Imperialism
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- Q1One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was togain a better understanding of unknown territoriesease tensions with their rivalsobtain markets for their manufactured goodsdevelop treatments for diseases30s
- Q2The terms spheres of influence, extraterritoriality, and mandates are most closely associated withcollective securitymilitarismimperialismself-sufficiency30s
- Q3By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended fromthe Arabian Peninsula across northern Africa and into southern Spainsouthwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africathe Indian subcontinent to the Straits of MalaccaMongolia across the central Asian kingdoms30s
- Q4The poem “White Man’s Burden” is most directly associated with the concept ofimperialismreparationsneutralityappeasement30s
- Q5Which area of the world was most directly affected by the decisions made at the Berlin Conference?AfricaIndiaSouth AmericaChina30s
- Q6The terms of the Treaty of Nanjing and of the Treaty of Kanagawa demonstrate theunequal relationships that characterized imperialismhumanitarian ideals that accompanied missionary activitychanging roles of men and women associated with modernizationimportance of technology in developing economies30s
- Q7A major goal of both the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion was tooutlaw caste systemsimprove access to civil service examinationsrestore parliamentary governmentremove foreign influences30s
- Q8Commodore Matthew Perry is best known for taking which action?rescuing Europeans during the Boxer Rebellionleading the British East India Companyopening Japan to American and European influencesjustifying European spheres of influence in China30s
- Q9• Japan fights China. (1894) • Japan defeats Russia. (1905) • Japan annexes Korea. (1910) These events reflect the growing power of Japan and its desire toacquire warm-water portsobtain natural resourcesspread Shintosuppress the Boxer Rebellion30s
- Q10Why was the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War a concern for European governments?Japan had developed a superior air forceThe Russian monarch had been assassinatedJapan was able to defeat a western powerRussia had surrendered without a fight30s