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Chapter 27 Quiz
The New Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century, 1750–1914
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Two patterns characterized European politics outside western and central Europe in the period of 1750-1900: the first pattern was _________by European countries.
the rise of bureaucratic corruption and mismanagement
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the rise of independent clients states as part of a commonwealth
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the pursuit of a new imperialism against the decentralizing Ottoman Empire
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the rise of indirect territorial imperialism-colonialism
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A system in which people from one country establish a more or less elaborate administrative system in a conquered overseas territory, accompanied by economic exploitation is referred to as _________.
colonialism
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communism
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a commonwealth
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a mandate
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By 1750, the chief European rival competing against British commercial monopoly in India were the _________, who were aggressively building up both trade and political power in the southern part of peninsular India.
Dutch
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French
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Portuguese
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Spanish
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For the British East India Company, the evolution of a shadow government in the area around Calcutta in Bengal on the northeast coast would be strategically advantageous in the wake of the collapse of Mughal central power as regional leaders could _________in securing British supremacy in the area.
now form their own independent kingdoms
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be easily and systematically eliminated
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now be enlisted as allies
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now resist Russian incursions
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In 1757, the battle of _________effectively eliminated the French threat in the subcontinent and consolidated Great Britain's supremacy in India following the treaty that ended the Seven Years' War in 1763.
Calcutta
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Palashi
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Bengal
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Plassey
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The East India Company's influence and control in northern Indian grew at the expense of:
The Ottoman Empire
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The Mughal Empire
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Chinese influence in the region
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The Portuguese
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Many of the East India Company menbecame great admirers of Indian culture and were fond of what was known as "going native," even to the point of occasionally wielding power as local magnates or _________, a term which later came to be generally used to define anyone who acquired a large fortune in India under British rule.
nabobs
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sepoys
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jawan
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gentoos
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What British policy softened the blow of conquest?
the overthrow of local monarchies
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importing goods from European nations
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exporting goods to European nations
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non-interference with Indian customs and institutions
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By 1830,, many of the Protestant missionaries involved in mission-based reform efforts in India sought to reform India along the same lines they envisioned for Britain, including all
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better working conditions for the poor
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worldwide abolition of slavery
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the abolition of "barbaric" practices
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a vigorous Christian missionary effort
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In the aftermath of disillusionment caused by the wholesale change and reform instigated by British missionaries, the Great Rebellion of 1857, also known by the British as the Sepoy Mutiny and by the Indians as the _________, broke out among the East India Company's Sepoy troops and swiftly turned into a civil war as pro- and anti-British Indian forces clashed across Northern India.
The Great Mutiny
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Sepoy Revolt
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First War of Independence
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The Great Mutiny Revolt
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The period of direct British rule in India following the failure of the First War of Independence, or the Great Rebellion, is known as the British _________.
Punjab
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Maj
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Assam
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Raj
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At the onset of direct British rule, the British government conducted sweeping reforms to avoid a repeat of the events of 1857, among which were all
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The East India Company was dismantled
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Queen Victoria announced that her government would intensify efforts to Christianize Indians and eliminate local religions
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An Indian Civil Service, open to both British and Indian subjects, was created to administer India's affairs
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The British government itself took up the task of governing India
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In 1885, the Indian National Congress, the precursor of India's present Congress Party, was first convened with the ongoing mission of _________.
winning greater autonomy for India within the structure of the British Empire
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seeking India's immediate independence from Great Britain
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expanding British control over Indian affairs
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preventing India from joining the Commonwealth of Nations
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Australia began its history under British control as a _________.
religious exile colony
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resort colony
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penal colony
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surf colony
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Important early commercial interests in Australia included all
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of the following:
wool
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cacao
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gold
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silver
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Which of the following does
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describe Australia's demographic and economic development in the latter half of the nineteenth century?
growth of the native aboriginal population
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gold-rush-based immigration
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thriving wool and gold export business
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indentured agricultural labor by Pacific Islanders
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In 1900, Australia finally adopted a federal constitution, making the country the second fully autonomous "dominion" after _________.
New Zealand
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South Africa
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Canada
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Ireland
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The initial catalyst fueling the imperialist race by European powers in the first half of the nineteenth century had its origins in _________in the late eighteenth century designed to drive the Ottomans back into Asia and convert Constantinople into an Eastern Christian capital.
Great Britain's imperialist policies
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Napoleon's imperialist policies
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Russia's southern expansion pattern
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Prussia's eastern expansion pattern
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After the failure in 1815 of Napoleon's imperial schemes in both Egypt and Europe, _________became the undisputed leading empire in the world and the chief European power to protect Ottoman integrity.
Great Britain
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Prussia
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Belgium
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Russia
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The international political system that dominated Europe from 1815 to 1871 and which advocated a balance of power among states is referred to as the _________, and it was aimed at preventing any renewed European imperialist goals of the kind Napoleon had pursued.
League of Nations
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United European Nations
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European Union
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Concert of Europe
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The first Anglo-Afghan war in 1838, ushered in the rivalry for supremacy over Central Asia between the British and the Russian Empires, a period otherwise known as the _________.
British-Russian Game
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Great Game
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British Offensive
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Russian Offensive
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Unable to repay the enormous debt incurred from the French-led construction of the _________in 1869, a debt-collection effort which Britain had taken over from France, Egypt was ultimately occupied by a British expeditionary force in 1882.
Corinthian Canal
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Panama Canal
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Suez Canal
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Hormuz Canal
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Which of the following nations was
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an autonomous Ottoman province ruled by its own dynasty?
Algeria
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Tunisia
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Egypt
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Malta
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The _________was the belief that European colonizers had a duty to extend the benefits of European civilization to "backward" peoples.
Pan-Africanism
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International Committee on African Missions
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Monrovia Mission
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Civilizing Mission
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European colonialism on the coast of West Africa after 1885 was an outgrowth of the traditional _________.
international slave trade
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slave trade
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trade fort system
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debt bondage
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_________was ruled by an Omani sultan and exported cloves on the world market.
Zanzibar
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Pemba
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Kilindoni
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Mkokotoni
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Heirs to the Portuguese spice trade, the _________were the world's undisputed naval power from 1650 to 1750.
French
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British
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Dutch
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Spanish
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Following the Napoleonic Wars, the Dutch pursued a colonial policy referred to as the _________in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) whereby native subsistence farmers were forced to grow government crops on 20 percent of their land or work for 60 days on Dutch plantations.
crop system
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cultivation system
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forced crop system
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forced servitude system
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The Spanish built their first trade fort in the Philippines at_________, as a place from which to trade with China after conquering Mexico from the Aztecs.
Mindanao
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Visaya
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Manila
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Luzon
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The Philippine Islands, named after _________, were claimed for Spain by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
Philip IV of Spain
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Philip I of Castile
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Philip II of Portugal
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Philip II of Spain
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The primary spokesman for Filipino nationalism, a movement primarily led by Hispanicized Filipinos of mixed Spanish and indigenous or Chinese descent, in the latter half of the nineteenth century, was _________.
Andres Bonifacio
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Louis Riel
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José Rizal
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Spanish colonialism in the Pacific came to an end in 1898 with their defeat in the _________.
Spanish-American War
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War for Spanish Succession
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Anglo-Spanish War
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First World War
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French imperial and colonial involvement in Vietnam began in 1858 under _________.
Louis-Philippe
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Napoleon III
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Napoleon I
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Louis XVIII
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The driving force behind Vietnam's early anti-foreign patriotism at the dawn of the twentieth century was _________.
Emperor Gia Long
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Emperor Tu Duc
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Phan Boi Chau
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Liang Quichao
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The image above celebrates Robert Clive's victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The battle marked the end of __________ influence in India.
Portuguese
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French
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Dutch
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British
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The image above shows Scottish(British) troops at the Sphinx in 1882. What were to two main reasons that the British occupied Egypt?
To guarantee Egyptian repayment of debt
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To secure a line of communication to the Sudan
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To secure the Suez Canal
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To protect minorities in the country
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Which are the only two independent countries in Africa?
Madagascar
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Libya
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Liberia
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Ethiopia
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