Unit 2 (The Age of Imperialism): Review

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Which statement best describes a major reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain? Options: Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available. , Industries were owned by the national government. , A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers. , Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

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Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.

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Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800's? Options: New nations were based on old tribal boundaries. The cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded. The continent was divided equally among the colonial powers. African unity was encouraged.

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The cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded.

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Commodore Matthew Perry’s visits to Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the

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opening of trade and diplomatic relations with Japan

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Which of these developments in Africa was a cause of the other three? Options: Rival tribal groups fought wars, The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries, African economies became dependent on the sale of cash crops and raw materials., Traditional territories and culture groups were permanently fragmented.

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The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries

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The terms of the Treaty of Nanjing and of the Treaty of Kanagawa demonstrate the

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unequal relationships that characterized imperialism

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These events reflect the growing power of Japan and its desire to: Japan fights China. (1894)
• Japan defeats Russia. (1905)
• Japan annexes Korea. (1910)

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obtain natural resources

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The Chinese belief that China was the Middle Kingdom is an example of

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ethnocentrism

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One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to: obtain markets for their manufactured goods

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obtain markets for their manufactured goods

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The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonialization of

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Africa

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The 19th-century ideas of Social Darwinism and the “White Man’s Burden” were often used to justify

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imperialism