World History B Final Exam Study Quiz

What was the name of the event in which plants, animals, people and diseases were transferred to between the old and new worlds?

• Central American Seaway

• Great American Interchange

• Columbian Exchange

• Pan-American Exposition

Describe the role colonies played within the global economy (select all that apply)

• Some colonies were mined for their natural resources to provide materials needed for manufactured goods

• Some colonies used laissez-faire economics to promote the interest of imperial nations

• Many colonies were established as on-crop economies to provide cash crops to imperialist nations

• Many colonies established factories to ship finished goods to imperialist nations.

What impact did the congress of Vienna have on Europe?

• Spain was annexed by Napoleon, leading to the unification of the two countries following a nationalist revolution

• European powers were required to relinquish their hold over imperial territories

• Great Britain was required to pay war reparations to France, leading the country to economic ruin

• It established a blueprint for international cooperation among the major European powers.

How did industrialization affect imperialism?

• Increased production led to a greater need for raw materials and a need for new markets

• A ramp-up in production led to the need for new land to build factories in foreign territories

• Competing European countries believed that conquering territories would provide them with more citizens to tax

• Developing European nations needed to conquer foreign territory to compete with industrialized nations

What was the unsuccessful revolt by Indian soldiers against British colonial rule?

• Suez Crisis

• Zulu War

• Boxer Rebellion

• Sepoy Rebellion

In what ways did Imperialism negatively affect colonies? (select all that apply)

• Imperial powers often suppressed local religious beliefs and practices in favor of Christian faiths

• Western medicines led to the introduction of vaccines that decreased the occurrence of diseases

• The removal of resources and construction of railroads often led to deforestation

• Natives were often forced to extract natural resources in brutal conditions.

What was the Japanese period called when the country began to industrialize and modernization?

• Meji Restoration

• Kamakura period

• Showa Reinstatement

• Tokugawa shogunate

Which theory claimed that people and societies are guided by the same principle of natural selection?

• Supremacism

• Pan-European Identity

• Social Darwinism

• Eurocentrism

What led to conflict in the Congo Free State?

• The British went to war with the Boers over copper mines in the interior of the Congo, leading to concentration camps

• Congolese citizens refused to give up their land rights, leading to the Zulu wars that forced the French to flee the continent

• Africans were forced into brutal labor by Belgian rulers to collect rubber, leading to millions of deaths

• Brazilian competition for Belgium tulips led to the subjugation of Congolese natives to corner the market

What led to the rise of nationalism throughout Europe?

• Nation-states rebelled against the international organization created by the Congress of Vienna

• National upheavals that began during the revolutions of 1858 caused nationalism to spread through Europe

• In the wake of the Napoleonic Wars, disjointed territories banded together for protection as a common goal

• The collapse of the Weimar Republic in Germany led to the reunification of the country, inspiring other countries to nationalism