Global Regents Review Units 5-7

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The 19th-century term "white man's burden" reflects the idea that

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Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples

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The phrase “Scramble for Africa” is most associated with:

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European Imperialism

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Which of the following was true concerning imperialism in India:
India was a French colony,
India never was taken over by another country,
India was run by the British East India Company for a while,
India took over much of Africa

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India was run by the British East India Company for a while

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Which of the following was true concerning imperialism in China: The Chinese readily accepted foreign influences, The Chinese were considered to be very ethnocentric, The Chinese encouraged trade with other cultures, China searched out and imperialized many other cultures?

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The Chinese were considered to be very ethnocentric.

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Which of the following events forced China to open up to trade with foreign powers: Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, Opium War, Sepoy Mutiny

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Opium War

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Which of the following was the main reason why Europeans imperialized areas like Africa: to learn about other religions, to share their raw materials with other cultures, to isolate themselves from other cultures, to get raw materials and establish new markets for their goods

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to get raw materials and establish new markets for their goods

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Which of the following would be a political reason why Europeans imperialized other areas: to get raw materials, to establish military bases overseas, to create new markets for their industrial goods, to show that your culture was better than others?

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to establish military bases overseas

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Which of the following best describes the position the Japanese took towards foreigners before the Meiji Restoration: they had taken over many other lands, they encouraged trade with the U.S., they had chosen a policy of isolationism, they welcomed foreigners with open arms

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they had chosen a policy of isolationism

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A major cause of World War I was: a decline in the policy of imperialism, existence of opposing alliances, an increase in acts of aggression by England, the spread of communism throughout Europe

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existence of opposing alliances

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Which of the following is a result of World War I in Europe: new nations began in place of many old kingdoms and empires, Germany benefited in many ways because of their victory, Japan was forced to stop trading with European nations, militarism came to an end throughout Europe

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new nations began in place of many old kingdoms and empires