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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the nineteenth century, the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires were two examples of...nationalistic empiresmulti-national empiresnation-statescolonial empires - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was among the first results of the European Industrial Revolution in other parts of the world?The beginning of the transatlantic slave tradeIncreased demand for commodities such as cotton and palm oilThe search for oil in Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaConstruction of textile factories in Africa and Asia
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not an economic advantage enjoyed by Britain in the eighteenth century?Abundant and accessible coal depositsAbundant skilled and unskilled laborLocal sources of raw cottonAccess to water transportation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceImprovements in transportation, such as the railroads and steamships…lowered transportation costslinked industrial centers with overseas resourcesintegrated new states such as Germanyall of the above
- 5. Multiple ChoiceFrom the perspective of the worker, the factory system meant…better working conditions than piecework done at homebetter pay for skilled workgreater opportunities for advancement within a free market systemharsh discipline and close supervision
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Enlightenment was the intellectual movement in which...the methods and questions of the Scientific Revolution were applied to human societythe methods and questions of the Confucian examination system were applied to societythe methods and ideology of the Protestant Reformation were applied to societythe ideas of the Renaissance were applied to society
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following could be considered an expression of enlightened ideas about government?Stamp Act of 1708Quartering ActDeclaration of IndependenceCommittee of Public Safety
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not one of the causes of the French Revolution of 1789?A staggering national debtAccusation of treason against Louis XVIResentment at the privileges of the aristocracyThe extravagance of Marie Antoinette and the court at Versailles
- 9. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon became Europe’s first popular dictator because he...threatened to overpower the French peopleheld the promise of a new French empirepromised order to an exhausted societywas strikingly tall and handsome (and Ms. Levi’s boyfriend)
- 10. Multiple ChoiceRevolutions in Latin America were frequently a power struggle between what two groups?Masters and slavesPeninsulares and creolesEuropean and indigenous peoplesEuropeans and mestizos
- 11. Multiple ChoicePopulation in Europe during the 19th century…remained steady until the 1830s and then began to decrease steadilywas notable for rapid overall growth and a far more rapid increase in city populationswas dramatically reduced when the Great Famine killed 25% of the Russian, Irish and Prussian populationsdecreased as peasants, reassured by falling death rates, reduced the rural birth rate by over 60% due to their adoption of birth control
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe 2nd Agricultural Revolution was a change in farming methods and crops that resulted in...rich farmers sharing agricultural techniques with poor farmersrich farmers refusing to plant on their lands, thereby causing a faminerich farmers “enclosing” their lands and poor farmers becoming landlessan increase in the “two field method”
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true of both Russia and Japan by 1914?Both were characterized by a high degree of ethnic homogeneityBoth had effective democratic institutions that restrained the power of the monarchsMarxism had become a strong influence among urban workers in both countriesRapid, state-sponsored industrialization had occurred in both countries
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about India under British control is false?It was a geographic expression rather than a unified cultureLabor was so necessary, that workers were not sent as coolies overseasIts agricultural production increased while industrial output decreasedIt was divided by historic animosities between Hindus and Muslims
- 15. Multiple ChoiceBismarck’s plan to unite most German- speaking people into a single state was centered on using...liberalism and languageindustry and nationalismreligion and conservatismethnicity and race
- 16. Multiple ChoiceLeaders of Meiji Japan planned to remain free from Western imperialism by...negotiating with Western diplomatskeeping out all foreign influencesbecoming a world-class industrial powerusing propaganda to make Japanese people hostile to Westerners
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best summarizes the reform movements of the Industrial Revolution?Capitalism should not be checked by government interventionReform more possible in Russia than in the United States due to autocratic structureParliaments started passing laws that limited hours, child labor and worsening working conditionsFactory owners almost always made changes because they realized a happy, healthy, well-paid work force could be more productive
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe “white man’s burden” proposed by Rudyard Kipling refers to...the cost of creating and supporting an empirethe moral duty of the west to work to “civilize” the rest of the worldthe need for Christian missionaries to undermine Islam in Africa and Asiaall of the above
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat Western intellectual would have endorsed the following statement?
“History is shaped by the available means of production and who controlled them leading to inevitable class conflict.”Karl MarxJohn LockeAdam SmithSigmund Freud - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India?The British were finally rebuffed and withdrew from IndiaThe sepoys successfully pushed the British out of BengalIndia came to be ruled directly by the British governmentIt inspired the development of new weapons that did not require gunpowder
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about Latin America in the late 19th century is false?Economic dependency and manipulation by western nations was avoidedCaudillos established dictatorships in many nationsLarge landholders and urban businessmen prospered at the cost of the indigenous population and former slavesMost attempts at political consolidation and union failed
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements concerning the development of Russia and Japan to 1900 is accurate?Neither Russia or Japan successfully industrialized prior to 1914Japan and Russia achieved economic autonomy,but failed to participate in the colonial scramble for powerBoth staunchly resisted the Western push toward industrializationBoth Russia and Japan had programs of industrialization underway by 1914, and had some imperial activity
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not a cause of imperialism and colonialism?Need to maintain bases and coal stations around the worldDecreasing populations forced European nations to seek outside laborNew weaponry gave Europe a military advantageBelief in racial superiority of the Europeans
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century is false?It triggered an economic expansionIt reduced differences between the social classesIt contributed to a dramatic change or even breakdown of family and village lifeWomen and children were desired in the labor force because of their subservience and size
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best explains why Japan was more successful than China in resisting imperialist encroachments in the nineteenth century?Abundant natural resourcesJapan’s manipulation of the rivalries among western governmentsThe introduction of democracy by the Meiji RestorationThe willingness of Japan’s elite to sponsor reform
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century?Asians’ lack of resistance to European diseasesThe popularity of democratic values among AsiansEurope’s ability to send numerically superior armies to AsiaEurope’s development of new military technologies
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the major impact of the introduction of coffee growing in places like Kenya and El Salvador after 1880?Greater dependence on foreign markets by Africans and Latin AmericansIncreased control over the land by Africans and Latin AmericansAccess to cheaper food for Africans and Latin AmericansThe weakening of the European colonial military and landowning elite
- 28. Multiple ChoiceDuring the nineteenth century, Asian and African rulers usually desired transfer of which of the following western technologies?WeaponsMedicineNavigational instrumentsTextile manufacturing equipment
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of Bismarck’s Berlin Congress’ plan to partition Africa...Germany controlled a substantial portion of Africathe United States entered the scramble for Africathe slave trade with Europe, North America, and South America was haltedonly two African nations remained free at the beginning of the twentieth century
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of nations to industrialize required all of the following conditions except...A reliable source of fuelSurplus populationImproved farming techniquesA network of colonies
- 31. Multiple ChoiceIn the nineteenth century, the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires were two examples of:Nationalistic empiresColonial empiresNation-statesMulti-national empires
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was among the first results of the European Industrial Revolution in other parts of the world?The beginning of the transatlantic slave tradePopulation decline in ChinaConstruction of textile factories in Africa and AsiaIncreased demand for commodities such as cotton and palm oil
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIn the nineteenth century, Latin American urban dwellers were most similar to western European urban dwellers in which of the following areas?Ethnic and racial compositionExport and import patternsLevels of literacyLiteracy and cultural tastes
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIn the nineteenth century, women’s use of bound feet in China, white face paint in Japan, and corsets in Western Europe are examples of which of the following?Practices that inhibit female activitiesThe beauty of middle class womenFashion that spread worldwideWomen’s participation in the workforce
- 35. Multiple Choice“Extraterritoriality” can best be described as which of the following?Acquisition of new colonies or territoriesExtension of dual citizenship to immigrantsExpansion of a country’s international borders to natural boundariesExemption of foreigners from the laws of the country which they live
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best explains why Japan was more successful than China in resisting imperial encroachments in the 19th century?Japan’s manipulation of the rivalries among western governmentsLack of interest in Japanese marketsAbundant natural resourcesThe willingness of Japan’s elite to sponsor reform
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of labor unions, which developed in the early 19th century, was to...show employers that they were powerless against the sheer number of workerscombine knowledge of specialized trades and promote apprenticeshipshelp workers bargain collectively for better working conditionsprovide workers with a unified body to hide behind when they went on strike
- 38. Multiple ChoiceIn the 19th century, Latin American urban dwellers were most similar to Western Europe urban dwellers in which areas?Literacy and cultural tastesEthnic and racial compositionLevels of literacyStandards of living
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about slavery in the 19th century is false?Cuba was one of the last American nations to abolish slaveryRussia abolished serfdom in 1861By the end of the 19th century slavery was completely abolishedEngland’s naval power was used to restrict the slave trade
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following societies did not unify their peoples into a nation or new identity during the 19th and early 20th centuries?Meiji JapanCavour’s ItalyBismarck's GermanyThe Zulus of South Africa
- 41. Multiple ChoiceBy the outbreak of WW1 which African nations remained free?Chad and AlgeriaLiberia and NigeriaAlgeria and EthiopiaEthiopia and Liberia
- 42. Multiple ChoiceA group of reformers who created societies that would create happiness through thoughtful planning and regulations were...marxistscommunistsutopian socialistswomen suffragettes
- 43. Multiple ChoiceA political conservative in the nineteenth century would be likely to advocate...the restoration of the french monarchy after the defeat of Napoleongovernment support of the established churchcensorship as a reasonable means of preventing social unrestall of the above
- 44. Multiple ChoiceA political liberal in the 19th century would be likely to advocate...Returning freed slaves to AfricaWritten constitutions and representative governmentUniversal suffrage for all men and womenThe confiscation of church property by the state
- 45. Multiple ChoiceIn response to socialist demands for social and economic reform, most governments...passed laws restricting child laborextended the vote to working class citizenstreated trade unions as illegal organizationsall of the above
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe largest numbers of new arrivals in the Americas during the colonial period were...BritishAfricanIrishSpanish
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat invention revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution?PhonographRadarElectric telegraphBattery
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWomen typically earned…as much as menone third to one half as much as menten percent of what men madetwice as much as men
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe first successful revolution in the Caribbean and South America was launched in...HaitiArgentinaCubaColombia
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich ideology questioned the sanctity of private property?CapitalismSocialismMercantilismLiberalism
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe cotton boom enriched planters as well as manufacturers and...lowered the demand for woollowered the demand for silkmade many sharecroppers richcreated a high demand for slaves
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following terms is not associated with the Cold War?BrinkmanshipPeaceful coexistenceMutual assured destructionAppeasement
- 53. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Victorian Age, the British Empire included all of the following possessions except...United StatesNew ZealandSouth AfricaIndia
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following countries practiced indirect rule in governing its colonies in Africa?Great BritainBelgiumFrancePortugal
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWestern European foreign policy in the late 1800s was characterized by:Pan-Slavism, colonialism, and an arms raceDétente, colonialism, and an arms raceAn arms race, imperialism, and a series of alliancesContainment, détente, and the domino theory
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following reflected the living conditions of the Industrial Revolution?health care prevented spread of disease in tenementsInitial housing was quite comfortable for immigrantsthe bourgeoisie and proletariat frequently shared housingcrime able to spread relatively unchecked in densely populated areas
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first major trade to be fully power-driven and industrialized?the textile industrythe manufacture of glassthe canning of foodthe production of rubber
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThe Industrial Revolution began in which of the following industries?IronworkingTextilesShipbuildingWeapons and manufacturing
- 59. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 19th century Asian and African rulers usually wanted the transfer of which western technologies?WeaponsMedicinesNavigation toolsChemical fertilizers
- 60. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the Russo-Japanese war, Japan...opened itself to western influencewas forced to submit to russian indirect ruleestablished itself as an imperial world powerestablished a colony in Siberia
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