AP World History Chapter 24
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What was a critical factor in the growing tensions between the colonizers and the rising African and Asian middle classes?

What was a critical factor in the growing tensions between the colonizers and the rising African and Asian middle classes?




a. The growing size of European communities in foreign nations and the increased number of women in European settlements
b. The decline in European militarism
c. The growing military power of native peoples
d. The decline in the size of European communities in colonial settlements
e. The growing numbers of Christians among the African and Asian peoples






Answer: A

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between South Africa and Australia?

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between South Africa and Australia?





a. After slow starts, both Australian and Boer colonists began to move into the interior of their respective colonies.
b. Both were parts of the extensive British Empire.
c. Both were settled by Europeans at approximately the same time.
d. Settlers encountered a disease environment in both colonies in which they could survive.
e. Settlers found a temperate climate in both colonies in which they could grow crops and raise livestock familiar to Europeans.






Answer: C

In what way was the British East India Company's intrusion into India similar to the Dutch entry into Java?

In what way was the British East India Company's intrusion into India similar to the Dutch entry into Java?




a. The direct intervention of the British government
b. The use of mercenaries recruited from among indigenous peoples
c. The British removal of all local rulers in the 18th century
d. Effective naval operations in the Bay of Bengal
e. The conversion of the Indian elite to Christianity






Answer: A

What event set the Boer colony in South Africa on a different path than the White Dominions of Canada and Australia?

What event set the Boer colony in South Africa on a different path than the White Dominions of Canada and Australia?




a. The annexation of the colony by the British in 1815
b. The German invasion of southern Africa in 1902
c. The Boer War, 1899-1902
d. The arrival of the Bantu into those regions settled by the Boers in the 1790s
e. Uprising among the Khoikhoi in 1802






Answer: A

Which of the following statements concerning colonial society in India and Java prior to 1850 is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning colonial society in India and Java prior to 1850 is most accurate?




a. In both cases a new indigenous ruling class soon emerged based on the teachings of the Utilitarians.
b. The arrival of the British and the Dutch completely destroyed the original social hierarchies of India and Java.
c. The massive conversion of the Javanese to Protestantism created a significant change in social mores, but the British were unable to carry out a similar change in India.
d. The Dutch and British incursions resulted in the removal of the indigenous aristocracies and the substitution of direct European control of the peasants.
e. The Dutch and British were content to leave the social systems of Java and India pretty much as they found them.








Answer: E

Which of the following descriptions most accurately defines the term "tropical dependencies?"

Which of the following descriptions most accurately defines the term "tropical dependencies?"




a. Colonies in which small numbers of Europeans ruled large numbers of non-Western peoples
b. Equatorial regions of South America under the control of Spain
c. Colonies that were largely unpopulated prior to the coming of the Europeans
d. Imperial possessions in which the numbers of European settlers and indigenous peoples were approximately equal
e. Colonies with substantial majorities of white, European immigrants






Answer: A

How did the establishment of educational systems in Africa differ from those of Java and India?

How did the establishment of educational systems in Africa differ from those of Java and India?




a. They depended more on state assistance than on religious missionaries.
b. There was more higher education promoted in Africa.
c. Educational systems in Africa were run almost exclusively by indigenous peoples.
d. They were extensions of indigenous education establishments.
e. They depended more on religious missionaries than on state support.






Answer: E

Which of the following statements concerning European interaction with indigenous peoples prior to 1850 is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning European interaction with indigenous peoples prior to 1850 is most accurate?





a. In all cases few interactions took place due to state mandates.
b. Social taboos effectively prevented any social interaction between Europeans and indigenous peoples.
c. Mixed marriages between European males and indigenous females became widely accepted, particularly in Java.
d. As most of the Europeans were male, social interaction was limited to sexual exploitation of females in brothels or as slaves.
e. Both European males and females intermarried with indigenous peoples on a common basis.






Answer: C

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of European expansion in the pre-industrial era?

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of European expansion in the pre-industrial era?



a. The search for precious metals
b. Fears of Muslim kingdoms in the Middle East and North Africa
c. The purchase of luxury products such as silks and spices
d. The establishment of European colonies in the interior of Africa
e. The seizure of land for plantation production of commercial crops






Answer: D

The jingoistic press and the extension of the vote to the lower middle and working classes

The jingoistic press and the extension of the vote to the lower middle and working classes



a. tended to give the ruling classes a free hand in foreign policy.
b. left the planning of imperial expansion to the European aristocracy.
c. led to demands for massive programs of emigration from European countries.
d. made public opinion a major factor in foreign policy.
e. made imperial expansion impossible to achieve.







Answer: D

What tactic led to the Dutch control of the entire island of Java?

What tactic led to the Dutch control of the entire island of Java?



a. The Dutch appealed to the British for assistance in defeating their Javanese rivals.
b. The Dutch, using mercenary forces recruited from the people of Java, intervened in succession disputes in return for grants of land.
c. The Dutch used the process of conversion of masses of the Javanese people as well as the elite to gain a position of supremacy on Java.
d. The Dutch won a series of naval battles over forces of the Sultan of Mataram.
e. The Dutch introduced African mercenaries into Java to secure a military victory.





Answer: B

Which of the following statements concerning the management of colonial enterprises by the Dutch and British East India companies in the 17th century is most accurate?

Which of the following statements concerning the management of colonial enterprises by the Dutch and British East India companies in the 17th century is most accurate?



a. The directors of the companies were little interested in the acquisition of colonial territories.
b. The directors of the companies made precise plans for the expansion of company administrative control over the governments of indigenous peoples.
c. The companies worked in partnership with indigenous industries to ship their products to China.
d. The companies were mere figureheads for the active and direct intervention of European nations in the affairs of Asian peoples.
e. The companies were granted monopolies by governments with the clear expectation that they would conquer new territories for their respective nations.







Answer: A

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the European strategy with respect to the government of tropical dependencies?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the European strategy with respect to the government of tropical dependencies?



a. The Europeans exploited longstanding ethnic and cultural divisions between indigenous peoples.
b. European colonialism depended on wholesale conversions to Christianity.
c. They were de facto independent nations with governments operated by the local elites.
d. Colonial rulers tended to favor Muslims at the expense of other minorities in African and Asian colonies because of the level of education of Muslim peoples.
e. In many cases, the Europeans utilized their military superiority to carry out genocide against African and Asian peoples.







Answer: A
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