Unit 6 WHAP

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

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

Which of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century?

• The popularity of democratic values among Asians

• A general easing of tensions and cooperative expeditions among European powers

• Europe’s development of new military technologies

• Asians’ lack of resistance to European diseases

• Europe’s ability to send numerically superior armies to Asia

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

Italian and German imperial presence in Africa were similar in that both countries

• saw African colonies as secondary to their interests in Asia

• were newly unified nations that began colonizing later than other European powers

• primarily used their colonies in Africa to spread Christianity

• invested heavily in African infrastructure and economic development

A historian might argue that the trade reflected a turning point in world history primarily

because the opium trade

• shifted the pattern of historic European trade imbalances with China

• marked the transition from mercantilist trade toward capitalist free trade

• was the first time that Europeans used migrant labor to grow crops for global distribution

• relied upon industrial techniques of production and modern consumer marketing

Why was England the leader in industry during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?

• England produced more cotton and had more workers than any other country in the world.
• England directly bordered France, Spain, and Russia which made trade easy.
• England had a socialist government which paid all workers the same wage.
• England first invented factory machines and had a monopoly of industrial technology.

Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution?

• The industrial revolution helped bring an end to slavery in America.
• The industrial revolution first began in France.
• The first industry to use machines and factories was textiles.  
• By the end of the industrial revolution, most factories were powered by rivers.

Which of the following best explains the impact of railroads during the Industrial Revolution?

• Railroads were so slow and expensive that automobiles quickly replaced them.
• Railroads increased transportation costs led to a decline in factory output.
• Railroads were expensive and cost factory owners more money.
• Railroads increased the need for coal, steel, and steam engine production.

What was the goal of communism, according to Marx?

• the oppression of the working class

• a more equal and fair society

• making everybody rich

• making everybody poor