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AP World History
Unit V: 1750-1900
1.
In the eighteenth century, France and England fought over territory in:
A. Asia and Central America.
B. Africa and the Balkans.
C. Asia and the Caribbean.
D. North America and Asia.
E. South America and the Pacific.
2.
The Berlin conference of 1884 was able to:
A. partition China so that Germany benefited.
B. deal with economic problems in Asia.
C. resolve issues of European rivalry in Africa.
D. bring all of Africa under European control.
E. divide Africa along tribal lines.
3.
Industrialization is stimulated by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. technical know-how.
B. an ample population to serve as a work force.
C. investment capital.
D. access to natural resources.
E. an organized union movement.
4.
Both the American and French revolutions were caused in part by:
A. food shortages owing to poor harvests.
B. problems of royal succession.
C. onerous taxation that bred discontent.
D. lack of social mobility in the peasant class.
E. Church interference.
5.
The declaration of the birth of the modern German state in 1870 was catalyzed by:
A. the Boxer Rebellion.
B. the Franco-Prussian War.
C. a trade agreement between Austria and France.
D. the first modern Olympics in Athens.
E. the Congress of Berlin.
6.
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to:
A. the overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country.
B. increased tensions between China and Korea.
C. greater Russian influence in Manchuria.
D. the colonization of Taiwan.
E. the annexation of Hawaii in 1898.
7.
All of the following are helpful catalysts leading to political revolution EXCEPT:
A. excessive taxation.
B. a large gap between rich and poor.
C. a viable feminist movement.
D. a large underclass.
E. a corrupt and uncaring regime.
8.
Eighteenth century revolutionary leaders tended to be members of:
A. the merchant class.
B. the working class.
C. the Catholic clergy.
D. the educated middle class.
E. the nobility.
9.
The seventeenth century slave trade had the greatest impact on what part of Africa:
A. The Sinai.
B. West Africa.
C. Sub Saharan Africa.
D. South Africa.
E. East Africa.
10.
Revolutions were attempted in all of the following European nations in 1848 EXCEPT:
A. Prussia.
B. France.
C. Austria.
D. Russia.
E. Hungary.
11.
Asian and African independence movements in the early twentieth century were led primarily by:
A. indigenous urban members of the middle class educated in the West.
B. labor leaders.
C. landed peasants.
D. the aristocracy.
E. tribal leaders.
12.
European liberalism found its nineteenth century political expression in:
A. the Congress of Vienna.
B. the revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
C. the Magna Carta.
D. imperialism.
E. the Paris Exhibition.
13.
Japan’s industrialization was greatly helped by:
A. large mineral deposits in Hokkaido.
B. a growing support for democracy.
C. a centralized pro-business government.
D. the decline of China to the West.
E. foreign investment.
14.
Global maritime trade in the late nineteenth century was stimulated by:
A. war in Turkey.
B. the Crash of 1892.
C. political stability in the Americas.
D. the Opium trade in Asia.
E. canals that created short cuts to Asia.
15.
The only African nation to defeat a European power in battle was:
A. Liberia.
B. Ethiopia.
C. Egypt.
D. Syria.
E. Morocco.
16.
Natives challenged British power in the ___________ Rebellion in India in the mid 1800s:
A. Zulu
B. Taiping
C. Boxer
D. Hottentot
E. Sepoy
17.
Capitalism is usually characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. private ownership of property.
B. upward social mobility.
C. the dynamics of supply and demand.
D. government ownership of industry.
E. private investment in small and large businesses.
18.
Independence movements in South America in the early nineteenth century took advantage of:
A. inflationary policies instituted by Spain.
B. Spain’s involvement in the Napoleonic Wars.
C. the American victory over Spain in Cuba.
D. the slave revolt in Haiti.
E. intervention by the United States.
19.
In England’s Victorian Age, women generally:
A. fought aggressively for their rights to work.
B. became more active in politics.
C. benefited from the industrial revolution.
D. were idealized and isolated from the commercial world.
E. voted for the Conservative party.
20.
Revolutionary activists seeking to overthrow the Qing dynasty tended to be:
A. disaffected Mandarins.
B. court eunuchs.
C. disgruntled peasants.
D. young, educated men who traveled abroad.
E. impoverished soldiers.
21.
Mercantilism promoted the idea that national wealth was based on:
A. a favorable balance of exports over imports.
B. imperial taxation.
C. foreign investment.
D. an isolationist military policy.
E. lower tariffs.
22.
Why was England the first country to industrialize?
A. It already had a developed trade system.
B. The depletion of timber caused it to rely more heavily on coal.
C. It had a well-developed transportation network.
D. It was already heavily urbanized.
E. all of the above
23.
Which of the following statements would Marxists oppose?
A. It is best to skip the capitalist stage and move straight to communism.
B. Economic competition is inherently unfair.
C. The upper classes exploit the labor of the lower classes.
D. Laissez-faire capitalism leads to inequality.
E. none of the above
24.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
A. a wide gap between ordinary citizens and the country’s elite
B. the unfairness of the tax system
C. middle class dissatisfaction with the present state of affairs
D. a peasant revolt against the middle class
E. the influence of the Enlightenment
25.
At the Congress of Vienna,
A. enlightened thinkers planned the overthrow of monarchies in Europe.
B. Africa territory was distributed to European imperial powers.
C. conservatives such as Metternich of Austria, tried to curb liberalism in Europe.
D. European powers worked together to end the Ottoman siege.
E. European government leaders collaborated on how to defeat Napoleon.
26.
Which of the following countries was not colonized by Western powers?
A. Indonesia
B. Laos
C. Japan
D. Cambodia
E. Vietnam
27.
Why was control over the Suez Canal so contentious in the late 1800s?
A. It linked Europe with Turkey.
B. It linked the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, the United States to Latin America.
C. It linked Europe and the Mediterranean with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
D. It strengthened French control over Egypt.
E. none of the above
28.
What internal factors or forces weakened the Ottoman Empire beginning in the 1600s?
A. rulers who wielded too much power
B. weak rulers and state corruption
C. earthquakes and other natural disasters
D. collapse of the monarchy
E. none of the above
29.
In what ways did African colonization change after 1880?
30.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
The competition among Western powers to colonize the continent intensified.
The competition among Western powers to colonize the continent cooled.
The Western powers at the Berlin Conference agreed to certain basic rules.
Diplomatic crises between colonizing states persisted into the twentieth century.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
I, II, and III
II, III, and IV
I, III, and IV
I and II only
none of the above
By the early 1800s, Manchu leaders in China
A. were known for economic efficiency
B. had yet to peak in terms of economic growth and regional expansion
C. accepted a vast amount of Western goods in trade
D. met with popular discontent and widespread reaction against corruption and economic malaise
E. encouraged opium addiction among the peasants to keep them under control
31.
The Chinese Republic, under Sun Yat-Sen, was characterized by
A. political breakdown and decentralization
B. a flowering of Chinese democracy
C. a period of peace with Japan
D. unification of Chinese provinces
E. the strengthening of imperial power
32.
Which of the following was NOT an illustration of the social transformation Japan witnessed during the Meiji
Restoration?
A. A larger middle class developed.
B. The regime allowed labor unions to form.
C. The samurai class lost its traditional privileges.
D. Prefects replaced nobles in regional government.
E. Commoners could serve in the military.
33.
As part of his strategy for gaining independence in northern provinces of South America, Simon Bolivar
A. fought for the rights of mixed-race peoples and the freeing of slaves
B. focused on enlisting the upper-classes, since they held most of the wealth
C. drew from Napoleon’s tactics
D. stressed that he would not work to free the slaves
E. held up the justice of Spanish rule as an example elsewhere
34.
Which African peoples put up the strongest resistance to European militaries?
A. the Asante and the Zulu
B. the Bantu and the Swazi
C. the Ngoni and the Gaza
D. the Dahomeians and the Fulani
E. the Ndebele and the Tutsi
35.
Why did abolishing the slave trade in Africa help pave the way toward European conquest there in the late 1800s?
A. The pattern of African trade changed, causing many states to lose revenue, suffer economic downturns, and
become more vulnerable to foreign takeover.
B. Fighting for the abolitionist cause, Europeans set a precedent for future interventions in African affairs.
C. Europeans began thinking that military invasions of African territory were justified.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
1. D
2. C
3. E
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. E
15. B
16. E
17. D
18. B
19. D
20. D
21. A
22. E
23. A
24. D
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. B
33. A
34. A
35. D