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Long-distance immigration to the Americas in the late nineteenth century most often contributed to which of the following processes?
The worsening of gender imbalances in receiving societies, as the great majority of migrants were men
Restrictions on migrants performing industrial labor in factories in the receiving societies
Reverse migration, whereby most migrants returned to their countries of origin after becoming financially secure
Growing rates of urbanization as migrants predominantly settled in cities in the receiving societies
Which of the following processes in the nineteenth century most directly created the economic needs filled by Indian indentured servants in the Caribbean?
The growth of Great Britain’s textile manufacturing sector as part of the first Industrial Revolution
The shift from East India Company rule to direct British imperial rule in India
The abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and of slavery in British colonies
The success of the Latin American revolutions in establishing independent republics in former Spanish American colonies
Late-nineteenth-century transoceanic labor migrations were most directly facilitated by which of the following developments?
Restructuring of traditional social hierarchies
The development of new, more affordable methods of transportation
The growing popularity of free-trade economic policies
The emergence of transnational businesses
The economic success of businesses such as the British South Africa Company was in part dependent on which of the following developments in the late nineteenth century?
The migrations of indentured workers from Asia
The increasing availability and variety of consumer goods
The development of new technologies such as the telegraph
The adoption of innovative practices in banking and finance
As described in the passage, the economic model of the British South Africa Company most directly differed from which of the following economic trends in the late nineteenth century?
The shift in Asian and African economies from manufacturing of finished goods to resource extraction
The shift from nation-based businesses and enterprises to transnational businesses and enterprises
The shift from heavy industry to industries centered on the production of consumer goods
The shift from mercantilism to free-market trade policies
The “objections” that the chairman refers to in the first paragraph can most directly be explained in relation to which of the following arguments commonly made by laissez-faire economists in the period 1750–1900 ?
The monopolistic practices of government-chartered joint-stock companies such as the British South Africa Company distorted market competition and hurt consumers.
Granting government charters to joint-stock companies such as the British South Africa Company allowed too much free trade and hurt workers in home countries.
Government involvement in the business of companies such as the British South Africa Company inevitably led to deregulation that removed valuable protections for workers and consumers.
The creation of government-supported joint-stock companies such as the British South Africa Company excluded private investment.
Stanley’s description of the riches of the Congo in the two paragraphs can best be seen as an attempt to
place European expansion in the Congo in the context of earlier imperial ventures that had ended in disaster for the native population of the colonized country
place European expansion in the Congo in the context of other instances in which inter-European rivalries had prevented the successful economic exploitation of colonial territories
place European expansion in the Congo in the context of other imperial ventures that had seemed difficult at first but have subsequently turned out to be highly valuable
place European expansion in the Congo in the context of other instances in which British imperial policies had been proven to be more successful than the policies of other European countries
Based on the third paragraph, Stanley’s vision of the future of the Congo River basin can best be seen as part of which of the following late-nineteenth-century developments?
Settler imperialism
The view of imperialism as the “White Man’s Burden”
Economic imperialism
The belief that imperialism should be spearheaded by religious missionaries
The commodities listed by Stanley in the second paragraph can best be understood in the context of
Europeans’ need for resources to be used in industrial production
raw materials that could be used in African manufacturing centers
crops that could be cultivated on plantations and industrial farms by European settlers
products that would be most suited for export to the Mississippi region of North America
The numbers in Column B are most likely a reflection of which trend that affected many migrants in the late nineteenth century?
Migrants often lacked opportunities for economic and social advancement as a result of anti-immigrant prejudice and racism in the receiving societies.
Migrants were often able to maintain cultural and religious connections to their home country through letters and newspapers.
Migrants often wanted to assimilate quickly into the dominant linguistic and cultural environment of their receiving societies.
Migrants often returned, either periodically or permanently, to their home societies after saving enough money to start a new life there.
On a global scale, the gender makeup of the migrants referred to in the second paragraph best helps to explain which of the following social changes in home societies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Dramatic population increases leading to the adoption of new government policies to limit the birth of children
Women taking on new roles that had been formerly occupied by men
A greater reliance on children performing indentured labor
An increase in workers joining labor unions to demand higher wages
The table indicates that Indian labor migration to Trinidad in the mid- to late nineteenth century shared which of the following patterns with global migration processes in the same period?
Both Indian migration to Trinidad and global migration in general involved mostly coerced or semicoerced labor.
Both Indian migration to Trinidad and global migration in general resulted in migrants establishing ethnic enclaves in increasingly cosmopolitan cities.
Both Indian migration to Trinidad and global migration in general involved migrants who were mostly male.
Both Indian migration to Trinidad and global migration in general resulted in receiving societies’ governments passing discriminatory anti-immigrant legislation.
Which of the following most directly explains the importance of improved agricultural productivity to the industrialization of economic production in western Europe in the period 1750–1900 ?
Because the nutritional quality of food greatly improved, more people were able to sustain the long working hours that factory labor required.
Because less labor was needed on farms, more people moved to urban areas to work in factories.
Because farmers needed less land to produce the same amount of food, they could build textile factories on the excess land.
Because greater quantities of food could be sold at higher prices, governments could tax farmers at higher rates and use those revenues to build factories.
The industrialization of Great Britain’s economy in the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is most directly explained by which of the following?
Britain had large reserves of petroleum.
British scientists were the first to discover electricity.
Britain had large reserves of coal.
British engineers developed new methods of producing cheaper steel.
The development of the factory system most directly explains which of the following characteristics of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
The higher degree of educational achievement among workers
A decline in the diversity of consumer goods
Large increases in the prices of most consumer goods
The greater degree of labor specialization
Which of the following best describes a conclusion about the relationship between steamships and world trade in the late nineteenth century that is supported by the data in the table?
North America had roughly twice the share of world trade as Latin America had because it possessed almost twice as many steamships.
Africa and Oceania’s share of world trade was nearly equivalent to Latin America’s share of world trade because all three regions had roughly the same number of steamships.
The fact that North America had only the third largest share of world trade by region roughly corresponds to its share of the total number of sailing vessels by region.
Europe’s dominance in the total number of steamships roughly correlates to its dominance in world trade.
Which of the following best describes an accurate comparison of the relationship between sailing vessels and steamships in the late nineteenth century that is supported by the data in the table?
The total number of sailing vessels in North America was less than the total number of steamships in Europe.
The total number of sailing vessels in all regions still greatly surpassed the total number of steamships in all regions.
The total number of sailing vessels in all regions was declining in relationship to the total number of steamships in all regions.
The total number of sailing vessels in Asia was less than half the total number of steamships in North America.
Which of the following describes a conclusion about Asia that is best supported by the data in the table?
Although Asia had a smaller number of vessels than Africa had, it had a far larger share of world trade.
Asia’s percentage of world trade was only slightly less than that of Latin America, Africa, and Oceania combined.
Asia’s total number of sailing vessels was nearly half that of Latin America and Europe.
Although Asia had far fewer vessels than North America had, Asia was responsible for a larger percentage of world trade.
The photograph best illustrates which of the following aspects of European colonial policies in nineteenth-century Africa?
European states attempting to encourage colonial populations to emigrate
European states attempting to spread Christianity among colonial populations
European states imposing democratic systems of government in order to prepare colonial populations for self-rule
European states imposing their culture in an attempt to spread their values among colonial populations
The second paragraph best provides information about the way in which states in the nineteenth century
used Enlightenment ideas to justify their attempts to convert conquered populations to Christianity
attempted to consolidate their conquests by enrolling local populations into imperial service
justified territorial expansion by claiming that they were bringing progress to conquered regions
facilitated cultural exchange between different religious groups to conquer neighboring states
The ability of the French colonial government in Algeria to establish schools for the native Algerian population can best be seen as part of which of the following broader developments in European colonialism in the late nineteenth century?
Some European states established trading-post empires.
Some European states strengthened their control over their existing colonies.
Some European states faced native resistance to their colonization efforts.
Some European states used Social Darwinism to justify their military subjugation of colonial peoples.
In its description of the condition of the Crimean Tatars, the second paragraph most directly provides evidence of the influence of which of the following?
Laissez-faire liberalism
The ideology of nationalism
The concept of the civilizing mission
The racial theory of Social Darwinism
The emergence of the German industries referred to in the passage is most directly explained by which of the following processes in the nineteenth century?
The spread of new industrial technologies such as the internal combustion engine from the United States
The development of new methods of production during the second industrial revolution
The greater diversity of manufactured goods produced by industrial factories
The growing importance of using coal as fuel in industrial production
The expansion of the Russian Empire in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is primarily explained in the context of which of the following global developments?
European states using their control over maritime trade routes to impoverish non-European societies
European states using joint-stock companies to expand their economic and political dominance over non-European societies
European states taking advantage of religious conflicts in non-European societies to expand their influence
European states acquiring growing technological and military advantages over non-European societies to expand their power
The rapid expansion of European empires in Africa in the late nineteenth century is best explained in the context of which of the following?
Economic competition between European states fostering the creation of transnational business that sought to exchange raw materials from Europe for finished goods from colonies
Political rivalries between European states encouraging diplomatic agreements that reserved colonies for European powers
Rapid population increases in European colonies in Asia encouraging European states to create new colonies for migrants to settle
Revolutions in Europe leading European states to seek troops from colonial populations
Great Britain’s development of the industry referred to in the first paragraph during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is best explained by the fact that British factories were the first to
use steam-powered machines for large-scale economic production
use natural resources from colonies to create finished products
use coerced labor for producing manufactured goods
take advantage of mercantilist economic policies to protect themselves from foreign competition
Which of the following developments in the nineteenth century would most likely help explain the size and composition of the workforce at the Bayer plant as described in the second paragraph?
The construction of railroads facilitated the migration of people to interior regions.
The invention of steamships facilitated the migration of colonial subjects to imperial metropoles.
The invention of the telegraph made it easier for companies to recruit educated workers from across the world.
The discovery of electricity made rural communities more attractive places to live for wealthy urbanites.
Which of the following claims does al-Jabarti make about the French?
The French are Muslim but pretend to be Christian.
The French are Christian but pretend to be Muslim.
The French do not believe in either Christianity or Islam.
The French have created a new religion of their own.
Which of the following claims does Napoleon make about religion in the document al-Jabarti quotes in the second paragraph?
The French had come to convert Egypt to Christianity.
The French had come to abolish Islam.
The French did not wish to change the religion of the people of Egypt.
The French state was not based on the principles of the Enlightenment.
All of the following claims made by Saint-Maurice in Source 2 directly advocate for the abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue EXCEPT
that “White hands will never suffice to work the land under a burning sun”
that “everything tells you that man will no longer be the slave of man”
that “He is your equal, because he is a man”
that “neither the nation nor the Supreme Being created slaves”
The author’s political point of view can be most clearly seen in the way in which the passage
neglects to mention that South Asian migrants were a key source of labor for Western transnational corporations
disparages the development of contemporary Hinduism
omits any mention of the economic exploitation and resource extraction practiced by the British in India
attributes historical events to divine intervention
A historian interpreting the policies advocated for in the passage would most likely argue that they are best explained in the context of which of the following?
The decreasing importance of mercantilist policies in the development of the global economy
The importance of raw materials to the development of industrial economies
The growing importance of Social Darwinist ideology in the development of imperial economies
The importance of access to coerced labor in the development of industrial economies
The arguments expressed in the passage are significant because they help explain why
social divisions within colonial societies often hindered the efforts of anticolonial movements to overthrow imperial rule
syncretic religious movements frequently emerged from cultural differences in colonial societies
nationalist movements against imperial rule often sought to bridge ethnic and religious differences by appealing to popular Enlightenment ideals
settler colonies frequently exacerbated differences between religious groups in colonial societies
Rivett-Carnac’s point of view is directly relevant in understanding all of the following features of the report EXCEPT
the fact that the report expresses hope that the railroad will allow more cotton to be exported out of Berar province
the fact that the report claims that the railroad will have the effect of more labor being available for cotton cultivation
the fact that the report states the railroad would lead to a reduction in the area of Berar covered by jungle
the fact that the report envisions that the railroad will be used to import British textiles that would undersell Indian-made cloth
A historian analyzing the lecture would most likely argue that the audience of Chakravarti’s lecture is significant because it shows the most direct contrast with which of the following developments in the nineteenth century?
Religious differences in colonial societies often led to communal violence.
Imperial states often granted preference to religious groups that they felt were less of a threat to their power.
Religious movements often inspired rebellions against imperial rule.
Imperial governments often consulted local religious leaders before issuing important decrees.
On a global scale, the implementation of the types of policies that Rivett-Carnac advocated for in the passage is most significant in that it directly led to the
dramatic increase of migrants from colonial societies to imperial metropoles
growth of nationalist movements in colonial societies against imperial rule
increased influence of laissez-faire economic philosophies among nationalist leaders in colonial societies
growth of labor union membership among colonial populations
The arguments expressed in the passage are significant because they help explain why
social divisions within colonial societies often hindered the efforts of anticolonial movements to overthrow imperial rule
syncretic religious movements frequently emerged from cultural differences in colonial societies
nationalist movements against imperial rule often sought to bridge ethnic and religious differences by appealing to popular Enlightenment ideals
settler colonies frequently exacerbated differences between religious groups in colonial societies
A historian analyzing the lecture would most likely argue that the audience of Chakravarti’s lecture is significant because it shows the most direct contrast with which of the following developments in the nineteenth century?
Religious differences in colonial societies often led to communal violence.
Imperial states often granted preference to religious groups that they felt were less of a threat to their power.
Religious movements often inspired rebellions against imperial rule.
Imperial governments often consulted local religious leaders before issuing important decrees.
On a global scale, the implementation of the types of policies that Rivett-Carnac advocated for in the passage is most significant in that it directly led to the
dramatic increase of migrants from colonial societies to imperial metropoles
growth of nationalist movements in colonial societies against imperial rule
increased influence of laissez-faire economic philosophies among nationalist leaders in colonial societies
growth of labor union membership among colonial populations
The Meiji Restoration of the nineteenth century involved internal reforms that included which of the following?
The establishment of direct parliamentary rule
The strengthening of the samurai class
The modernization of Japan’s military
The abolition of private property rights
Which of the following is an accurate comparison between the economic development of Japan and the economic development of Russia in the nineteenth century?
Both countries industrialized, with the state playing an important role in the process.
Both countries remained dependent on the West for their economic development.
Japan’s economy remained predominantly agrarian, while Russia became a major industrial power.
Russia’s industrialization occurred in the early 1800s, while Japan’s industrialization occurred in the late 1800s.
The industrialization of Japan in the nineteenth century most directly led to Japan’s adoption of which of the following foreign policies?
A policy of isolation that sought to limit foreign cultural, economic, and political influences
A policy of mediation that sought to prevent conflict among rival states
A policy of promoting regional prosperity through the negotiation of free-trade agreements with Western and Asian states
A policy of imperial expansion that sought to take advantage of the political and military weakness of neighboring Asian states
Which of the following most directly influenced the arguments about social and economic change in Saint-Domingue expressed by Kersaint and Saint-Maurice in the passages?
Mercantilists
Absolutists
Laissez-faire capitalists
Enlightenment thinkers
Kersaint and Saint-Maurice’s arguments about granting citizenship to the Black inhabitants of Saint-Domingue are most different from the arguments of those nationalists who claimed that
having a shared language and religion were more important than sharing a contiguous territory in determining who could be citizens within the nation
only those born within the territory of the nation and those who shared a common historical origin should be included as citizens within the nation
political power could only be exercised through the popular will of the nation’s citizens
people from separate national groups with distinct cultural traditions could be equal citizens within the same state
A historian interpreting the decree would best understand the purpose of the “new legislation” referred to in the second paragraph as an attempt to
establish the Ottoman Empire as a European power by conquering territory in southern Europe
establish Ottoman colonies in sub-Saharan Africa to extract natural resources for factories
allow the Ottoman government to reconquer territories lost to the Safavid and Mughal empires
allow the Ottoman government to compete against industrializing European powers
All of the following statements about Armand-Guy Kersaint are factually accurate. Which would best explain why, unlike the author of Source 2, Kersaint is NOT calling for the unconditional and immediate abolition of slavery?
In his writings, Kersaint advocates for encouraging the willing migration of Africans to French colonies rather than their enslavement.
As an officer in the French navy, Kersaint had participated in military campaigns against the British in the Caribbean and during the American Revolution.
At the time of the French Revolution, Kersaint owned plantations and other property in the French Caribbean.
In a pamphlet written shortly before the French Revolution began, Kersaint called for abolishing the traditional privileges of the French nobility in France and its colonies.
The decree’s references to following the rules of Shari‘a would best be interpreted as an attempt to appeal to
members of the Ottoman military establishment who supported the dissolution of elite units such as the Janissaries
Christian and Jewish merchants within Ottoman society who sought to benefit from economic liberalization
Sunni religious elites within the Ottoman government who opposed modernization
Shi‘a communities in the Ottoman Empire that wanted a democratic Islamic republic
The decree’s statement regarding the change in the situation of the Ottoman Empire, as described in the first paragraph, is a viewpoint that would most likely have been shared by members of which of the following governments in the nineteenth century?
The Russian Empire in the aftermath of its victory in the Napoleonic War
The Qing Empire in the aftermath of the signing of the unequal treaties
The Japanese Empire in the immediate aftermath of the Sino-Japanese War
The Mughal Empire in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion against the British
The high proportion of women and children among the workers reflected in the table is best seen in the context of the
low wages of workers in industrial societies
resistance of older male workers to being displaced by younger workers
persistence of guild regulations and other traditional restrictions on labor practices
decrease in family size associated with greater income
The data in the table best provide historical context to understand which of the following developments in mid-nineteenth-century Great Britain?
Pollution resulting from industrial manufacturing
The emergence of social reform movements
The development of better transportation infrastructure
The increasing demand for consumer goods
The labor patterns shown in the table are most directly relevant in understanding which broader process in nineteenth-century Europe?
The emergence of challenges to patriarchal gender norms
The decline in the popularity of organized religions
The development of new class identities
The growing influence of nationalism on state policy
