W.24-28 Slides

Multiple Choice

Why did Britain sell opium to China?

• To improve Chinese medicine

• To balance trade since China sold many goods to Britain

• To weaken China’s government

• To spread Western culture

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What were “spheres of influence” in China?

• Areas where Chinese leaders ruled freely

• Zones controlled by foreign powers

• Secret Chinese resistance groups

• Regions controlled by the Boxers

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What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion?

• To expand trade with Britain

• To overthrow the Chinese emperor

• To remove foreign influence from China

• To join Western alliances

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Which best describes cultural diffusion during imperialism?

• A) Equal sharing of culture between empires

• B) Mostly European culture dominating others

• C) Total rejection of European culture

• D) Independent growth of African and Asian cultures

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Who forced Japan to open trade with the West in 1853?

• A) Theodore Roosevelt

• B) Commodore Perry

• C) Napoleon Bonaparte

• D) John J. Pershing

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What was Japan’s main response to Western pressure in the 1800s?

• Quickly modernize using Western ideas

• Stay isolated

• Become a European colony

• Ask China for protection

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Why was Japan’s victory over Russia in 1905 significant?

• It ended imperialism in Asia

• It was the first time an Asian nation defeated a European power

• It caused Japan to return to isolation

• It created the League of Nations

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Which natural resource was NOT commonly exported from Latin America?

• A) Bananas

• B) Coffee

• C) Oil

• D) Cotton

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Why was Latin America important to global trade?

• A) Its location and natural resources

• B) Its military power

• C) Its isolation from Europe

• D) Its lack of outside influence

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What does “banana republic” mean?

• A) A country run only by farmers

• B) A nation controlled politically by fruit companies

• C) A colony in Africa

• D) A rebellion led by plantation workers

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How was imperialism in Latin America different from Africa?

• A) Latin America was directly colonized

• B) Latin America faced economic control, not full colonization

• C) Africa remained independent

• D) Africa had stronger economies than Latin America