Unit 5 Review - Age of Imperialism

What was one effect of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)?

• Japan emerged as a major world power.
• Korea gained its independence.
• Czar Nicholas II gained power in Russia.
• Russia formed a military alliance with Japan.Listen

The Opium Wars in China and the expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan resulted in

• the economic isolation of China and Japan
• an increase in Chinese influence in Asia
• the beginning of democratic governments in China and Japan
• an increase in Western trade and influence in Asia

During the 19th century, European nations established spheres of influence in China mainly to

• profit from the ivory trade
• introduce Islam to the Chinese people
• gain commercial advantages in China
• obtain human rights for Chinese citizens

Meiji reformers of Japan and Peter the Great of Russia were similar in that both emphasized

• socialism
• isolationism
• westernization
• democratization

The British government took control of the Suez Canal and Singapore during the 19th century in order to

• sell petroleum to these territories
• gain more converts to Christianity
• ensure safe passage on strategic waterways
• transport laborers directly to the AmericasListen

One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Kwame Nkrumah, and Ho Chi Minh are similar is that each leader

• opposed the role of the Roman Catholic Church in politics
• established the first democratic government in his country
• fought to free his country from European control
• embraced the principles of civil disobedience

One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it

• strengthened the power of the Shogunate
• decreased the level of pollution
• modernized transportation
• increased the number of small farms

One reason for Japan’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji Restoration was that Japan had

• rejected Western ideas
• used its access to the sea for fishing
• relied on traditional isolationist policies
• reformed its political and economic systems

The Enlightenment and the American Revolution were both major influences on 19th-century uprisings in

• Latin America
• the Middle East
• Vietnam
• Japan

A lasting result of colonial rule in many Latin American nations has been the

• elimination of national debts
• control of power by wealthy landowners
• decrease in the power of the Catholic Church
• creation of industrial economics