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Who Wants to be a World History
Millionaire?(200 Round)The New Imperialism
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All were aspects of the New Imperialism EXCEPT
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All were aspects of the New Imperialism EXCEPT

• A New technologies gave Western powers an
  unprecedented ability to dominate much of the
  globe
• B Social Darwinist theory was used to justify
  Western dominance of inferior peoples
• C Europeans established new colonies in the
  Americans
• D It began in the late 19th century

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All were aspects of the New Imperialism EXCEPT

• A A
• B B
• C Europeans established new colonies in the
  Americas
• D D

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The fact that some nations sought out colonies
for colonies sake suggests there was a strong
___________ component to the New Imperialism
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The fact that some nations sought out colonies
for colonies sake suggests there was a strong
___________ component to the New Imperialism

• A nationalist
• B mercantilist
• C capitalist
• D industrialist

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The fact that some nations sought out colonies
for colonies sake suggests there was a strong
___________ component to the New Imperialism

• A nationalist
• B B
• C C
• D D

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An economic motive behind the New Imperialism was
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An economic motive behind the New Imperialism was

• A a desire to bring industrial technologies to
  the developing world
• B the need to import new manpower to work in
  European factories
• C to import fine finished goods like porcelain
  from China
• D a need for new markets for European goods and
  sources of raw materials

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An economic motive behind the New Imperialism was

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D a need for new markets for European goods and
  sources of raw materials

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The Berlin Conference was held in 1885 in order to
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The Berlin Conference was held in 1885 in order to

• A prevent war between France and Germany
• B divide Africa among various European powers
• C create a European economic union
• D form an alliance system that would lead to
  World War I

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The Berlin Conference was held in 1885 in order to

• A A
• B divide Africa among various European powers
• C C
• D D

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By 1900, the only two African countries that
remained independent of European colonial rule
were
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By 1900, the only two African countries that
remained independent of European colonial rule
were

• A Ethiopia and Liberia
• B Libya and Eritrea
• C Kenya and Mozambique
• D Madagascar and Egypt

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By 1900, the only two African countries that
remained independent of European colonial rule
were

• A Ethiopia and Liberia
• B B
• C C
• D D

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By the 1820s, the British had developed a
massive trade deficit with China because
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By the 1820s, the British had developed a
massive trade deficit with China because

• A the Chinese would only take gold in exchange
  for finished goods
• B imports of Chinese tea to Britain exceeded
  British exports of raw materials to China
• C the British had nothing to trade with China
  that the Chinese wanted
• D China taxed its exports at a very high rate

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By the 1820s, the British had developed a
massive trade deficit with China because

• A A
• B B
• C the British had nothing to trade with China
  that the Chinese wanted
• D D

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The British grew a powerful strain of opium in
their colony of ________ that they used to
exchange for Chinese tea, porcelain, and silk
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The British grew a powerful strain of opium in
their colony of ________ that they used to
exchange for Chinese tea, porcelain, and silk

• A Sri Lanka
• B Afghanistan
• C Malaysia
• D India

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The British grew a powerful strain of opium in
their colony of ________ that they used to
exchange for Chinese tea, porcelain, and silk

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D India

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According to the Treaty of Nanjing signed by
Britain and China in 1842, China had to agree to
all of the following conditions EXCEPT
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According to the Treaty of Nanjing signed by
Britain and China in 1842, China had to agree to
all of the following conditions EXCEPT

• A give extraterritorial status to British
  citizens in China
• B pay for the full cost of the opium China
  destroyed
• C open new ports to foreign trade
• D lease the island of Taiwan to Britain

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According to the Treaty of Nanjing signed by
Britain and China in 1842, China had to agree to
all of the following conditions EXCEPT

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D lease the island of Taiwan to Britain

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A technological advantage held by the British
during the Opium Wars was
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A technological advantage held by the British
during the Opium Wars was

• A Shallow draft steamships that could travel up
  Chinese rivers
• B gattling guns that they used against Chinese
  infantry
• C rocket launchers used to set Chinese cities on
  fire
• D poison gas used against civilian populations

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A technological advantage held by the British
during the Opium Wars was

• A Shallow draft steamships that could travel up
  Chinese rivers
• B B
• C C
• D D

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Years of interference by foreign powers in China
during the 19th and early 20th centuries led
directly to the overthrow of the ________ Dynasty
and the establishment of the first Chinese
________in 1912
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Years of interference by foreign powers in China
during the 19th and early 20th centuries led
directly to the overthrow of the ________ Dynasty
and the establishment of the first Chinese
________in 1912

• A Zhou, dictatorship
• B Ming, parliament
• C Yuan, democracy
• D Qing, Republic

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Years of interference by foreign powers in China
during the 19th and early 20th centuries led
directly to the overthrow of the ________ Dynasty
and the establishment of the first Chinese
________in 1912

• A
• B
• C
• D Qing, Republic

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Which country was the most important factor in
forcing Japan to open up trade with the outside
world?
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Which country was the most important factor in
forcing Japan to open up trade with the outside
world?

• A Russia
• B France
• C Britain
• D United States

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Which country was the most important factor in
forcing Japan to open up trade with the outside
world?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D United States

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All were aspects of Japans modernization program
after 1868 EXCEPT
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All were aspects of Japans modernization program
after 1868 EXCEPT

• A abolition of the feudal system
• B adoption of a Western-style democratic
  government
• C construction of a modern army and navy
• D A program of government-sponsored
  industrialization

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All were aspects of Japans modernization program
after 1868 EXCEPT

• A A
• B adoption of a Western-style democratic
  government
• C C
• D D

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Japans victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese
War of 1905 was important because
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Japans victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese
War of 1905 was important because

• A Japan proved that Russia was weak and
  therefore planned to attack the city of Moscow
• B the U.S. intervened on the side of Russia and
  helped to stop Japanese advances into China
• C Japan took control of most of Siberia
• D it was the first time in the modern era that
  an Asian power had defeated a European one

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Japans victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese
War of 1905 was important because

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D it was the first time in the modern era that
  an Asian power had defeated a European one

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By the early 20th century, Japan had gained
imperial control over which of its neighbors?
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By the early 20th century, Japan had gained
imperial control over which of its neighbors?

• A China and Taiwan
• B Malaysia and Burma
• C Manchuria and the Philippines
• D Korea and Taiwan

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By the early 20th century, Japan had gained
imperial control over which of its neighbors?

• A A
• B B
• C C
• D Korea and Taiwan

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