AP Period 5 Modern Era

Which of the following describes an accurate similarity between the Qing and Russian empires in the 18th and 19th centuries?

• Both relied heavily on maritime trade as a source of material goods.
• Both successfully resisted pressure from industrialized powers.
• Both were heavily influenced by the intellectual work of Jesuit missionaries.
• Both had vast territories with peoples of various ethnicities and languages.

Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease
• Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution
• Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
• Marie Curie's theory of radio activity

By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?

• The political independence of colonies in both North and South America
• The emancipation of slaves everywhere in t he Atlantic world
• Political and economic domination of the Western Hemisphere by the United States
• The creation of a politically unified South America

The "Second Industrial Revolution" in the last half of the 19th century was associated with the mass production of which of the following groups of products?

• Textiles, iron, and coal
• Textiles, automobiles, and planes
• Electricity, ships, and radios
• Electricity, steel, and chemicals

In the late 19th century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by

• Widespread trade in opium
• The encouragement of slavery
• Small military enclaves along coastlines
• Competition among imperialist powers

The US Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect a shared concern for

• Physical elimination of the ruling class
• Confiscation of church property
• Protection of private property
• Preservation of the monarcy

Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late 19th century?

• There was little effect for most people
• Marriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect on all three
• Large numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United States
• There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.

Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late 19th century?

• There was little effect for most people
• Marriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect on all three
• Large numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United States
• There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.

Which of the following best characterizes Western imperialist expansion in the late 19th century?

• Western fears of the spread of Japanese influence
• Western investment to create self-sufficient economies in the new colonies
• An unprecedented amount of territory colonized in a short period of time
• The decline of British and United States influence in international affairs

The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to

• The overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country
• Increased tensions between China and Korea
• Greater Russian influence in Manchuria
• The colonization of Taiwan