Chapter 24 Quiz B with Explanations

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. After declaring independence from Portugal in the early nineteenth century, Brazil's ruler Pedro II sought to centralize the government by

encouraging the military to take civil positions. correct incorrect

limiting the power of affluent landowning families. correct incorrect

introducing an authoritarian constitution. correct incorrect

bringing in French political advisors. correct incorrect

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. What role did General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna have in nineteenth-century Mexican politics?

He was a great supporter of reformers who wanted to increase foreign investment. correct incorrect

He encouraged reforms transform Mexico into a full-fledged democracy. correct incorrect

He acted as a stabilizing agent during a period of political turmoil and territorial loss. correct incorrect

He worked to counteract the growing influence of large landowners. correct incorrect

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. What was the main cause of the Crimean War (1853-1856)?

Russian expansion in Korea and Manchuria correct incorrect

Growing nationalism among the Ottoman Empire's orthodox community correct incorrect

Austrian and Russian expansion in the Balkans and eastern Europe correct incorrect

British and French opposition to Russian aggression toward the Ottoman Empire correct incorrect

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. In terms of nation building, how successful were the "Great Reforms" carried out in Russia during the reign of Alexander II in the nineteenth century?

They led to the emergence of Russia as the greatest power in Europe. correct incorrect

They led to Russia's economic collapse during the global recession of the 1870s. correct incorrect

They were only partially successful due to the continued autocratic rule of the tsar. correct incorrect

They led to a prosperous free peasantry with significant legal and political rights. correct incorrect

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. Which Italian leader liberated Sicily and southern Italy in 1860?

Giuseppe Garibaldi correct incorrect

Simon Bolivar correct incorrect

Camillo di Cavour correct incorrect

Juan Maneul de Rosas correct incorrect

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. In the late nineteenth century, who engineered the unification of Germany?

The king of Prussia correct incorrect

Otto von Bismarck correct incorrect

The North German Confederation correct incorrect

Alexander II correct incorrect

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. In its westward expansion, the United States fought a war with which country for control of trade and territory in the 1840s?

Canada correct incorrect

Britain correct incorrect

Mexico correct incorrect

Spain correct incorrect

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. Japanese officials who favored Westernization centered their movement on the restoration of power to

the emperor. correct incorrect

the daimyos. correct incorrect

Shinto priests. correct incorrect

the samurai. correct incorrect

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. What theory was used to justify Western cultural superiority over non-white colonial populations in the late nineteenth century?

Marxism correct incorrect

Social Darwinism correct incorrect

Nationalism correct incorrect

Laissez-faire capitalism correct incorrect

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. How did the British government respond in the aftermath of the Indian Uprising of 1857?

They forced the British East India Company to address the grievances of the rebels. correct incorrect

They removed all native troops from British armies in India. correct incorrect

They removed the British East India Company from control of India and substituted direct rule. correct incorrect

They reduced English presence in India to a few commercial settlements on the Indian coast. correct incorrect

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. What aided the British in gaining access to inland markets and to raw materials in Burma and the Malay Peninsula in the late nineteenth century?

Cooperation of local merchants correct incorrect

New British trading companies correct incorrect

The decline of Dutch influence correct incorrect

The construction of railroads correct incorrect

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. What made Egypt a strategic location for the British and French after the mid-nineteenth century?

The opening of the Suez Canal correct incorrect

The Nile's access to the African interior correct incorrect

The development of the port of Alexandria correct incorrect

The discovery of oil resources correct incorrect

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. Why were some local peoples willing to cooperate with French rule in North Africa toward the end of the nineteenth century?

They wanted high positions in colonial government. correct incorrect

They profited from European trade. correct incorrect

They wanted to immigrate to France. correct incorrect

They wanted the development that accompanied French settlers. correct incorrect

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. What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884?

To organize opposition to British expansion in Africa correct incorrect

To establish European ownership rights to the Suez Canal correct incorrect

To establish European tariff-free zones in Africa correct incorrect

To settle European territorial disputes in Africa correct incorrect

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. What impact did missionaries often have on local societies during the era of imperialism?

They caused inter-communal conflict. correct incorrect

They upset the authority of local elites. correct incorrect

They disrupted local patterns of living. correct incorrect

They caused local communities to become more conservative. correct incorrect

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. Nineteenth-century Japanese author and educator Fukuzawa Ykichi's best-selling books used Western liberal theory to

justify reform and the development of a centralized state under the emperor. correct incorrect

argue for a return to the isolation of the Tokugawa period. correct incorrect

encourage the Meiji Emperor to introduce a very liberal constitutional monarchy. correct incorrect

argue for the Meiji Emperor to abdicate and for the establishment of a democracy. correct incorrect

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. Reformers during the second half of the nineteenth century saw the education of women as

a danger to cultural traditions. correct incorrect

an important step in the modernization of the nation. correct incorrect

a key to providing more teachers for education. correct incorrect

vital to the development of a vibrant middle class. correct incorrect

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. What was the status of native populations in many emerging nation-states during the nineteenth century?

While they lived within the nation-state's borders, they did not share in equal political rights. correct incorrect

They were integrated into the nation-state, which generally preserved their culture. correct incorrect

While they were seen as different, efforts were made to convert them to the national culture. correct incorrect

They were often seen as possessing the "true" national culture, which emerging nation states sought to emulate. correct incorrect

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. What status did women often have in emerging nation-states during the nineteenth century?

They were denied many of the rights of citizenship. correct incorrect

They were given the right to vote and often participated in the political system. correct incorrect

Their roles in the building of nation-states were often recognized and celebrated. correct incorrect

Their positions as head of the household became firmly established. correct incorrect

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. In the late nineteenth century, Ida B. Wells worked to end discrimination against

native Americans. correct incorrect

African Americans. correct incorrect

women. correct incorrect

factory workers. correct incorrect