WH Chapter 9 Review

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• the establishment of communist governments in Asia

• Latin American revolutions in the early nineteenth century

• the independence movement in India

• European imperialism in the late nineteenth century

The needs of the Industrial Revolution in nineteenth century Europe greatly contributed to the

• growth of overseas empires

• beginning of the triangular trade

• development of international peacekeeping organizations

• promotion of political and economic equality in Asia and Africa

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• the establishment of communist governments in Asia

• Latin American revolutions in the early nineteenth century

• the independence movement in India

• European imperialism in the late nineteenth century

The Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China were similar in that they both were

• attempts to improve foreign trade

• nonviolent resistance efforts

• revolts against foreign influence

• revolutions against traditional monarchs

During the Meiji Restoration, Japan's leaders focused on

• isolating Japan from the influence of foreign ideas

• existing peacefully with their Asian neighbors

• increasing the emperor's power by returning Japan to a feudal political system

• modernizing Japan's economy to compete with western nations

The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end of Japanese

• cultural contact with the West

• policies of isolationism

• militarism in Southeast Asia

• trade relations with the United States

In Japan, the period of the Meiji Restoration was primarily characterized by

• strict isolation

• feudal government

• religious revival

• reform and modernization

"All great nations...have desired to set their mark upon barbarian lands, and those who fail to participate in this great rivalry will play a pitiable role in time to come" This quote supports the concept of

• socialism

• human rights

• revolution

• imperialism

British rule of India from 1757 to 1947 was the ?

• Raj
• Open Door Policy
• Meiji Era
• Colony

A meeting of Europeans who agreed upon rules for the colonization of Africa was the ?

• Open Door Policy
• London Conference
• Berlin Conference
• Treaty of Kanagawa