Opium Trade and Economic Imperialism

Front

What did the freight transported on Argentina's railways to the ports of Buenos Aires and La Plata in 1899 most likely consist of? Options: Argentinian meat and raw materials for export to Great Britain and Europe, Argentinian precision machinery for export to Great Britain and Europe, Brazilian coffee and rubber for export to Great Britain and Europe, British and European industrial imports arriving in Argentina via Chile.

Back

Argentinian meat and raw materials for export to Great Britain and Europe

Front

Argentina’s main railway lines were owned by British companies during this period. The information on the map most strongly suggests which of the following about Argentina’s railways in the late nineteenth century? They contributed to economic activity by connecting interior regions to the coast.

Back

They contributed to economic activity by connecting interior regions to the coast.

Front

Argentina’s main railway lines were owned by British companies during this period. 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? Gunboat diplomacy, The Great Game, Economic imperialism, Social Darwinism

Back

Economic imperialism

Front

Which of the following was a major unintended effect of the publication of Charles Darwin’s 1859 work On the Origin of Species?
Options:
It became the basis for scientific research of human development.
It provided a scientific explanation of the evolution of animals and plants.
It became the basis for all subsequent scientific research on species extinction.
It became the basis of various theories asserting that Europeans were naturally superior to other peoples.

Back

It became the basis of various theories asserting that Europeans were naturally superior to other peoples.

Front

A historian researching the effects of Christian missionaries’ activities on local social structures in late-nineteenth-century Africa would probably find which of the following sources most useful? African accounts of converting to Christianity, Fundraising speeches given in Europe by supporters of missionary efforts, Data on the number of missionaries going to Africa, Recruitment advertisements for missionaries in church newsletters in Europe

Back

African accounts of converting to Christianity

Front

Social Darwinism was used to justify which of the following during the nineteenth century? Options: Latin American independence movements, Domestic reforms in Meiji Japan, British colonization of India, Russian utilization of coerced peasant labor

Back

British colonization of India

Front

The sentiments expressed in the quotation above are most supportive of which of the following concepts? Nationalism, Imperialism, Liberalism, Marxism

Back

Imperialism

Front

Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late nineteenth century?
- Africans’ unified resistance to European intervention
- Europeans’ desire to develop industry in Africa
- Europeans’ use of both warfare and diplomacy
- Africans’ widespread acceptance of European laws

Back

Europeans’ use of both warfare and diplomacy

Front

“Extraterritoriality” can best be described as which of the following? Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live, Expansion of a country’s international borders to natural boundaries, Extension of dual citizenship to immigrants, Acquisition of new colonies or territories, Establishment of a government in exile

Back

Exemption of foreigners from the laws of the country in which they live

Front

In the late nineteenth century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by

Back

competition among imperialist powers