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Unit 5 AP World History: 1750 to 1900
Unit 5 AP World History: 1750 to 1900
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Why did Simon Bolivar's dream of a free and united South America go unfulfilled?
Bolivar became a dictator
After independence, creoles held power & could not unite
Spain defeated Bolivar and kept control of South America
Countries with slavery refused to join those without slaves
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How did the success of labor unions make Marxism less appealing?
Labor leaders refused to cooperate with Marxists
Marxists gave up their demands for revolution
Workers who are treated better are less likely to revolt
Business leaders willingly began paying better wages
3
The Opium Wars:
Showed Britain's commitment to ending the opium trade
Marked the end of the Qing Dynasty
Powerfully demonstrated Western military superiority
Ended foreign influence in China
4
This cartoon of the Ottoman Empire as the "Sick Man of Europe" shows:
Growing Asian influence in the Near East
Rising powers wanting to take advantage of Ottoman weakness
The rise of Arab nationalism
Other countries hoping to help the Ottomans
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How did Bismarck use nationalism to unite Germany?
By promising liberals to make the German Reich a republic
He provoked traditional rival France to declare war
He convinced the Kaiser to convert to Catholicism
With his ambitious program to make Berlin a model city
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Why did the Luddites attack machines?
They were Americans who hated Britain
Machines had taken their jobs and disrupted their lives
They were Marxists who believed capitalism was evil
They believed factories would destroy the environment
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The Congress of Vienna did all the following
EXCEPT:
Return kings to thrones and conservatives to power
Establish a balance of power among Europe's great powers
Unify Germany and Italy
Restore order after Napoleon's defeat
8
Which of the following statements about the Sepoy Rebellion is
FALSE?
British women and children were spared
It was triggered by animal fat used to grease a new rifle
Queen Victoria called for a national day of repentance
Simmering resentment at British arrogance contributed
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Which of these was a major demand of Latino reformers and revolutionaries?
Ending slavery
Industrial development
Women's rights
Land reform
10
The Atlantic revolutions in the U.S., France, and Latin America all shared:
Enlightenment ideals of freedom and equality
Use of terror to get rid of their enemies
Successful outcomes as prosperous republics
Hatred of rule by foreigners
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Adam Smith's metaphor of the "invisible hand" in his "Wealth of Nations" explains how:
Government rules work best when they are secret
No one knows in which direction the economy will go
Market forces benefit society
Monarchs controlled every aspect of the economy
12
The 1905 Russo-Japanese war showed:
Russia's military might
Japan was now a major imperial power
The importance of the Trans-Siberian Railroad
Britain's value as an ally
13
What resulted from the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny?
Indians were granted home rule
Queen Victoria abdicated the throne
Britain assumed direct rule of India
The East India Company expanded its power
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Why did many traditional rulers resist new ideas and technologies?
They wanted to preserve their power
They thought new technology would weaken their nations
They believed deeply in education
They feared industry's impact on the environment
15
All the following explain the rise of nationalism
EXCEPT:
It reflected growing international tolerance and liberalism
It rallied nations without their own independent country
It was a passionate reaction to Enlightenment logic & reason
It focused people's loyalty as monarchy & religion faded
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Why did emancipation and industrialization lead to further social problems in Russia?
Foreign capitalists seized power and oppressed the people
Workers and the tsar joined forces against nobles & industry
The tsar's liberal reforms angered the boyars, who rebelled
Freed serfs became poor, restless urban workers
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How did the Russians defeat Napoleon in 1812?
With "General Winter" and "General Space"
By surrounding his army with two larger ones
By letting him capture Moscow, then trapping him there
With help from the British navy
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How did the Industrial Revolution facilitate the growth of global empires?
The "White Man's Burden" made some nations feel superior
Imperial powers competed with each other
Industrial powers needed raw materials
The telegraph, steamship, & modern weapons made it easier
19
Which of these is true about Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Haitian Revolution?
It succeeded with help from Spain
Napoleon supported Toussaint with French troops and weapons
It won freedom from France and racial equality for Haitians
It inspired both the American and French Revolutions
20
In "The Communist Manifesto," Karl Marx argued:
For a greater voice for working people in government
For universal health care and suffrage for the poor
For workers to organize strikes till their demands were met
For a proletarian revolution to overthrow unjust capitalism
21
What increased worldwide demand for millions of indentured laborers in the late 1800s?
Marxism was growing in popularity
Slavery was abolished but manual labor was still needed
Factories needed industrial labor
Labor unions had achieved workplace reforms
22
How did the Taiping Rebellion affect China?
The Taipings allied with Japan to conquer Manchuria
Millions of deaths further weakened Qing China
It brought Christianity to China
It replaced the Qing Dynasty with a Western-friendly regime
23
This image of Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito shows:
Japan's commitment to traditional ways
China's new industrial might
Pathetic imitation of Britain
His determination to modernize Japan
24
How did Napoleon come to power?
By promising to restore order after the French Revolution
By leading nobles against the sans-culottes
In a democratic election
With foreign support
25
How did the Industrial Revolution raise the standard of living in industrial countries?
Factory work was much easier than farm work
Average people became shareholders of large corporations
Families could all go to work together
Necessities like food and clothing became much cheaper
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How did the "White Man's Burden" relate to imperialism?
It encouraged whites to show respect to all peoples
It called upon imperial powers to treat natives better
It justified imperialism as the duty to civilize "savages"
It attacked imperialists for their hypocrisy
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What caused the Reign of Terror?
King Louis ordered mass executions of revolutionaries
The sans-culottes rebelled against the Jacobins
Robespierre hoped to eliminate enemies of the revolution
Napoleon used his secret police to terrorize people
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This image shows:
What Africans thought of European imperialism
Bismarck's ambition to make Germany a colonial power
David Livingstone's devotion to the African people
Cecil Rhodes' ambition to claim most of Africa for Britain
29
All the following are true about the Scramble for Africa
EXCEPT:
The Berlin Conference kept peace among Europeans in Africa
Africans enjoyed better lives under colonial rule
Nearly all of Africa was claimed by imperial powers
Colonial boundaries took no account of native inhabitants
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What is the point of this cartoon?
Germany is destroying China
The British are protecting China from other powers
Imperial powers are seizing spheres of influence in China
France and Japan are worried about China
