Imperialism

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During the period of 1750-1900, Unit 5 of AP World History focused on which of the following?

Imperialism

Culture

Nationalism

Revolutions (correct)

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the new wave of imperialism during the period of 1750-1900?

Culture

Religion (correct)

Economics

Nationalism

Which phrase did Rudyard Kipling use to describe the duty of Europeans to share their culture with others during the period of 1750-1900?

The European mission

The white man's burden (correct)

The imperialistic responsibility

The cultural duty

Which of the following is NOT a cultural motive for imperialism?

The need for raw materials Signup and view all the answers

Which European nation established colonies in Algeria, Senegal, and Indochina?

France Signup and view all the answers

What was the main economic motive for imperialism?

To acquire raw materials and new markets Signup and view all the answers

Which country became a colony of Japan after the Sino-Japanese War?

Korea Signup and view all the answers

During the late 1800s, European influence in Africa was primarily limited to

Trading posts Signup and view all the answers

Which country desired a shorter sea-based route to Asian trading posts during the late 1800s?

Britain Signup and view all the answers

What canal did Britain seize control of in 1882?

Suez Canal Signup and view all the answers

Which European power established a settler colony in Algeria in 1830?

France Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference in 1884?

To divide Africa among European powers and avoid war Signup and view all the answers

Which European power claimed the Congo as a personal holding in the Scramble for Africa?

Belgium Signup and view all the answers

What kind of imperialism did European powers exercise in China during this time?

Economic imperialism Signup and view all the answers

Which country was not colonized during the time of Western imperialism in Asia?

China Signup and view all the answers

Which European power acquired colonial holdings in Southeast Asia after the Dutch East India Company failed?

England Signup and view all the answers

Which country established Australia as a penal colony?

England Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the New Zealand Wars between the British and the Maori?

The Maori lost and harbored resentment towards their colonizers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was a response of indigenous people to imperial powers in the Americas during the period of 1750-1900?

Resenting imperial intrusion Signup and view all the answers

What was the Proclamation of 1763 issued by the British after the French and Indian War?

A proclamation reserving lands in the Ohio River Valley for the natives Signup and view all the answers

What was the response of the American colonists to the Proclamation of 1763?

They ignored the proclamation and settled in the Ohio River Valley Signup and view all the answers

Which Native American resistance movement culminated in the conflict at Wounded Knee in 1890?

The Ghost Dance movement Signup and view all the answers

Who led an armed rebellion against Spanish colonial leaders in Peru?

Tupac Amaru II Signup and view all the answers

Which country did the Xhosa people fight against for over forty years in the 19th century?

South Africa Signup and view all the answers

What was the main motive for European powers to establish colonies in Africa during the period of imperialism?

Desire for raw materials Signup and view all the answers

Which movement resulted in the Xhosa people killing their own cattle in the belief that it would drive the Europeans out of their land?

The Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of Samory Toure's resistance against the French in West Africa?

The French were victorious and established a colonial presence Signup and view all the answers

Why did Muhammad Ahmad gather an army to resist the British forces in Sudan?

He believed that he and his people were next to be colonized Signup and view all the answers

What led to a wave of nationalism in places like Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria in the Balkans?

Resentment regarding Ottoman occupation Signup and view all the answers

During the period of 1750-1900, what were the two key factors that drove the imperialistic expansion across the globe?

The need for raw materials and food Signup and view all the answers

What is a cash crop?

A crop grown for sale in a distant market Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of European powers growing cash crops in Africa?

To export them to the colonial powers who demanded them Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was a consequence of the shift to cash crop farming in colonial economies?

Weakening of colonial economies Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the risks faced by colonial economies dependent on a single agricultural export?

Depletion of soil nutrients Signup and view all the answers

What technology made the large-scale production and export of cash crops possible in colonial economies?

Refrigeration Signup and view all the answers

Which raw material became a cash crop in West Africa and was used as a lubricant for factory machines?

Palm oil Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the British to turn to Egypt for cotton during the Industrial Revolution?

America's Civil War disrupted cotton exports Signup and view all the answers

Which raw material became a crucial material during the Industrial Revolution and came from rubber trees in the Amazon rainforest?

Rubber Signup and view all the answers

Which country became the largest exporter of diamonds by 1890, thanks to the diamond rush in South Africa?

South Africa Signup and view all the answers

Which country established economic imperialism in India in the early 1600s?

Britain Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for Britain's economic imperialism in India?

To access large quantities of cotton Signup and view all the answers

Which region provides a better example of economic imperialism according to the text?

China Signup and view all the answers

Which country initially had an economy that was almost entirely dependent on agricultural exports to Spain?

Chile Signup and view all the answers

What became a big part of Chile's export economy after its discovery in the Chilean hillside?

Copper Signup and view all the answers

What is economic imperialism?

Facilitating the import and export of raw materials and manufactured goods Signup and view all the answers

During the Opium Wars, the British were able to defeat the Chinese mainly because

They had a superior military due to the Industrial Revolution Signup and view all the answers

Which country invested heavily in the industrialization of Mexico and Cuba in the late 19th century?

United States Signup and view all the answers

What was the main motive behind the British East India Company smuggling opium into China?

To solve Britain's trade deficit with China Signup and view all the answers

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

A declaration that European intervention in the western hemisphere was no longer welcome Signup and view all the answers

During the period of 1750-1900, what were the three main causes of migration?

Migration through labor systems, migration in the face of challenges, migration to settler colonies Signup and view all the answers

What were the economic and environmental factors that led to patterns of migration from 1750-1900?

Globalization of economies and new modes of transportation Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the main reasons for the demand for labor in cash crop plantations during this period?

Industrial factories' hunger for raw materials Signup and view all the answers

During the Great Potato Famine, millions of Irish emigrated to many different places, but mainly to which country?

Australia Signup and view all the answers

What was the main motivation for Irish migration during the Great Potato Famine?

Poverty and famine Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people migrated to settler colonies to extend industrialization and western technology?

Engineers and geologists Signup and view all the answers

Which country attempted to colonize Mexico in the late 19th century, resulting in a large migration of Japanese people?

Japan Signup and view all the answers

During the period of migration for work, what were the three main labor systems that people migrated for?

Indentured servitude, contract labor, and penal colony Signup and view all the answers

Which labor system involved poor laborers working for a number of years to pay for their passage to a new land?

Indentured servitude Signup and view all the answers

Which labor system involved Chinese and Indian workers who agreed to work for very low wages after the British abolished the slave trade?

Contract labor Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe a scattered population whose origin lies in a different geographic location?

Diaspora Signup and view all the answers

Which country did Chinese immigrants initially come to during the California gold rush?

United States Signup and view all the answers

Which religious group did many Indian migrants belong to?

Hindus Signup and view all the answers

Which European power encouraged commerce with Chinese migrants in Indochina?

French Signup and view all the answers

Which labor system sent whole Indian families to work on plantations in Malaya and Ceylon?

Kangani Signup and view all the answers

During the period of migration discussed in the video, what were the two parties involved in migration?

The home society and the receiving society Signup and view all the answers

What effect did migration have on gender roles in some places when men left their homes to find work elsewhere?

The woman's role in the family became larger Signup and view all the answers

What happened when the men who migrated completed their agreed tenure?

Their families came to join them in whatever place they migrated to Signup and view all the answers

What was the first law passed by the American Congress that banned immigration of a certain people group or nationality?

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the policy passed by the British Parliament in 1901 that restricted immigration to Australia from non-British individuals?

The White Australia Policy Signup and view all the answers

Which group of immigrants faced similar trials as the Irish in the United States and found their way to Argentina due to an encouragement for European immigration and civil rights guarantees in the Argentinian Constitution?

Italian immigrants Signup and view all the answers

What was the influence of Italian immigrants on the language spoken in Argentina?

Italian immigrants influenced Argentine Spanish and Italian is still spoken as a secondary language in the capital Signup and view all the answers

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During the period of 1750-1900, Unit 5 of AP World History focused on which of the following?

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the new wave of imperialism during the period of 1750-1900?

Which phrase did Rudyard Kipling use to describe the duty of Europeans to share their culture with others during the period of 1750-1900?

Which of the following is NOT a cultural motive for imperialism?

Which European nation established colonies in Algeria, Senegal, and Indochina?

What was the main economic motive for imperialism?

Which country became a colony of Japan after the Sino-Japanese War?

During the late 1800s, European influence in Africa was primarily limited to

Which country desired a shorter sea-based route to Asian trading posts during the late 1800s?

What canal did Britain seize control of in 1882?

Which European power established a settler colony in Algeria in 1830?

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference in 1884?

Which European power claimed the Congo as a personal holding in the Scramble for Africa?

What kind of imperialism did European powers exercise in China during this time?

Which country was not colonized during the time of Western imperialism in Asia?

Which European power acquired colonial holdings in Southeast Asia after the Dutch East India Company failed?

Which country established Australia as a penal colony?

What was the outcome of the New Zealand Wars between the British and the Maori?

Which of the following was a response of indigenous people to imperial powers in the Americas during the period of 1750-1900?

What was the Proclamation of 1763 issued by the British after the French and Indian War?

What was the response of the American colonists to the Proclamation of 1763?

Which Native American resistance movement culminated in the conflict at Wounded Knee in 1890?

Who led an armed rebellion against Spanish colonial leaders in Peru?

Which country did the Xhosa people fight against for over forty years in the 19th century?

What was the main motive for European powers to establish colonies in Africa during the period of imperialism?

Which movement resulted in the Xhosa people killing their own cattle in the belief that it would drive the Europeans out of their land?

What was the outcome of Samory Toure's resistance against the French in West Africa?

Why did Muhammad Ahmad gather an army to resist the British forces in Sudan?

What led to a wave of nationalism in places like Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria in the Balkans?

During the period of 1750-1900, what were the two key factors that drove the imperialistic expansion across the globe?

What is a cash crop?

What was the purpose of European powers growing cash crops in Africa?

Which of the following was a consequence of the shift to cash crop farming in colonial economies?

What was one of the risks faced by colonial economies dependent on a single agricultural export?

What technology made the large-scale production and export of cash crops possible in colonial economies?

Which raw material became a cash crop in West Africa and was used as a lubricant for factory machines?

What was the main reason for the British to turn to Egypt for cotton during the Industrial Revolution?

Which raw material became a crucial material during the Industrial Revolution and came from rubber trees in the Amazon rainforest?

Which country became the largest exporter of diamonds by 1890, thanks to the diamond rush in South Africa?

Which country established economic imperialism in India in the early 1600s?

What was the main reason for Britain's economic imperialism in India?

Which region provides a better example of economic imperialism according to the text?

Which country initially had an economy that was almost entirely dependent on agricultural exports to Spain?

What became a big part of Chile's export economy after its discovery in the Chilean hillside?

What is economic imperialism?

During the Opium Wars, the British were able to defeat the Chinese mainly because

Which country invested heavily in the industrialization of Mexico and Cuba in the late 19th century?

What was the main motive behind the British East India Company smuggling opium into China?

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

During the period of 1750-1900, what were the three main causes of migration?

What were the economic and environmental factors that led to patterns of migration from 1750-1900?

What was one of the main reasons for the demand for labor in cash crop plantations during this period?

During the Great Potato Famine, millions of Irish emigrated to many different places, but mainly to which country?

What was the main motivation for Irish migration during the Great Potato Famine?

Which group of people migrated to settler colonies to extend industrialization and western technology?

Which country attempted to colonize Mexico in the late 19th century, resulting in a large migration of Japanese people?

During the period of migration for work, what were the three main labor systems that people migrated for?

Which labor system involved poor laborers working for a number of years to pay for their passage to a new land?

Which labor system involved Chinese and Indian workers who agreed to work for very low wages after the British abolished the slave trade?

What term is used to describe a scattered population whose origin lies in a different geographic location?

Which country did Chinese immigrants initially come to during the California gold rush?

Which religious group did many Indian migrants belong to?

Which European power encouraged commerce with Chinese migrants in Indochina?

Which labor system sent whole Indian families to work on plantations in Malaya and Ceylon?

During the period of migration discussed in the video, what were the two parties involved in migration?

What effect did migration have on gender roles in some places when men left their homes to find work elsewhere?

What happened when the men who migrated completed their agreed tenure?

What was the first law passed by the American Congress that banned immigration of a certain people group or nationality?

What was the name of the policy passed by the British Parliament in 1901 that restricted immigration to Australia from non-British individuals?

Which group of immigrants faced similar trials as the Irish in the United States and found their way to Argentina due to an encouragement for European immigration and civil rights guarantees in the Argentinian Constitution?

What was the influence of Italian immigrants on the language spoken in Argentina?

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