APWMH Unit 5 (1750-1900)

All of the following factors contributed to significant growth in worldwide population from 1750 through 1900 EXCEPT

• decline of epidemic disease

• introduction of Western Hemisphere food crops to new areas

• expansion of land under cultivation

• new grain crops developed in the Green Revolution

All of the following have been African contributions to cultures in the Americas EXCEPT

• African forms of religious observance

• African musical forms

• knowledge of how to grow African crops

• African folklore

• African monetary systems

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

• British imports of raw cotton and exports of finished cotton in the 1850s

• major slave trading routes in the nineteenth century

• alternate trade routes that developed as a result of the disruption caused by the Napoleonic Wars

• routes that developed in response to the building of railroads in North America

• illicit drug routes that developed in the second half of the twentieth century

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

• active international interaction through trade and diplomacy

• coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements

• frequent coastal raids along with racial segregation imposed on conquered peoples

Between 1450 and 1750, which of the following were produced on large plantations by slave labor for the world market?

• Wheat and barley

• Corn and beans

• Bananas and oranges

• Sugar and tobacco

Between 1500 and 1800, Europeans were primarily interested in tropical colonies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the Caribbean because

• large profits could be made from products like sugar, coffee, and pepper

• the major European states were competing with each other for imperial hegemony

• these colonies had strategic military importance

• these areas had small populations and were thus easy to control

• many Europeans were interested in getting away from Europe’s wintry climate

Between 1750 and 1900, which of the following industrializing states created an empire?

• Japan

• China

• Brazil

• Argentina

Darwin’s theories were interpreted by Social Darwinists to indicate that

• select human groups would dominate those less fit

• European countries were more nationalistic

• non-White groups were better adapted to tropical climates

• imperialism went against the theory of natural selection

• education would lead to equality

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

• widespread trade in opium

• the encouragement of slavery

• extensive conquest of territory

• small military enclaves along coastlines

• competition among imperialist powers

In the period 1450—1750, which of the following, produced on large plantations by slave labor, were significant commodities in the growing world market?

• Grains such as wheat and barley

• Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges

• Animal products such as wool and beef

• Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco