Chapter 11- Extra Honors Questions

Question 0

Mughal Empire

Answer 0

With the decline of the Indian empire, Mughal Empire, in 1707, the British East India Company seized a chance to take over Indian lands.

Question 1

Qing Dynasty

Answer 1

In 1898 the empress Dowager Cixi refused to support reforms to help China because she believed they threatened the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

Question 2

China

Answer 2

In the late 19th century Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France all carved out spheres of influence in China.

Question 3

India

Answer 3

The elite and middle classes of India did not welcome British rule because the British weakened the market for their manufactured goods.

Question 4

Cotton

Answer 4

Following the US Civil War, Britain relied on India for the raw material, cotton.

Question 5

The Dutch

Answer 5

The Dutch controlled the spice trade in Southeast Asia starting in the 1600s and 1700s.

Question 6

Archduke Maximilien

Answer 6

In 1861, the French attempted to restore their empire in the Americas by installing the Austrian archduke, Maximilien, as emperor of Mexico.