Imperialism Notes

Multiple Choice

The Spanish American War resulted in

• a humiliating defeat for the United States

• an important peace conference

• war with Thailand

• new territories for the U.S.

Multiple Choice

All of the following came under French control EXCEPT

• Vietnam

• Cambodia

• Thailand

• Laos

Multiple Choice

In 1800, the only two societies in Southeast Asia under European rule were

• the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies

• Singapore and Laos

• Laos and Thailand

• Vietnam and Japan

Multiple Choice

In Burma, the British

• activities led to the collapse of the Burmese monarchy.

• allowed the local king to rule on their behalf

• agreed with France to let the country remain an independent buffer state. 

• made King Mongkut emperor

Multiple Choice

Colonial powers harmed their colonies by

• keeping wages low and taxes high

• building railroads and highways

• creating an entre

• allowing some sharing of profits

Multiple Choice

All of the following powers had colonies in West Africa by 1900, EXCEPT

• Britian

• Germany

• the United States

• France

Multiple Choice

After the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, Britian

• sold its shares in the canal to France

• took an active interest in Egypt

• seized Morocco and Tunisia

• removed all troops from Egypt

Multiple Choice

After its defeat in Ethiopia in 1896, Italy

• abandoned its interests in colonialism

• negotiated indirect rule

• attacked the Suez Canal

• Seized Tripoli

Multiple Choice

In the late nineteenth century, the real driving force behind colonization of Central Africa was

• Germany

• Leopold II of Belgium

• British Queen Victoria

• Italy

Multiple Choice

By 1914, the only independent states in Africa were

• Liberia and Ethiopia

• Rhodesia and Egypt

• South Africa and Congo

• Togo and Sudan

Multiple Choice

What the British called the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indians called the

• First War of Independence

• Great Rebellion

• Sepoy Offensive

• Kanpur Massacre

Multiple Choice

In 1876, Queen Victoria assumed the title of

• Ruler of Kanpur

• Manager of the East India Company

• Empress of India

• Queen of Hinduism

Multiple Choice

British Rule of India brought Indian society all of the following benefits EXCEPT

• order and stability

• a new school system

• railroads and telegraphs

• tea

Multiple Choice

British rule hurt India in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• the corrupt tax collection system

• the destruction of local industries

• the introduction of slavery of the Moguls

• the reduction of food production

Multiple Choice

The Inidan National Congress

• demanded independence from Britain

• asked to share the governing process

• fought the Hindus

• was a railroad connecting Nepal and Bombay

Multiple Choice

The Mexican reform movement from 1855 to 1876 brought about all of the following EXCEPT

• separation of church and state

• land distribution to the poor

• an education system

• voting rights for women

Multiple Choice

Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar led South American independence movements against

• Spain

• Portugal

• the United States

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

Miguel Hidalgo, a hero of Mexican Independence after 1810, had studied

• Marxist writing

• the French Revolution

• Prussian militarism

• Freud's theories

Multiple Choice

Wealth, social prestige, and political power during the nineteenth century in Latin America were based on 

• trade

• capitalism

• land

• religion

Multiple Choice

The economy of Latin America in the nineteenth century was dominated by

• Spain

• Portugal

• Britian

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

To imporve their balance of trade with China, the British sold the Chinese

• porcelain

• opium

• tea

• silk

Multiple Choice

As a result of Chian losing the first Opium War to Britain, all of the following happened EXCEPT

• Britain received Hong Kong

• five ports were opened to British trade

• the British in China accepted Chinese law

• China paid for the cost of the war

Multiple Choice

In the Treaty of Tianjin after the second Opium War, China agreed to

• legalize trade in opium

• close several ports to trade

• recognize Hong as leader

• take back Kowloon

Multiple Choice

The Qing dynasty's "self-strengthening" reforms included 

• ending trade

• adopting Western technology

• moving towards democracy

• eliminating Confucian ideals

Multiple Choice

The Qing dynasty was weakened by all of the following EXCEPT

• war with Japan

• disputes with Russia

• warlords independence

• a changing value system

Multiple Choice

The coming of Westerners did NOT affect the Chinese economy in one of the following ways. Which one?

• introducing modern means of transportation

• creating an export market

• integrating the Chinese market into the world economy

• building a large middle class

Multiple Choice

Yuan tried to rule China without

• an army

• understanding the influence of new Western ideas

• dictating his views

• the use of terror

Multiple Choice

When the Nationalists' rebellion failed,

• Sun Yat-sen feld to Japan

• Sun Yat-sen surrendered

• the Qing emperor was restored

• Yan turned back history to 1800

Multiple Choice

When General Yuan Shigai died in 1916

• the warlords surrendered

• soldiers assisted the people

• civil war erupted

• the Nationalists seized power

Multiple Choice

By 1925, mant urban, middle-class Chinses people

• embraced Western art and literature

• rejected all Western influence

• celebrated the past

• wrote their own novels

Multiple Choice

The Meiji Restoration was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

• weakening the power of the traditional nobles

• creating a constitution

• promoting industry

• rejecting all Western ideas, even industrialization

Multiple Choice

The Meiji reformers created a new imperial army in 1871, based on

• compulsory military service

• the old feudal structure

• the U.S. Marine Corps

• the hiring of mercenaries

Multiple Choice

The Meiji education system included all of the following features EXCEPT

• universal education

• instruction in technology

• Japanese-only teaching staffs

• an America-style structure

Multiple Choice

The Meiji Restoration developed Japanese interest in all of the following EXCEPT

• Western fashions

• the shogunate

• ballroom dancing

• baseball

Multiple Choice

The 1904 war between Russia and Japan resulted in

• the humiliating defeat of Russia

• Russian control of Korea

• greater respect for Russia round the world

• more Japanese immigration to the United States