Chapter 17 Quiz

How did the development of nation-states contribute to the spread of imperialism?

• The goal of nation-state builders was to incorporate as much territory as possible into their states

• Possession of an empire was seen as a measure of a nation-state's strength

• Imperial possessions offered more people who could become members of the nation

• Empires allowed nation-states to compensate for their lack of up-to-date industrial technology

States used all of the following to create and develop national identities except:

• universal military service in a national army

• public education using the national language

• unified administration throughout the state

• state ownership of industrial facilities

In which of the world's regions were newly conquered territories most throughly assimilated into established states?

• Europe

• the Americas

• Russia

• Australia

After the Civil War, how did the U.S. encourage the assimilation of its western territories?

• by extending citizenship rights to their Native American residents

• by encouraging white settlement with access to cheap land for homesteading

• by recruiting the residents into its new national army

• by subsidizing railroads that agreed to connect the region to American cities instead of Canadian ones

Which of the following development did not contribute to the growth of nationalism in 19th century Europe?

• the revival of religious faith

• the expansion of literacy and the periodical press

• the growth of empires

• standardization of taxes, weights and measures, and other commercial policies

How did nationalism challenge the Austrian Empire?

• by forcing it to define who was an Austrian

• by eroding the loyalty of its peasant population

• by encouraging groups such as the Czechs and Hungarians to press for more autonomy

• by encouraging the emperor to commit to a more democratic from of government

The second industrial revolution concentrated political and economic power in...

• Western Europe

• East Asia

• South America

• North Atlantic

The development of limited-liability joint stock companies facilitated:

• a huge increase in the scale of industrial enterprises

• the development of chartered companies that participated in imperial expansion

• increased employee ownership of corporations

• the movement of raw materials and people around the globe

What colony served as a model for later European colonial endeavors?

• British India

• Madagascar

• Algeria

• Siberia

One unintended consequence of the British Raj in India was:

• the industrialization of the Indian subcontinent

• the mass conversion of Muslims to Hinduism

• the emergence of a new "Indian" identity despite the lack of a common language or culture

• the introduction of a new European crops that led to a population explosion