Practice Test

Question 1

What feature of the continent is described by the different colors on the map?

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wet and dry regions

Question 2

What product did Britain continue to export despite objections by the Chinese government?

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opium

Question 3

China was insulated from the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions occurring in Europe because of its self-imposed isolation. As a result,

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the West surged ahead of China while China began its slow decline.

Question 4

Which African colonies did Belgium control?

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Congo

Question 5

The British East India Company had taken over India by

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the 1850s.

Question 6

What was a major effect of the Russo-Japanese War?

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Japan gained influence in nations such as Manchuria and Korea.

Question 7

What did imperial nations have to do to protect their economic interests?

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They built large navies.

Question 8

What was the most significant way in which imperialism affected Japan?

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Japan transitioned from being isolationist to being more open.

Question 9

What does this map of British India in 1860 show?

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provinces ruled by the British raj and states controlled by Indian monarchs

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