Chapter 24

Question 1

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of imperialism in the period following European industrialization?

Answer 1

the absence of Christian missions

Question 2

Which of the following groups were most responsible for the early stages of colonization in Java?

Answer 2

overseas agents

Question 3

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

Answer 3

the intervention into local squabbles among indigenous princes in return for authority over land

Question 4

In what year did the British East India Company win the critical battle of Plassey?

Answer 4

1757

Question 5

The bulk of the territories that the British East India Company ruled directly were administered through the three

Answer 5

presidencies.

Question 6

Which of the following statements concerning the Indian resistance to British colonialism is most accurate?

Answer 6

Indian princes continued to fear and fight with each other despite the ever growing power of the British Raj.

Question 7

The intrusion of Europeans into early colonial society

Answer 7

left the old ruling families in charge of day-to-day administration.

Question 8

Nabobs were

Answer 8

representatives of the British East India Company who went out to secure sudden wealth, often through corruption.

Question 9

Lord Cornwallis

Answer 9

introduced sweeping reforms to reduce the power of local administrators in India in the 1790s.

Question 10

What was the most critical issue for reformers in the 1830s?

Answer 10

the ritual immolation of Hindu wives on the funeral pyres of their deceased husbands

Question 11

What nation dominated overseas trade and imperial advance in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Answer 11

Britain

Question 12

Which of the following nations did not enter the competitive race for colonial empire and industrial supremacy after 1870?

Answer 12

Spain

Question 13

Which of the following statements is most accurate of African and Asian peoples?

Answer 13

African and Asian peoples often fiercely resisted colonial rule, although without realistic chances of permanent success.

Question 14

Which of the following definitions most accurately defines the term “White Dominions”?

Answer 14

colonies with substantial majorities of white, European immigrants

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a “contested settler colony”?

Answer 15

New Zealand

Question 16

What was one of the greatest changes in relationships between European colonizers and indigenous populations after 1870?

Answer 16

Laws were passed forbidding sexual relations between Europeans and the indigenous population.

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning the internal economies of the European colonies is most accurate?

Answer 17

Colonial economies were steadily reduced to dependence on the European-dominated global market.

Question 18

In what year did the United States annex the Hawaiian islands as a colony?

Answer 18

1898

Question 19

By 1914, the only independent nation in Southeast Asia was

Answer 19

Siam

Question 20

The serious rebellion against British domination in India that broke out in 1857 was called the __________ Rebellion.

Answer 20

Sepoy

Question 21

The British East India Company, besides making economic gains,

Answer 21

put an end to the anarchy and chaos that characterized Mughal rule.

Question 22

The British introduced all of the following reforms in India during the nineteenth century EXCEPT the

Answer 22

elimination of castes.

Question 23

After 1857, the administrative language of India became

Answer 23

English.

Question 24

Which statement best characterizes government in India after 1857?

Answer 24

Indians were trained to govern in the provincial and subordinate systems.

Question 25

In India, under British rule,

Answer 25

the contrasts between European and Asiatic ways of life remained extreme.

Question 26

French influence in India terminated by the end of the eighteenth century because of

Answer 26

Britain’s superior armies.
Britain’s base, established at the Battle of Plassey.
Britain’s naval supremacy.

Question 27

After 1857, the British official ruling in India was called the

Answer 27

Viceroy.

Question 28

Ultimately, the control of India in the nineteenth century was vested in

Answer 28

the British government.

Question 29

As a result of the Indian Mutiny in 1857,

Answer 29

the British government assumed authority.
India lost its emperor.
the rule of the East India Company came to an end.

Question 30

One of the prime factors serving to bring unity to the subcontinent was

Answer 30

the building of railroads.

Question 31

In terms of British influences on India, it is an ironic fact that

Answer 31

India learned the lessons of self-government from the British and wanted self-rule.

Question 32

Which of the following Indochinese nations maintained its independence in the face of the French advance?

Answer 32

Siam

Question 33

India gave Britain all but which one of the following?

Answer 33

substantial cultural contributions

Question 34

Which of the following countries was NOT active in Southeast Asia from 1800-1914?

Answer 34

Germany

Question 35

One of the most important forces drawing France back into Indochina in the mid-nineteenth century was

Answer 35

anti-Christian persecutions.

Question 36

The Dutch culture system

Answer 36

set aside one-fifth of all lands for the government.

Question 37

During their activities in Southeast Asia before 1914 the Dutch

Answer 37

eglected higher education for the local population.