Unit 9 Retest: A Day

The painting reflects the Realism art movement of the nineteenth century by —

• depicting everyday people in art

• using a new watercolor technique

• showing adults and children together

• including the landscape in the background

Choose the correct match of a location with its history.

• Africa - British Protectorate

• Panama Canal - British Empire

• India - British Empire

• Congo - British Empire

How did nineteenth century European imperialism differ from sixteenth century European colonialism?

• Europeans began to cooperate to establish extensive global free trade zones.

• Europeans defeated the Ottoman Empire and were able to open overland routes toAsia.

• Europeans learned to respect the native cultures of the territories in which they colonized.

• European focus shifted from control of North America to economic domination ofAsia and Africa.

Most nineteenth century industrialized nations in Europe experienced —

• a general rise in the overall standard of living

• the creation of a common European currency

• a growth in the number of children in families

• the adoption of communist economic systems

During the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of free enterprise economic principlesresulted in —

• the passage of additional protective tariffs

• an accumulation of wealth by factory owners

• the workers sharing in the profits of the factory

• an increase in government regulation of factories

British politician William Wilberforce was successful in changing public policy about —

• absolutism

• social contracts

• voting rights for women

• enslavement of Africans

In his work The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith contributed to economists’ understanding of —

• the rights of workers

• how market forces operate

• why labor unions were needed

• the negative impact of industrialization

The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, proposed the idea that —

• power should be given to those who own the means of production

• profits from industrialization should be shared by the working class

• economic markets should be regulated by the law of supply and demand

• revolution would happen unless the working class was given voting rights

In what way did the assimilation policies of European colonial powers in Africa affect the region?

• African colonies were industrialized.

• New cultural practices were introduced.

• An extensive network of highways and railroads was built.

• European colonial populations outnumbered native populations.

This question has two parts.

This is a political cartoon about the Berlin Conference.

Part A: Which statement explains what is being depicted by the cartoon?

• In the late 1800s, European powers saw no potential in colonizing the African continent.

• In the late 1800s, European powers saw the potential in the colonization of Africa.

• In the late 1800s, European powers saw the potential in alliances with African leaders.

• In the late 1800s, European powers and African leaders colonized the African continent.