What did the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War have in common?

Both were fought over control of Korea.

What did NOT happen as a result of the Opium War?

Britain stopped selling opium to China.

Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the United States?

Sugar could be sold for higher profits.

What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?

Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

Why did Britain sell opium to China?

to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China

What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?

Resentment of foreigners contributed to both.

What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?

Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa.

How did Menelik II keep colonial interests out of Ethiopia?

He exploited European rivalries and built a modern army.

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.

What did indirect control and direct control have in common?

They both based government institutions on European styles.

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

to discourage European nations from establishing colonies in Latin America

Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?

It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies.

What was the main reason for the Crimean War?

Russia wanted land on the Black Sea to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea

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1
What did the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War have in common?
Japan lost both wars.
Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the treaties ending both wars.
Both occurred in the early 1900s.
Both were fought over control of Korea.
2
What was the goal of direct control?
to develop future leaders
limited self-rule
assimilation
to use local government officials
3
What did NOT happen as a result of the Opium War?
China gave up the island of Hong Kong.
China suffered a humiliating defeat.
Britain stopped selling opium to China.
The treaty of Nanjing was signed.
4
Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the United States?
They wanted U.S. military support against Hawaiian royalty.
It would improve trade with Pacific Rim countries.
Sugar could be sold for higher profits.
They feared that French Indochina might conquer Hawaii.
5
Which of the following resulted in the establishment of a rebel government in southeastern China that lasted about ten y
the Boxer Rebellion
the self-strengthening movement
the Taiping Rebellion
the Guangxu reforms
6
Why did thousands of Boers move north in the Great Trek?
to escape the Zulu
to prepare for the Boer War
to find diamonds and gold
to escape the British
7
What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
Native farmers were drafted into the colonial armies.
Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.
Most of the farm land was used for mining.
Europeans used too much of the farmland as building sites.
8
What was true of indirect control?
German colonies used it.
Foreign officials were brought in to rule.
Government institutions were based only on European styles.
It had limited self-rule.
9
Why did Britain sell opium to China?
to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China
to keep the drug out of Britain
to weaken the Chinese people
to encourage the Chinese government to buy British products
10
What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?
Both were uprisings against the rule of Dowager Empress Cixi.
In both, Hong Xiuquan led the Chinese forces.
Both were fought against Great Britain.
Resentment of foreigners contributed to both.
11
What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?
Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa.
Japan declared war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone.
Japan tried to build its own modern navy before Perry's return.
Japan closed its ports to all Western traders.
12
How did Menelik II keep colonial interests out of Ethiopia?
He exploited European rivalries and built a modern army.
He enlisted the help of neighboring African countries.
He signed peace treaties with Britain, France, and Italy.
He signed a pact with Egypt and Algeria to fight against invaders.
13
Which of the following pairs of rulers tried to modernize their countries?
Julián Martí Pérez and Porfirio Díaz
Guangxu and Julián Martí Pérez
Guangxu and Mutsuhito
Cixi and Mutsuhito
14
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with Europe
There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
15
What did indirect control and direct control have in common?
They both encouraged limited self-rule for all colonies.
They both encouraged assimilation as their main goal.
They both based government institutions on European styles.
They both used local government officials and local rules.
16
Which of the following leaders used modernization to successfully keep their countries from foreign control?
Emilio Aguinaldo and Queen Liliuokalani
Muhammad Ali and King Mongkut
Menelik II and Shaka
Ram Mohun Roy and Muhammad Ali
17
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
to establish the right of the United States to be an international police
to open trade in China to all nations
to annex Texas to the United States
to discourage European nations from establishing colonies in Latin America
18
Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism.
It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies.
The success of India's self-sufficient economy strengthened Britain.
It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires.
19
U.S. gained the right to build the Panama canal by aiding Panama in it's independence from Colombia.
True
False
20
What was the main reason for the Crimean War?
Russia refused to pay an export tax levied by the Ottoman Empire.
Russia wanted land on the Black Sea to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea
Russia broke a grain treaty with Bosporus
Russia wanted oil and other raw materials found in Ottoman lands.

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