Imperialism and Nationalism in History

What were two direct results of US Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853 voyage to Tokyo Bay?

• The signing of a peace treaty with China

• The opening of two Japanese ports to foreign trade

• The annexation of Hawaii by the United States

• The establishment of a US military base in Japan

What was the goal of the United States in issuing the Open Door Policy?

• To establish a US colony in China

• To end spheres of influence over control of foreign trade in China

• To promote Chinese emigration to the United States

• To close Chinese ports to European trade

Who led the Taiping Rebellion, calling for the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in China?

• Sun Yat-sen

• Mao Zedong

• Hong Xiuquan

• Chiang Kai-shek

What was the main goal of Japanese modernization?

• To expand Japanese territory into China

• To avoid China’s fate by making Japan strong

• To establish a democratic government

• To isolate Japan from foreign influence

Which event marked the start of the Scramble for Africa?

• The Berlin Conference

• The colonization of Congo

• The discovery of gold in South Africa

• The construction of the Suez Canal

Which ethnic population was brutally killed because of the nationalism and prejudice of the Young Turks?

• Kurds

• Armenians

• Greeks

• Assyrians

What was the main reason for building the Suez Canal?

• To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• To increase European trade with the Middle East and Asia

• To provide a water source for Egypt

• To create a tourist attraction

Which statement best describes a way that liberalism and nationalism differed in early nineteenth-century Europe?

• Liberalism favored a specific identity based on culture, while nationalism expected equal rights for all people within a state.

• Liberalism expected equal rights for all people within a state, while nationalism favored a specific identity based on culture.

• Both liberalism and nationalism favored monarchies.

• Both liberalism and nationalism opposed industrialization.

Which two sentences describe a condition that was common to Germany and Italy before unification?

• They were unified under a single government.

• They were divided into many states, some of which were ruled by foreign leaders.

• They were both under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

• They had a strong central government.

Romanticism emerged as a reaction to the emphasis on what in Enlightenment philosophy?

• Emotion

• Reason

• Tradition

• Religion