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What was NOT a reform imparted by the British colonial system in India?​


A) Ending the practice of sati  ​by widows.
B) Implementing a system of education for elites and women.
C) Introducing the British Civil Service examination.
D) Transferring ownership of railways to local government.
E) Imposing a new penal code based on the British model.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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By combining the old Cape Colony and Natal with the Boer Republics in 1910, the British created the


A) Zambezi Federation.
B) Union of East Africa.
C) Union of North Africa.
D) Union of South Africa.
E) Union of West Africa.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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In assessing the impact of nineteenth-century imperialism, it can accurately be said that


A) the consequences of imperialism are more complex than was earlier believed.
B) the one certain conclusion which can be reached is that it was uniformly advantageous for all, bringing permanent advantages which still persist.
C) when conflicts of interest rose, they were invariably settled in favor of the populations of the colonies.
D) it proved particularly beneficial to the societies of East Asia, which were given special economic help and cultural support by their colonial overlords.
E) it improved the lives of the natives but it bankrupted the European governments.

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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What caused the renewal of European imperialism in the late-nineteenth century? What were the dominant influences at work? Did they change over time and/or in relation to the actions of other imperialistic societies?

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Zanzibar and the slave trade

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In general, the British preferred direct rule, while the French usually implemented indirect rule in their African colonies.

A) True
B) False

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Thailand


A) was the only country in southwest Asia to avoid a takeover by the German Empire.
B) was the only predominantly Christian country in its region.
C) was able to remain independent because France and Britain preferred that it remain so in order to serve as a buffer between their colonial territories.
D) had its province of Burma seized by the British in 1894.
E) was occupied for a long period of time by Britain, much to France's disgust and anger.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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The British Raj


A) brought even greater disorder and inefficiency in Indian governmental administration.
B) enacted a homestead decree which gave all Indian peasants approximately fifty-five acres for each family to cultivate as its own, private property.
C) established a new school system to educate the children of the Indian elite.
D) quickly allowed native Indians to join the highest levels of the colonial administration.
E) brought democracy to the subcontinent by 1892.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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In North Africa, the only area to avoid being incorporated into French colonial rule was ​


A) Tunisia
B) Algeria.
C) Morocco.
D) Tripoli
E) Madagascar

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. Cecil Rhodes

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"New" products that European nations sought to obtain from colonies in Africa and Asia in the nineteenth century included


A) gold and silver.
B) cloves and pepper.
C) oil, tin, and rubber.
D) tea, silk, and porcelain.
E) ivory and rayon.

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. E. M. Forster

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. the "raj"

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. nuoc mam

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Quinine was used by Europeans to provide partial immunity from


A) sleeping sickness.
B) diphtheria.
C) scurvy.
D) cholera.
E) malaria.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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David Livingstone


A) was the first European to climb Mount Ararat.
B) personally put an end to the Zanzibar slave market with his "Green Band Army."
C) obtained great fame from his African missionary and anti-slavery work.
D) discovered the source of the Nile.
E) constructed an Anglican cathedral on the former site of the Zanzibar slave market.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Instructions: Identify the following terms. social Darwinism

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One of the primary factors that changed ​the relationship of Europeans in the Imperial age was the Industrial Revolution.

A) True
B) False

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In the second half of the nineteenth century,


A) a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control.
B) British General Charles Gordon restored Egyptian rule in Sudan with his Sikh-Gurkha army.
C) Tunisia came under the total domination of Berber rebels.
D) the Turks took control of Tripoli from the Italians.
E) France occupied the island of Taiwan.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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The European takeover of Africa was finally complete with the victory of the Italians over the forces of the Ethiopian king at the Battle of Adowa.

A) True
B) False

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