Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism (1800-1870)

The founder of the Saud family on the Arabian Peninsula was

• Ibrahim Ali
• Muhammad Ali
• Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
• Abd al-Qadir

The Ottoman sultan who was executed because of his unpopular western reforms was

• Mahmud II
• Selim III
• Abdul Mejid
• Ismail Ali

Which country earned its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830?

• Romania
• Bulgaria
• Albania
• Greece

The Tanzimat

• was the disbanding of the Janissaries in the Ottoman Empire
• kept the Ottoman military from winning the Crimean War
• gave all citizens equality under the law & removed religious influence from government
• stabilized the Ottoman Empire for the next century

The ruler of the Ottoman Empire who instituted the Tanzimat was

• Selim III
• Abdul Mejid
• Mahmud II
• Selim II

Which of the following was NOT a Western idea adopted by the Ottoman Empire?

• a national education system
• change in fashion to match Europeans
• tax systems that were more efficient
• women's legal rights

One of the major causes of the Crimean War was

• Ottoman takeover of the Balkan Peninsula
• Russian desire to take more land in eastern Europe
• appointment of France as protector of holy sites in Palestine
• attack by the British on a Russian fleet

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Crimean War being considered the first modern war?

• use of telegraphs for communication
• development of advanced weaponry
• quicker transport via railroads
• widespread propaganda

Extraterritoriality

• allowed the Ottomans to take over all of North Africa
• was a part of the Tanzimat reforms
• kept the Young Turks from gaining political power
• allowed Europeans to keep land in other nations with their own laws

The group who developed a working constitution for the Ottoman Empire was the

• Janissaries
• Young Turks
• Greeks
• Tanzimats