World history/WHME102/Modernization and resistance/Review

Imperialism, Modernization and Resistance Multiple Choice Quiz

Complete the following quiz to review your knowledge from this learning pathway. This quiz will help students undertaking this course for credit to prepare for their test.

• Steamships helped European powers expand their Empire because:
  • they could withstand much rougher weather
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Imperialism and Technology in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • they needed far fewer sailors
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Imperialism and Technology in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • ships could now travel inland via rivers
    • Correct. Well done!
  • all of the above answers are correct
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Imperialism and Technology in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• Which empire was known as 'the sick man of Europe' by the late nineteenth century?
  • The Austro-Hungarian Empire
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Ottoman Empire in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • The Russian Empire
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Ottoman Empire in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • The Ottoman Empire
    • Correct. Well done!
  • none of the above answers are correct
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Ottoman Empire in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The 1857 Indian Mutiny resulted in:
  • dissolution of the British East India Company
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on the Indian Mutiny in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • the end of the Mughal Empire
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on the Indian Mutiny in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on the Indian Mutiny in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • all of the above answers are correct.
    • Correct. Well done!
• European reaction to the Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was:
  • to form a new alliance with Russia to prevent further Japanese victories
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Japanese Imperialism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • increased respect for Japan
    • Correct. Well done!
  • to form a new alliance with Japan to help contain the Russian Empire
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Japanese Imperialism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • none of the above answers are correct
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Japanese Imperialism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The Taiping Rebellion:
  • resulted in over 20 million deaths
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • was an expression of Chinese discontent at the British and French presence in China
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • failed
    • Incorrect. This is part of the answer, but there is a better option. Review the activity on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • all of the above answers are correct
    • Correct. Well done!

Imperialism, Modernization and Resistance True/False Review Quiz

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

• The Qing Dynasty actively sought to trade with Europe, for profit.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Qing Dynasty in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• Opium was a major export from India to China in the mid-nineteenth century.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Opium Wars in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The Indian Mutiny was sparked by the introduction of cartridges rumored to have been greased with pig or cow fat, which was offensive to the religious beliefs of Muslim and Hindu soldiers.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on the Indian Mutiny in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The Panama Canal was constructed in the 1890s.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Review the activity on Imperialism in Latin America in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• Rubber was a much sought-after commodity in Europe, but originally had to be obtained from the Belgian Congo.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Rubber is native to the Amazon rainforest. Review the activity on Imperialism and Technology in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!