World Topic 9 Test

The painting depicts the famous meeting between Stanley and Livingstone. The setting depicted in the painting is in

• Egypt.

• Manchuria.

• Tanzania.

• Ethiopia.

The genocide of the Armenians in the 1890s took place during the rule of the ________empire.

• Mughal

• Ottoman

• Asante

• Safavid

European imperialists redrew the map of Africa with little regard for ______.

• trade agreements

• ethnic boundaries

• mining rights

• the slave trade

Based on the map, what form of imperial rule did European powers use in China?

• protectorate

• direct rule

• indirect rule

• sphere of influence

Who established the “Three Principles of the People” described in the text?

The first principle was nationalism, or freeing China from foreign domination. The second was democracy, or representative government. The third was livelihood, or economic security for all Chinese.

• Sun Yixian

• Mutsuhito

• Ci Xi

• Guang Xu

This is a portrait of ________, who played a significant role in the industrialization of Japan.

• Meiji

• Mongkut

• Sun Yat

• Fukuzawa Yukichi

Which phrase correctly replaces the “?” in the chart?

• conflict between Russia and Japan over control of Korea and Manchuria

• conflict between Russia and Japan over trading rights

• conflict after Russia attempted invading Japan

• conflict between Russia and Japan over the Korean March First Movement

Which of the following statements best describes the Meiji Restoration?

• The Meiji reformers refused to adapt Western ways.

• The Meiji Restoration worked to restore a rigid feudal order.

• The Meiji reformers adapted the German model of government.

• The Meiji constitution did not give the emperor absolute power.

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War gave the United States control of ________.

• Cuba

• Mexico

• the Philippines

• the Panama Canal Zone

Which factor led to the Boer War?

• The Boers tried to retake the Cape Colony.

• Gold and diamonds were discovered in Boer lands.

• Britain imposed racial segregation in South Africa.

• The Zulus tried to stop the slave trade in Boer lands.