Regents Review #7: New Imperialism Part 2

The Panama Canal and the Suez Canal are strategic bodies of water because they serve as

• (1) sources of hydroelectric power

• (2) barriers against imperialism

• (3) gateways to other places

• (4) reservoirs for irrigation

Which factor most influenced Japan’s expansion efforts in the 1930s and 1940s?

• (1) competition with Russia for territory

• (2) limited amount of industrial resources on Japan’s home islands

• (3) revenge for the bombings of Tokyo

• (4) a desire to reclaim territory that historically had been Japanese

Emperor Meiji supported a policy of

• appeasement

• détente

• universal suffrage

• westernization

The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to

• control immigration to the colonies

• limit the slave trade

• expand irrigation systems

• decrease the distance of trade routes

One way in which Emperor Meiji of Japan and Kemal Atatürk of Turkey are similar is that they both

• crushed secessionist movements

• worked to modernize their nations

• conquered eastern neighboring territories

• protested against economic sanctions

Commodore Matthew Perry is best known for taking which action?

• leading the British East India Company

• rescuing Europeans during the Boxer Rebellion

• justifying European spheres of influence in China

• opening Japan to American and European influences

Which action did Japan take during the Meiji Restoration?

• established a social system to benefit the samurai

• sent experts to learn from modern Western nations

• allowed communist ideas to dominate its government

• started an ambitious program to expel foreign manufacturers

In the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, Japan rapidly industrialized. During which period did this change take place?

• Heian Court

• Meiji Restoration

• Song dynasty

• Yuan dynasty

In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit to Japan was important to the United States because it

• ended the United States policy of neutrality

• began a military alliance between the two nations

• opened new trading opportunities in Asia

• acquired cheap labor for America’s factories

One reason the Suez Canal has been of strategic importance to countries other than Egypt was that the canal

• allowed for faster movement between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean

• enabled Europeans to explore the Western Hemisphere

• made it easier for Russia to gain control of Afghanistan

• provided the Austro-Hungarian Empire with access to its colonies in South Asia