AP World Modern Period 6

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
• Herbert Spencer's Social Darwinism

• Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
• Marie Curie's theory of radio activity

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

Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism?

• It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theory
• It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of Europe
• It influenced the development of the factory model of production
• It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people

Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a result of all of the following except

• Nationalism
• Social Darwinism
• Industrialization
• Socialism

Which of the following was NOT a reason India had become Britain's most important colony by about 1800?

• India offered crucial port facilities for the British navy.
• India was a major outlet for British manufactured goods.
• India was an important supplier of British raw materials.
• India was an important location for British textile factories.

In which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power?

• Zulu
• Taiping
• Boxer
• Sepoy

Which of the following African regions was able to defeat European powers in the 19th century?

• Liberia
• Ethiopia
• Egypt
• Morocco

The Berlin Conference of 1885 was able to

• Partition China so that Germany benefited
• Deal with economic problems in Asia
• Resolve issues of European rivalry in Africa
• Bring all of Africa under European control

Before 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by

• Military conquests of large territories administered as military states
• Intense colonization and settlement of large areas
• Coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements
• Active international action

What policy was crafted as a means to limit the amount of immigrants coming into the country?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Manifest Destiny 
• White Australia Policy

• Great White Way