The genocide of the Armenians in the 1890s took place during the rule of the ________empire.

European imperialists redrew the map of Africa with little regard for ______.

Who established the “Three Principles of the People” described in the text?

The first principle was nationalism, or freeing China from foreign domination. The second was democracy, or representative government. The third was livelihood, or economic security for all Chinese.

During the Qing Dynasty, massive flooding, official corruption, and hardship led to ______.

What is the present-day country in which the events mentioned in the text took place?

Mongkut’s friends in the 1840s included many leading princes and nobles who similarly were excited by the West. Convinced of the necessity of accommodation with the West, they took the lead in managing the succession of Mongkut to the throne when King Rama III died in 1851.

Which of the following statements best describes the East India Company in the 1800s?

Which of the following statements best describes the Meiji Restoration?

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War gave the United States control of ________.

Which factor led to the Boer War?

Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani was overthrown when she ______.

To which policy does the text refer?

Under this policy, the United States claimed "international police power" in the Western Hemisphere.

Which of the following statements best describes European imperialism?

Who is the subject of this text?

"For 30 years, he crisscrossed Africa. He wrote about the many peoples he met with more sympathy and less bias than did most Europeans. He relentlessly opposed the slave trade, which remained a profitable business for some African rulers and foreign traders. The only way to end this cruel traffic, he believed, was to open up the interior of Africa to Christianity and trade."

How were efforts to Westernize problematic for the Ottoman empire?

By the mid-1800s, why did so many groups of people in Japan feel discontented?

Who is the subject of the text?

“One of Ethiopia’s greatest rulers, he expanded the empire almost to its present-day borders, repelled an Italian invasion in 1896, and carried out a wide-ranging program of modernization."

The Boer War, which lasted from 1899 to 1902, was caused by ______.

________ is sometimes called the “father of modern Egypt.” He introduced a number of political and economic reforms, including improving tax collection, reorganizing the landholding system, and backing large irrigation projects to increase farm output.

Which person is most likely being described in the text?

“Influential in overthrowing the Qing dynasty (1911/12), he served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China (1911–12) and later as de facto ruler (1923–25)."

Which aspect of imperialism do these words reflect?

“A single shelf of a good European library is worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia.”

After it defeated China in the Opium War, Britain took control of which Chinese island shown in the image?

How did the government and Japanese society react when Japan was forced to accept unequal treaties?

Which event contributed most to helping Canada move toward self-rule?

Competition between China and Japan to establish control over ________ resulted in the First Sino-Japanese War.

The events described in the text were the consequences of the ______.

“The Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking), signed Aug. 29, 1842, and the British Supplementary Treaty of the Bogue (Humen), signed Oct. 8, 1843, provided for the payment of a large indemnity by China, cession of five ports for British trade and residence, and the right of British citizens to be tried by British courts."

Who set up the “Meiji Restoration” described in the text?

“The young emperor began a long reign known as the Meiji Restoration. This period, which lasted from 1868 to 1912, was a major turning point in Japanese history. The Meiji reformers, who ruled in the emperor’s name, were determined to strengthen Japan. Their goal was summarized in their motto, 'A rich country, a strong military.' The emperor supported and embodied the reforms."

In which country did the “Aborigines” described in the text live?

“Isolated from the larger world, the Aborigines lived in small hunting and food-gathering bands, much as their Stone Age ancestors had. Aboriginal groups spoke as many as 250 distinct languages."

The 1823 ________ declared:

“The American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.”

Which military strongmen played an important role in the era described in the text?

“Written constitutions were not, however, sufficient to enforce order in the new countries of the region.

Particularly in the 1825–50 period, Latin America experienced a high degree of political instability."