WHAP Unit 6 Review

Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the

late nineteenth and early twentieth 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 radioactivity

Based on the passage, the author would most likely have agreed with which of the following statements?

• Britain’s founding of Australia followed God’s command to convert non-Whites.

• All peoples of the world have the right to determine their own government.

• Britain had contributed to human progress by taking over new colonies in Africa.

• Nations go to war with each other mainly to gain precious metals.

The photograph best supports which of the following inferences about French colonial rule in Tahiti in the 1880?

• Colonial authorities attempted to impart a sense of French national identity to native Tahitians.

• Tahiti provided France with valuable sources of raw materials as well as with markets for French

  manufactured goods.

• The spread of Enlightenment ideas and anticolonial movements led many Tahitians to demand independence

  from France.

• French control of Tahiti was under threat from expanding rival colonial empires in the Pacific, such as Great

  Britain, Japan, and the United States.

Which of the following best summarizes the two plans for improving nutrition in Britain’s colonies?

• Both sources emphasize the need to expand economic production in the colonies.

• Both sources emphasize the need to educate farmers in order to improve agricultural practices.

• Both sources emphasize the need to respect traditional African economic practices and gender norms.

• Both sources emphasize the need to enlist the cooperation of Africans in implementing colonial policies.

The two passages best represent which of the following justifications for European imperialism?

• The idea that the colonies would provide opportunities for the settlement of European farmers

• The nationalist competition among European states over colonial territory

• The concept of the European mission to civilize colonized peoples

• The acquisition of new markets and territories

Based on the passage, it can be inferred that in the late nineteenth century international relations were increasingly

perceived as being governed by

• Social Darwinism and international power politics

• the Enlightenment and theories of natural rights

• traditional or religious morality

• socialism and the concept of international workers’ solidarity

The second paragraph best provides information about the way in which states in the nineteenth century

• used Enlightenment ideas to justify their attempts to convert conquered populations to Christianity

• attempted to consolidate their conquests by enrolling local populations into imperial service

• justified territorial expansion by claiming that they were bringing progress to conquered regions

• facilitated cultural exchange between different religious groups to conquer neighboring states

The declaration can best be understood as a rejection of which of the following ideals?

• The belief that some groups of people are inherently superior to others

• The belief that all cultures have intrinsic value

• The belief that race is a social construction

• The belief that the concept of race has had a major impact on human interactions

The founding of “the Australian nation,” as alluded to in the passage, was part of which of the following processes?

• The creation of mercantilist empires to extract natural resources

• European states’ establishment of settler colonies

• European companies’ establishment of overseas trading posts

• Japan’s creation of its own empire in Asia

Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late nineteenth century?

• Africans’ unified resistance to European intervention

• Europeans’ desire to develop industry in Africa

• Europeans’ use of both warfare and diplomacy

• Africans’ widespread acceptance of European laws