Question 1

What best describes the Dutch in Southeast Asia?

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A)  The Dutch used a system of divide and conquer on the native peoples.
B)  Dutch colonies were given a great deal of local autonomy.
C)  The Dutch believed the Javanese should be forced to work if they would not do so willingly.
D)  The Dutch referred to their treatment of native peoples as pacification.
E)  The Dutch used missionaries to control local leaders.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

The rapid acceleration of the New Imperialism was demonstrated by all the following EXCEPT

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A)  French in Vietnam.
B)  Germans in Japan.
C)  British in Malaysia.
D)  Dutch in insular Southeast Asia.
E)  Americans in the Philippines.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Which British leader of this time was committed to empire?

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A)  Queen Victoria
B)  Samuel Crowther
C)  Otto von Bismarck
D)  David Livingstone
E)  Henry Morton StanleyF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

The American writer ____ criticized American imperialism.

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A)  John Muir
B)  Henry David Thoreau
C)  Edgar Allan Poe
D)  Walt Whitman
E)  Mark TwainF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

What led to the French occupation of Vietnam?

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A)  The overthrow of the Nguyen dynasty by Vietnamese monks
B)  China's invasion into Vietnam
C)  Vietnamese resistance to Catholic missionaries
D)  Napoleon III's desire to expand France's global empire
E)  Guerilla resistance to French controlF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Otto von Bismarck,recognizing that King Leopold II's maneuvers in Africa might throw off the global balance of power,proposed that

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A)  Germany declare war on Belgium.
B)  the U.S. and Britain join forces with him to stop Leopold.
C)  Africa forge an alliance with Germany.
D)  European powers meet to establish rules for the partition of Africa.
E)  European powers craft a trade agreement with Africa.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which nations held the largest African empires?

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A)  Belgium and Britain
B)  France and Germany
C)  Germany and Belgium
D)  Britain and Germany
E)  France and BritainF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-Congo River

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The Congo River, also known as the Zaire...

Question 9

Bishop Crowther is important because he

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A)  fought for African wars for independence.
B)  defended the ability of Africans to have a major voice in European policies in Africa.
C)  moved to London and became an Anglican bishop there.
D)  translated Christian texts into various African languages.
E)  petitioned the Vatican for doctrinal reform.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Please define the following key terms
-Golden Stool

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The Golden Stool, known as Sika Dwa Kofi...

Question 11

Cultural clashes between imperialistic European powers and their territories were common and were demonstrated by the British refusal to remove their shoes in the presence of the Burmese king.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the feature,"World History in Today's World: Political Conflict and the Thai Monarchy," what problems face present-day Thailand?

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According to the feature, "World History...

Question 13

Referring to the reading,"Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Pan-Africanism and African Identity," what is the significance of Pan-Africanism? How does it function?

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Question 14

The Yaa Asantewa War was caused by

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A)  an intolerable insult to the Asante by a British governor.
B)  the arrest of the Asante queen mother.
C)  a call to arms by Asante women, who claimed their men were cowards.
D)  the Asante nation's alliance with the Germans.
E)  British sacking of Kumasi in 1874.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

What best describes the New Imperialism that emerged in the late nineteenth century?

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A)  Heightened competition between European states for African raw materials and markets
B)  Industry-backed expansion of the slave trade
C)  Economic quest for the best quality materials and finished goods
D)  Increased exports of European raw material into Africa
E)  Increased independence for African nations from European powersF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Please define the following key terms
-Cecil Rhodes

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Cecil Rhodes was a British businessman, ...

Question 17

Before 1878,most European attempts at colonizing Africa happened

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A)  in Nigeria only.
B)  throughout the interior.
C)  throughout the entire continent.
D)  in island territories.
E)  along the coast.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 18

In ____ years,the European powers drew colonial boundaries on their maps of Africa,without consent of the natives in most cases.

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A)  100
B)  50
C)  5
D)  20
E)  200F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Some of the most notorious abuses of native peoples were committed in the Congo by the ____,who reaped huge profits from rubber plantations.

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A)  French
B)  Belgians
C)  Germans
D)  British
E)  SpanishF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Please define the following key terms
-Mfecane

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The term "Mfecane" refers to a period of...

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