they sent prisoners to work to earn their freedom

They used it for sugar and rubber production

They stole the land from the indigenous and forced the indigenous to migrate to the outskirts of Australia

Why did many people migrate out of China? *

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Poverty struck China from the Taiping Rebellion

They were promised work in the production of the US Transcontinental Railroad

Laborers signed contracts to work on sugar plantations and other projects

All answers are correct

What was the effect of migration on home societies? *

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In some places, women gained more freedom as some began working and taking more responsibility

Male children would have to start working in replacement of their father

Migrants would call back home to give instructions to their wife of how to run the house

Migrants would give their wives all their money before they migrate and come to the host country very poor

How did the US respond to increases in Chinese immigrants? *

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They passed the Chinese immigration Act

They passed the Chinese Immigration Regulation and Restriction Act

They passed the Chinese Exclusion Act

They passed the White United States Policy

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