Spheres of Influence in Muslim Lands

When the Ottoman Empire weakened, Europe reacted by

• building a canal for trade with the Ottoman region.

• helping Ottoman nations achieve independence.

• cutting off most trade with the Ottoman region.

• trying to take more control of Ottoman lands.

Nationalist movements in the Ottoman Empire resulted in

• growth and a stronger empire.

• independence or self-rule for many territories.

• new alliances with many European nations.

• a smaller but more stable empire.

Which correctly lists all of the belligerents in the Crimean War?

• Russia, the Ottoman Empire, France, and Britain

• Russia, France, Britain, and India

• Russia and the Ottoman Empire

• Russia, France, and Britain

As a result of the Crimean War, the Ottoman Empire became more reliant on Britain and France because

• Britain and France defeated and gained control of Crimea.

• Britain and France helped the empire win the war.

• Britain and France helped rebuild the empire after the war.

• Britain and France formed a protectorate with the empire.

Why did the Suez Canal increase European interest in the Ottoman Empire?

• The empire monopolized all trade through the canal.

• The canal made it easy for Europe to attack the empire’s lands.

• The canal went through Muslim-controlled waterways to Asia.

• The empire opposed expanding the canal to new trade destinations.

Muhammad Ali tried to westernize Egypt by

• building a large army and expanding Egyptian territory.

• allowing Britain to take control of the government.

• expanding farms and developing a range of new crops.

• inviting European industries to expand to Egypt.

The British takeover of Egypt was an example of

• British expansionism.

• industrialization.

• colonization.

• economic imperialism.

The Suez Canal connected the Mediterranean Sea and

• the Caspian Sea.

• the Red Sea.

• the Atlantic Ocean.

• the Persian Gulf.

How did buying Egypt’s shares in the Suez Canal benefit Britain?

• It gave Britain total control of the canal and kept other nations out.

• It allowed Britain to form an equal trade partnership with France.

• It gave Britain partial control of the canal and enabled trade with Asia.

• It allowed Britain to form an economic partnership with Egypt.

Russia and Britain competed for Persia because it offered

• access to the Suez Canal.

• control of Central Asia.

• land and resources.

• industrial power.