Unit 6 WHAP Review

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

• French Revolution

• Machine Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Technological Revolution

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

• small military enclaves along coastlines

• competition among imperialist powers

• extensive conquest of territory

• the encouragement of slavery

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

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

Which country had the largest sphere of influence in Latin America during the Age of Imperialism?

• United States

• Spain

• Mexico

• England

The Economic system that prevailed from C. 1750-1900 was...

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

What caused the Taiping and Boxer rebellions?

• British selling Opium to China

• Indians refusing to touch the gunpowder pouches

• Foreign economic involvement in China

• Americans moving into West North America

What was Japan's response to foreign interference in the nineteenth century?

• Isolate themselves further by resisting and fighting

• Became allies with the Chinese to become dominant power in the region

• Adapt to the ideas of the islanders and tribal people to resist

• Adapt to Western policies and culture though reluctantly (Meiji Restoration)