WH B CA #2

Why were most Asian nations unable to resist the expansion of European powers during the nineteenth century?

• Very few Asian rulers were concerned about European expansion.

• Most Asian armies were crippled by opium addiction among soldiers.

• The trade advantages of European expansion were too valuable for Asian nations to pass up.

• The military technology of the Asian nations was not as advanced as the technology of the Europeans.

African, Asian, and Latin American nations developed monocultures based on cash crops as a result of —

• their lack of effective agricultural technology.

• the exploitation of European colonial powers.

• the abolition of slavery in the non-Western world.

• their need to produce crops for a subsistence economy.

The growing need for both raw materials and new markets in which to sell goods in the nineteenth century led to —

• the adoption of policies of imperialism by European nations.

• the adoption of policies of isolationism by European nations.

• the implementation of democratic political reforms by European governments.

• the implementation of communist economic reforms by European governments.

How did Social Darwinist theory influence European actions in Africa?

• It established methods for controlling inland areas of Africa.

• It promoted an attitude of respect toward African cultures.

• It called for the industrialization of African states.

• It justified the exploitation of Africans.

Dividing up Africa among European countries was the goal of the-

• Treaty of Paris.

• Balfour Declaration.

• Berlin Conference.

• Treaty of Versailles.

On what were the borders established for many African nations during the late 1800s primarily based?

• Natural geographic barriers

• Traditional ethnic boundaries

• Territorial claims of colonial rulers

• Locations of oil and mineral reserves

Which of the following best defines the idea of imperialism?

• A nation that works with another country to build missions and send missionaries

• A nation that dominates every aspect of another country's society and economy

• A nation that enters into an agreement with a smaller country to produce goods

• A nation that invades another country and then proceeds to annex it

What region of the world became the main focus of imperialistic powers during the Age of Imperialism?

• Asia

• Africa

• The Caribbean

• The South Pacific

In his writings, Karl Marx put forth which of the following ideas?

• Natural law and natural rights

• Divine right and religious tolerance

• Class struggle and revolutionary change

• Separation of powers and popular sovereignty

Which of the following was a primary cause of Russia's withdrawal from World War I?

• The overthrow of the Russian monarchy

• The entry of the United States into the war

• The entry of the Ottoman Empire into the war

• The capture of Saint Petersburg by German forces