Finals Review Revolutions through Modern Era

Which countries were responsible for the colonization of Africa

• Germany, US, Russia

• Germany, Great Britain, France

• US, Japan, Germany

• Great Britain, France, USA

What was India known as?

• The Jewel in the British Crown

• The Empress of India

• The India Express

• The Jewel in India's Crown

Queen Victoria was known as what ruler of India?

• The Queen of India

• The Jewel in India's Crown

• The Empress of India

• The Head of the Indian Church

What is the "White Man's Burden"?

• the belief that Europeans are less likely to colonize other areas

• the belief that Europeans had to rule the world

• the belief that Europeans had the moral responsibility to civilize primitive people

• the belief that Europeans were better able to carry more weight

What was one of the causes of the Opium Wars in China?

• Imbalance of trade between Britain and China

• Imbalance of trade between China and India

• Increased demand for opium by Chinese workers

• Increased demand for opium by Indian workers

What was the significance of the Meiji Restoration?

• it rejected Western ideas

• it promoted industry and the inclusion of western ideas

• expelled the leaders of Japan

• promoted a closed economy

What was the result of the Russo-Japanese war in 1904?

• A humiliating defeat of Japan

• The humiliating defeat of Russia

• The humiliating defeat of China

• The humiliating defeat of the United States

What was Commodore Perry's role in opening trade with Japan?

• The US fleet defeated the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Edo Bay

• His fleet pressured the Japanese into opening trade relations with the United States

• He threatened nuclear war if Japan wouldn't open trade with the US

• His fleet refused to acknowledge Japan's military

What is a "sphere of influence"?

• Areas in Japan where European states had exclusive trading rights

• Areas in the United States where European states had exclusive trading rights

• Areas in China where European states had exclusive trading rights

• Areas in Europe that dominated Asian trade

What was one cause of the formation of the Confederate States of America

• slavery

• Abraham Lincoln elected president

• unequal trade with Britain

• revolutions in Europe