Regents Review #7: New Imperialism Part 2

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The Panama Canal and the Suez Canal are strategic bodies of water because they serve as

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gateways to other places

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Which factor most influenced Japan’s expansion efforts in the 1930s and 1940s? (1) competition with Russia for territory, (2) limited amount of industrial resources on Japan’s home islands, (3) revenge for the bombings of Tokyo, (4) a desire to reclaim territory that historically had been Japanese

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limited amount of industrial resources on Japan’s home islands

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Emperor Meiji supported a policy of

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westernization

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The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to

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decrease the distance of trade routes

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One way in which Emperor Meiji of Japan and Kemal Atatürk of Turkey are similar is that they both

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worked to modernize their nations

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Commodore Matthew Perry is best known for taking which action?

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opening Japan to American and European influences

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Which action did Japan take during the Meiji Restoration? Options: established a social system to benefit the samurai, sent experts to learn from modern Western nations, allowed communist ideas to dominate its government, started an ambitious program to expel foreign manufacturers

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sent experts to learn from modern Western nations

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan rapidly industrialized. During which period did this change take place? Options: Heian Court, Meiji Restoration, Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty

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Meiji Restoration

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In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry’s visit to Japan was important to the United States because it opened new trading opportunities in Asia.

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opened new trading opportunities in Asia

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One reason the Suez Canal has been of strategic importance to countries other than Egypt was that the canal allowed for faster movement between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

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allowed for faster movement between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean