Global 2 Midterm Review

Which event was an example of Asian reaction to European imperialism?

• Boxer Rebellion

• Glorious Revolution

• French Revolution

• Berlin Conference

After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were...

• in need of land for their surplus populations

• competing for raw materials and markets

• determined to bring Christianity to the Muslim world

• interested in completing their geographic knowledge of the world

Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden"?

• Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilizations to non-Europeans

• Europeans should preserve traditional cultures in Africa and Asia

• Europeans suffered great hardships in exploring new trade routes to Asia

• Europeans must protect existing African and Asian economies

An important social aspect of the early part of the Industrial Revolution in England was the

• urbanization of factory workers

• elimination of the class system

• development of government-funded housing and medical care programs

• acceptance of dissenting religious groups

In England, which circumstance was the result of the other three?

• availability of labor

• start of the Industrial Revolution

• waterpower from many rivers

• abundance of coal and iron

During the Industrial Revolution in England, the failure of social advances to keep up with technological advances led to...

• an increased demand by the working class for reform

• the adoption of right-to-work laws

• a change in government from a monarchy to a republic

• the reinforcement of mercantile policies to increase industrial production

The needs of the Industrial Revolution in 19th century Europe greatly contributed to the

• growth of overseas empires

• beginning of the triangular trade

• development of international peacekeeping organizations

• promotion of political and economic equality in Asia and Africa

Which was the most significant effect of the European Enlightenment period?

• It provided the intellectual spark for the American and French Revolution

• It marked an end to the humanism that had developed during the Renaissance

• It forced the individuals to recognize that God is supremely powerful

• It led to a revival of the practices of feudalism

Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in...

• changing the relationship between people and their government

• supporting the divine right theory

• debating the role of the church in society

• promoting increased powers for European monarchs

During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s), European monarchies sought to...

• increase human rights for their citizens

• centralize political power in their nation

• develop better relations with Muslim rulers

• encourage the growth of cooperative farms