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. ________ received monopolies on commercial rights from a state in order to promote trade and exploration in a particular geographic region.

a) Mercantilist companies correct incorrect

b) Chartered companies correct incorrect

c) Trading houses correct incorrect

d) Bourses correct incorrect

e) Listian enterprises correct incorrect

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. Colonization is defined as ________.

a) the natural evolution of a political system correct incorrect

b) the political and social factors involved in establishing a trading relationship correct incorrect

c) economically-driven exploitation correct incorrect

d) the process of reclaiming one's country correct incorrect

e) the territorial conquest, occupation, and direct control of one country by another correct incorrect

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. African demands for the right to self-determination were initially met with ________.

a) immediate independence correct incorrect

b) a military crackdown on dissent correct incorrect

c) modifications to economic and social policy in order to promote "modernization" correct incorrect

d) open elections correct incorrect

e) the establishment of "indirect rule" policies correct incorrect

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. ________ was NOT at the centre of the "Great Power" rivalry of the nineteenth century.

a) France correct incorrect

b) Britain correct incorrect

c) Germany correct incorrect

d) The United States correct incorrect

e) All of the above were at the centre of the "Great Power" rivalry. correct incorrect

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. Queen Elizabeth I's government created the English East India Company in ________.

a) 1500 correct incorrect

b) 1600 correct incorrect

c) 1700 correct incorrect

d) 1800 correct incorrect

e) 1900 correct incorrect

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. Neo-colonialism ________.

a) refers to the direct political control of territories correct incorrect

b) involves the formal annexation of territory correct incorrect

c) refers to the existence of external influence over other countries through unequal economic ties correct incorrect

d) represents a new model of interaction based on learning from the mistakes of the past correct incorrect

e) is a strategy that died out with the end of formal colonialism correct incorrect

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. Colonialism ________.

a) was a phenomenon with political, economic, and socio-cultural motivations correct incorrect

b) resulted in an equal exchange of ideas and culture between countries correct incorrect

c) ended mostly in non-violent ways correct incorrect

d) refers to the displacement and resettling of a population correct incorrect

e) affected all people in colonized countries in the same ways correct incorrect

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. The French pursued a strategy of ________ while the British pursued a policy of ________.

a) assimilation / indirect rule correct incorrect

b) indirect rule / assimilation correct incorrect

c) development / indirect rule correct incorrect

d) assimilation / development correct incorrect

e) indirect rule / conquest and plunder correct incorrect

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. ________ contributed to indigenous population collapses in the Americas as a result of colonialism.

a) Brutal labour practices correct incorrect

b) Smallpox correct incorrect

c) Enslavement correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. ________ did NOT establish an African colony during the "high" imperialism era.

a) France correct incorrect

b) Portugal correct incorrect

c) Belgium correct incorrect

d) Germany correct incorrect

e) Switzerland correct incorrect

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. The modern colonial empire that, at its high point, controlled the largest land area and population belonged to ________.

a) France correct incorrect

b) Great Britain correct incorrect

c) the United States correct incorrect

d) Germany correct incorrect

e) Belgium correct incorrect

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. The majority of Africa was colonized in the 25 years following ________.

a) the discovery of a sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope correct incorrect

b) the establishment of the British South Africa Company correct incorrect

c) the Berlin Conference of 1884 correct incorrect

d) the collapse of the Russian empire correct incorrect

e) the end of the Second World War correct incorrect

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. Neo-colonialism can be summed up as the belief that ________.

a) it is a good thing that France keeps military bases in its former colonies in Africa correct incorrect

b) globalization enhances poor countries' economic prospects by allowing in multinational corporations from former colonial powers correct incorrect

c) technological development in manufacturing will help former colonies become neo-liberal correct incorrect

d) neo-liberal policies are the best policies for colonized countries correct incorrect

e) the political independence granted to former colonies did not end domination by former colonial powers correct incorrect

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. The "scramble for Africa" is the name given to ________.

a) the struggle for Africa during the Cold War correct incorrect

b) the drive by European powers to colonize Africa in the late nineteenth century correct incorrect

c) China's and India's recent push into Africa correct incorrect

d) the fight for Germany's African colonies during World War I correct incorrect

e) the struggle to liberate Africa from colonial rule correct incorrect

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. Through the middle of the eighteenth century, ________.

a) France and Britain vied for dominance in South Asia correct incorrect

b) Germans prepared themselves for their expansionist policy of the later decade correct incorrect

c) the US launched it attack on Granada and Nicaragua correct incorrect

d) both A and B correct incorrect

e) bone of the above correct incorrect

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. Colonialism implies the rule of some people over others.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Darwin's ideas were inappropriately applied to human society as a means of justifying colonialism by creating a supposed moral imperative to improve "inferior" societies.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The Industrial Revolution prompted European powers to disengage with colonies and retreat behind a wall of national economic development.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The economic explanation of colonialism is closely associated with the concept of neo-colonialism.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The recruitment of private capital by the English and Dutch to facilitate colonial expansion occurred in large part through the creation of chartered companies.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. There is a single accepted explanation for colonial expansion.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Britain employed colonial policies of direct rule and assimilation.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Self-determination played a minor role in the drive for colonial independence.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Colonialism created new tensions, or worsened existing ones, in colonized societies by privileging some groups over others.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The late-nineteenth century European colonial conquest of Africa is commonly referred to as the "scramble for Africa."

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Imperial expansion did not always occur quickly or decisively, because metropolitan governments were sometimes unsure of the benefits of expansion on new commitments, particularly overseas.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Many scholars believe that economic motives linked to the Industrial Revolution launched the early form of imperialism

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Europe's interactions with largely Muslim traders were an important factor in the British decision to embark on the seafaring explorations that led to the domination of the British Empire over Africa and Asia.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. We might trace the history of interaction between the Global North and South back to the eighteenth century and the era of industrialization.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The conception of the "men on the spot" is a reflection of Europe's decision to expand its influence abroad.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect