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List and discuss three challenges to the former U.S. policy of isolationism. |
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What are three problems shared by Latin American countries after gaining independence? |
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Discuss two reasons for imperialism. |
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Discuss the negative and positive results of imperialism. |
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European expansion was renewed in the nineteenth century for all the following reasons except that... |
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nations wanted to spread ideas of liberalism and freedom |
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Which two areas of the world were especially desired by European nations during the nineteenth century? |
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Which of the following land acquisitions doubled the size of the United States. |
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Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War in the United States? |
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Northern demands for lower tariffs on imports |
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What term best describes United States foreign policy from the time of Washington to World War I? |
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Which of the following kept the United States from being totally isolated from world affairs?
-expansion of foreign trade and investments by American merchants and businessmen
-placement of troops in Mexico by the Spanish
-American tolerance for Cuban independence
-placement of troops in Cuba by the French. |
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expansion of foreign trade and investments by American merchants and businessmen |
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Which French ruler violated the Monroe Doctrine by placing Maximillian in charge of Mexico? |
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The Spanish-American War resulted from Spain's mistreatment of... |
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Which of the following was not added to the United States by Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War? |
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was a reaction to... |
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European threats to intervene in Latin America |
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During the nineteenth century, British colonies were granted what right, which later allowed independence without widepread revolt? |
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Britain gained Canada as a result of a war with... |
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Which of the following permitted French Canadians the right to retain their language, law, and customs and to practice freely their Roman Catholic religion?
-British North America Act
-Monroe Doctring
-Quebec Act
-Roosevelt Corollary |
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The Quebec Act in 1774 did all of the following except
-allow the French to retain their landguage
-temporarily pacify the French Canadians
-prohibit Roman Catholic Worship
-allow the French to retain their laws. |
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prohibit Roman Catholic worship |
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Australia's original settlers were... |
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The first Europeans to settle South Africa were the... |
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Thousands of miners poured into South Africa after the discovery of... |
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Which two countries claimed the region of Latin America? |
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Who led an army over the Andes Mountains to free Chile and Peru from the Spanish? |
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Which of the following declared Brazil independent and became its emperor?
-Simon Bolivar
-Jose de San Martin
-Maximillian
-Dom Pedre |
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In general terms, Latin American nations experienced all of the following problems except
-political instability
-economic weakness
-weakness of the Roman Catholic church
-racial disunity |
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weakness of the Roman Catholic church |
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Which century is considered the "great century" of missionary activity? |
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Which two nations were rivals for control of India? |
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The Battle of Plassey helped ensure British dominance in... |
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Which Briton led his forces to defeat the Indian ruler in 1757? |
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The Sepoy Mutiny was a revolt... |
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of the Indian soldiers employed by the East India Company |
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Wars between China and Great Britain were fought over the smuggling of... |
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Britain received Hong Kong through the Treaty of... |
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The principle of extraterritoriality dealt with... |
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trials of Westerners in their own countries' courts |
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The Boxer Rebellion occurred because... |
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the Chinese wanted to eliminate the Western influence |
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Which American opened Japan's doors to trade with the United States? |
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Which treaty was the first treaty Japan ever signed with a Western nation? |
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Which statement best describes the significance of the Meiji Period? |
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Japan resisted Western imperialism. |
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What two countries did Japan defeat between 1894 and 1905? |
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Which Southeast Asian colony belonged to France? |
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Thailand is unique among Southeast Asian countries because... |
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Which of the following is not true concerning African slave trade?
-The Spanish imported black slaves from Africa to the New World because their survival rate was better than that of the Indians.
-About eighty percent of all slaves brought to the New World arrived between 1700 and 1850.
-The European slave traders captured the Aricans themselves to ensure that they had the most physically fit slaves.
-About one-fourth of all slaves who left Africa died during the voyage across the Atlantic. |
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The European slave traders captured the Africans themselves to ensure that they had the most physically fit slaves. |
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Who founded the famous Foreign Legion, an elite army unit in West Africa? |
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Which European nation's claim in Africa prevented Britain from acquiring an unbroken stretch of territory from the Cape to Cairo? |
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The Anglo-Russian Entente divided which area into three parts? |
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The most positive result of imperialism was... |
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Who was a Baptist missionary to India? |
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Who was a missionary to the cannibals of West Africa? |
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Who explored the Congo for Belgium and was hired by a newspaper to find another explorer in the interior of Africa? |
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Which United States president purchased 800,000 square miles of French territory in North America? |
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Give the dates for the Civil War in the United States. |
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Which French emperor set up a puppet government in Mexcio? |
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The Spanish-American War was fought over the independence of which Spanish colony? |
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The mysterious explosion of what ship precipitated the Spanish-American War? |
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Which United States president proclaimed a famous corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? |
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What act of Parliament created the Dominion of Canada? |
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British North America Act |
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Which Englishman was an early explorer of Australia and New Zealand? |
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What group of Dutch colonists in Africa formed the republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State? |
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What name was given to Spaniards born and reared in Spain? |
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What name was given to Spaniards born in the New World? |
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What name was given to those of mixed Spanish and Indian blood? |
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Who was the "liberator" who led the struggle for freedom in the northern portion of South America? |
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What term applies to ambitious military leaders in Latin America? |
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What term means the extension of power by one people or country over another country? |
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Who translated the Bible into twenty Indian dialects and supervised the translation of twenty more? |
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What were Indian troops called? |
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Which war ended with the Treaty of Nanking? |
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What English missionary was instrumental in sending missionaries to inland China? |
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What principle gave Westerners who broke Chinese law the right to be tried in their own national courts rather than in Chinese courts? |
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Who was the United States naval commander who signed the Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan? |
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Modern Indonesia was once called what? |
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Who was the great missionary-explorer of the African interior? |
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Who was the wealthy British imperialist who dreamed of a British territory stretching "from Cape to Cairo"? |
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Which Belgian king acquired the 900,000 square-mile Congo Free State? |
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Who purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon for the United States? |
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Which United States president stated that Europe could no longer colonize in North and South America? |
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Which United States president refused European intervention in Latin America for any reason, allowing only the United States to intervene? |
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The United States waged war with Mexico (1846-1848) and gained much of the southwest territory. |
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The territory of the United States more than doubled during the 1800s. |
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Frontier states of the United States did not enter the union on an equal basis with the original colonies. |
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The United States has historically favored alliances with European powers. |
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The British were the first to settle in South Africa. |
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Latin American countries experienced great instability in government after gaining their independence. |
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Latin America became a leading industrial region during the nineteenth century. |
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The British East India Company became the dominant authority in Egype after the Battle of Plassey in 1757. |
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The immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was the introduction of new rifle cartridges. |
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Japan's loss to China in the Sino-Japanese War forced Japan to grant more trade concessions to the West. |
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The United States was the first Western country ever to sign a treaty with Japan. |
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European slave traders usually captured the slaves themselves. |
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Italy was the first European nation to seek an African empire. |
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Asian countries were very thankful for most of the Western reforms Europe brought. |
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Imperialism's most outstanding benefit to native populations was the missionary outreach. |
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