Imperialism Test

Which set of events is most closely associated with the nation described in this passage?

• end of the Opium War → creation of European spheres of influence

• end of the Tokugawa Shogunate → beginning of the Meiji Restoration

• fall of the Manchus → rise of Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)

• imperialism in China → start of World War II

Identify the best use of this document for a historian.

• To understand the perspective of Dutch sailors living in Japan.

• To explore how some Japanese viewed their country’s process of modernization

• To evaluate arguments for and against industrialization in Japan in the 19th century

• To understand why the American military was in Japan

What is Fukuzawa Yukichi’s point of view of the process Japan took to change its naval technology?

• The Japanese could not have updated their fleet of ships without continued assistance from the Dutch.

• The Japanese have always had a navy that was superior to those of foreign powers.

• Though there was initial influence from foreigners, the Japanese update of their fleet of ships was done independently.

• The Americans assisted the Japanese with updating their fleet of ships more than any other foreign government.

 Identify one effect of the historical period depicted in this image.

• Modernization of Japan

• Isolation of Japan

• Invasion of Japan

• Chinese influence of Japan

This stanza from Kipling’s poem is most closely associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western colonial powers to

• learn from the people they conquered

• teach their colonies how to produce manufactured goods

• civilize the people they controlled

• welcome less developed countries as equals

Based on this poem, which action would Kipling Kipling would have most likely supported?

• The British shared equal power with Indians in the colonial government in 1899.

• The British used child labor in textile factories in India.

• The British established coal mines in India.

• The British established schools in India to teach Indian children English and British culture.

Which claim is best supported by the map and passage above?

• The British built railroads in India to assist Indian owned businesses.

• The British built railroads in India to benefit their industrial interests in the country.

• The British built railroads in India to teach Indian engineers to expand the transportation options in India after independence.

• The British built railroads in India in an attempt to gain independence from India.

What historical event led to the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing?

• Boer War

• World War I

• French Revolution

• Opium Wars

Based on the excerpt above, what did the British gain as a result of the Treaty of Nanjing?

• Unlimited coal resources

• An island to use as a port

• Control of all of Japan

• The right to make the Queen of Great Britain the Empress of China

What was a result of the political situation shown on this map?

• Most local rulers had power equal to that of European leaders.

• The economic prosperity of the African nationalist leaders increased their power.

• African leaders willingly adopted European forms of governance including constitutions.

• The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.