Chapter 26 The West and the World, 1815–1914. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 26 | 2 Question Between about 1800 and 1913,

Chapter 26The West and the World, 1815–1914

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 26 | 2

Question

Between about 1800 and 1913, the value of world trade increased ________ times.

a) ten

b) twelve

c) fifteen

d) twenty-five


Answer

Between about 1800 and 1913, the value of world trade increased ________ times.

a) ten

b) twelve

c) fifteen

d) twenty-five (correct)

Hint: See page 849.


Question

To pay for ambitious plans for modernization, Muhammad Ali focused on

a) military expansion.

b) agriculture.

c) government control.

d) tariffs.


Answer

To pay for ambitious plans for modernization, Muhammad Ali focused on

a) military expansion.

b) agriculture. (correct)

c) government control.

d) tariffs.

Hint: See page 853.


Question

The Berlin conference was arranged by Otto von Bismarck and

a) Leopold II.

b) Horatio H. Kitchener.

c) Jules Ferry.

d) Cecil Rhodes.


Answer

The Berlin conference was arranged by Otto von Bismarck and

a) Leopold II.

b) Horatio H. Kitchener.

c) Jules Ferry. (correct)

d) Cecil Rhodes.

Hint: See page 861.


Question

________ was the jewel of the British Empire.

a) India

b) Japan

c) China

d) Africa


Answer

________ was the jewel of the British Empire.

a) India (correct)

b) Japan

c) China

d) Africa

Hint: See page 868.


Question

Italians who had no intention of settling abroad permanently were known as

a) swallows.

b) khedives.

c) Italianos.

d) coglioni.


Answer

Italians who had no intention of settling abroad permanently were known as

a) swallows. (correct)

b) khedives.

c) Italianos.

d) coglioni.

Hint: See page 858.


Question

Which of the following military inventions helped widen the technological gap between the West and non-Western regions during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries?

a) Cannon

b) Machine gun

c) Grenade

d) Atomic bomb


Answer

Which of the following military inventions helped widen the technological gap between the West and non-Western regions during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries?

a) Cannon

b) Machine gun (correct)

c) Grenade

d) Atomic bomb

Hint: See pages 865–866.


Question

At least ________ million Asians moved abroad before 1920.

a) two

b) three

c) five

d) nine


Answer

At least ________ million Asians moved abroad before 1920.

a) two

b) three (correct)

c) five

d) nine

Hint: See page 859.


Question

One of the crucial factors in the turnaround of the Qing Dynasty was the leadership of

a) Sun Yat-sen.

b) P’u Yi.

c) Tzu hsi.

d) Niuhuru.


Answer

One of the crucial factors in the turnaround of the Qing Dynasty was the leadership of

a) Sun Yat-sen.

b) P’u Yi.

c) Tzu hsi. (correct)

d) Niuhuru.

Hint: See page 872.


Question

The leader of the Egyptian Nationalist party was

a) Tewfiq.

b) Muhammad Ali.

c) Ahmed Arabi.

d) Ismail.


Answer

The leader of the Egyptian Nationalist party was

a) Tewfiq.

b) Muhammad Ali.

c) Ahmed Arabi. (correct)

d) Ismail.

Hint: See page 853–854.


Question

Imperialists believed that Europeans could and should “________” more primitive, nonwhite peoples.

a) seize

b) enslave

c) liberate

d) civilize


Answer

Imperialists believed that Europeans could and should “________” more primitive, nonwhite peoples.

a) seize

b) enslave

c) liberate

d) civilize (correct)

Hint: See page 867.

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