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WHAP Units Five and Six with Complete Solutions

British were where in africa - -west

how were British engineers baited to other countries -

-high salaries

Shipbuilding aread - -India, southeast asia

Iron works - -india

Textile production - -india and egypt

when did second phase of indus res start - -1850

second phase - -steel, chemicals, electricity, lower

costs, railroad, telegraph, steamships, canals, raw mat

opium production was based in - -middle east,

south asia

cotton grown in - -south asia, egypt, north america

palm oil - -sub saharan africa

copper - -chile, western USA

Classical Liberalism - -A term given to the

philosophy of John Locke and other 17th and 18th century

advocates of the protection of individual rights and

liberties by limiting government power.

early transnational businesses - -US Fruit,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corps

Tanzimat Movement - -(ottoman reform movement)

reforms that took place in the Ottoman empire in imperial

policy. -- basically declared that all subjects of the

Ottoman Empire were guaranteed equal rights (in life,

liberty, and property) no matter what religion they were.

The movement's attempt was to modernize the Ottoman

Empire and try to stop uprisings within the empire.

Self-Strengthening Movement - -late 19th century

movement in China to counter the challenge from the

West; led by provincial leaders. Quing Dynasty

Meji Restoration - -The restoration of the Emperor

Meiji to power in Japan, overthrowing the Tokugawa

Shogunate in 1868.

Who developed the egyptian cotton textile industry -

-Muhammad Ali

what class immegred - -middle

German reform - -pensions, public healthcare

Chartism - -A program of political reforms sponsored

by British workers in the late 1830s. Chartist demands

included universal manhood suffrage, secret ballots, equal

electoral districts, and salaries for members of the House

of Commons.

Where were dutch colonies - -Indonesia

Berlin Conference - -A meeting from 1884-1885 at

which representatives of European nations agreed on

rules colonization of Africa

belgians were where in africa - -COngo

South africa was colony for - -british, french, dutch

Afrikaners - -South Africans descended from Dutch

and French settlers of the seventeenth century. Their

Great Trek founded new settler colonies in the nineteenth

century. Though a minority among South Africans, they

held political power after 1910.

Great Trek - -A migration of Dutch colonists out of

British-controlled territory in South Africa during the 1830s.

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British were where in africa - - west how were British engineers baited to other countries -

high salaries Shipbuilding aread - - India, southeast asia Iron works - - india Textile production - - india and egypt when did second phase of indus res start - - 1850 second phase - - steel, chemicals, electricity, lower costs, railroad, telegraph, steamships, canals, raw mat opium production was based in - - middle east, south asia cotton grown in - - south asia, egypt, north america palm oil - - sub saharan africa copper - - chile, western USA Classical Liberalism - - A term given to the philosophy of John Locke and other 17th and 18th century advocates of the protection of individual rights and liberties by limiting government power. early transnational businesses - - US Fruit, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corps Tanzimat Movement - - (ottoman reform movement) reforms that took place in the Ottoman empire in imperial policy. -- basically declared that all subjects of the Ottoman Empire were guaranteed equal rights (in life, liberty, and property) no matter what religion they were. The movement's attempt was to modernize the Ottoman Empire and try to stop uprisings within the empire. Self-Strengthening Movement - - late 19th century movement in China to counter the challenge from the West; led by provincial leaders. Quing Dynasty Meji Restoration - - The restoration of the Emperor Meiji to power in Japan, overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868. Who developed the egyptian cotton textile industry -
Muhammad Ali what class immegred - - middle German reform - - pensions, public healthcare Chartism - - A program of political reforms sponsored by British workers in the late 1830s. Chartist demands included universal manhood suffrage, secret ballots, equal electoral districts, and salaries for members of the House of Commons. Where were dutch colonies - - Indonesia Berlin Conference - - A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa belgians were where in africa - - COngo South africa was colony for - - british, french, dutch Afrikaners - - South Africans descended from Dutch and French settlers of the seventeenth century. Their Great Trek founded new settler colonies in the nineteenth century. Though a minority among South Africans, they held political power after 1910. Great Trek - - A migration of Dutch colonists out of British-controlled territory in South Africa during the 1830s.

neo-colonism - - the use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies. who invested the most in latin america - - Brits/ USA Opium Wars - - Wars between Britain and the Qing Empire (mind 1800s), caused by the Qing government's refusal to let Britain import Opium. China lost and Britain and most other European powers were able to develop a strong trade presence throughout China against their wishes. Manifest Destiny - - A notion held by a nineteenth- century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. Mexican-American War - - (1846-1848) The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory. Russia expanded to - - frontiers of china by end of 1700s The Cherokee Nation - - Native American tribe that was forced to leave their land because of the Indian Removal Act, sought allegiance with brits Zulu Kingdom - - founded by Shaka in 1818, the british and the dutch settlers broke up the kingdom in the 20th century Anglo-Zulu War - - War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. From complex beginnings, the war is notable for several particularly bloody battles, as well as for being a landmark in the timeline of colonialism in the region. The war ended the Zulu nation's independence.(1879) Balkan Wars - - Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria took Macedonia from the Ottomans in 1912. Serbia then fought Bulgaria in the second Balkan War in 1913 Austria intervened to stop the war. These wars were mostly territorial and were a precursor to World War I. Social Darwinism - - The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle. The White Man's Burden - - idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized Japanese agricultural workers in the Pacific - - (temporary and seasonal migrants returned to their home societies) Importance: Increased contact with Japan caused an increase in Japanese workers to migrate into the Pacific to work for low pay during the harvesting season and return home after the work was completed. Lebanese merchants in - - The Americas Italian industrial workers in - - Argentina Irish Potato Famine - - A famine in 1845 when the main crop of Ireland, potatoes, was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items, such as wheat and oats, but Great Britain required them to export those items to them, leaving nothing for the Irish to live on. As a result, over 1 million Irish died of starvation or disease, while millions of others migrated to the United States. Pogrom - - an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe. Chinese Enclaves - - SEA, Caribbean, South America, North Ameroica Indian Enclaves - - Southern Africa, Caribbean, SEA Chinese Exclusion Act - - (1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.

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The expansion of transnational businesses, such as global banking and insurance companies C The implementation of economic policies to promote industrialization, such as the attempts to develop a cotton textile industry in Egypt D The transition from preindustrial to industrial production through the actions of private entrepreneurs or companies

- D The debates about maritime shipping in Japan alluded to in the first paragraph were most directly connected to which of the following nineteenth-century developments? A The development of Marxist critiques of international capitalism B The development of trade union and labor movements dedicated to advancing industrial workers' rights C The development of rival economic theories differing with respect to their views of free trade D The development of opposing political factions supporting or resisting Westernization reforms within many Asian governments - - C Iwasaki's position in the letter on the relationship between the Mitsubishi Company and the Japanese government is most clearly a response to A Western governments gaining access to Japan's markets by imposing laissez-faire economic regimes B Japan's policy of strict economic isolation and restricting cultural contacts with the West C concerns that Japan's aggressive economic and foreign policies were jeopardizing relations with its East Asian neighbors D the prospect that the development of domestic shipping might lead to a war between Japan and Western countries
- A Laissez-faire - - Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs. Trollope's characterization of democracy in the second paragraph can best be seen as a direct reference to which aspect of the historical situation in the late nineteenth century? A The political and social radicalism of the French Revolution B The emergence of strong labor unions in many industrialized countries C The movements to reform countries' political systems by expanding the franchise D The resentment of United States cultural influences in some European countries - - C Japanese expansion in the late nineteenth century is most directly explained in the context of the decline of which of the following empires? A The Portuguese Empire B The Spanish Empire C The Russian Empire D The Qing Empire - - D Witbooi's point of view in discussing his right to rule the Nama lands "by double conquest" is historically significant mostly because it illustrates how A African political leaders learned to use effectively the European diplomatic discourse of sovereignty and state rights to ultimately forestall the advance of imperialism B interethnic conflicts in Africa led to political fragmentation and ultimately limited Africans' ability to resist imperialism C European imperialism fostered among Africans a sense of belonging to new national units and ultimately led to nationalist resistance movements D some African leaders were able to play one European colonial power against another to ultimately preserve their lands from colonial infringement - - B The instructions to Lugard in articles (d) and (f) best reflect which of the following regarding the purpose of the board of directors' letter? A

As a high-ranking agent of the British Royal Niger Company, Lugard would have been likely to recognize on his own the economic potential of the areas he was about to explore. B As a commercial enterprise, the British Royal Niger Company hoped that Lugard's voyage would allow it to expand its exports of African raw materials to Europe and its imports of European finished goods to Africa. C As tropical disease made travel in Africa dangerous to Europeans, the board of directors needed to emphasize the economic rewards that Lugard would personally reap if his mission was successful. D As a transnational company competing for business on the global market, the British Royal Niger Company wished to obtain information about the financial resources of its competitors - - B Wesseling's argument in the second paragraph best illustrates which of the following important distinctions within the practice of imperialism in the nineteenth century? A The difference between European and non-European imperialism B The difference between land-based imperial expansion and overseas or maritime imperial expansion C The difference between the economic costs of imperialism and its economic benefits D The difference between the economic effects of direct and indirect imperialism - - D Which other process in the mid to late nineteenth century most directly led to situations in which non-Western countries found it very difficult to protect their indigenous industries from Western competition, as described in the passage? A The imposition of free-trade regimes on countries such as China, the Ottoman Empire, and Latin American countries through military or diplomatic pressure from Western countries B The successful modernization and Westernization of countries such as Japan and Russia, through domestic economic reforms and efforts to attract foreign investments C The evolution of White settler colonies, such as Canada and Australia, into mostly self-governing dominion territories within the British Empire D The emergence and spread of anti-imperialist sentiments and political movements in some European colonies, such as British India and Dutch Indonesia, as a result of the spread of nationalism - - A Which of the following best explains why people from nonindustrialized regions constituted the majority of migrants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? A Nonindustrialized regions often experienced large population increases that made it more difficult for people to find local jobs. B Many people from nonindustrialized regions were recruited into the service of European imperial governments. C Many people in nonindustrialized regions were illiterate and unable to find jobs other than performing manual labor. D Nonindustrialized regions were often more susceptible to the spread of epidemic diseases because of a lack of quality medical care. - - A onsidering global trends in late-nineteenth-century migration movements, the specific migrations that produced the demographic situation shown in the table most likely contributed to which of the following social or political changes in India? A The granting of suffrage to Indian women B An increase in the number of Indian women engaging in occupations that had formerly been held by men C A decreased emphasis on the importance of marriage and child-rearing in traditional Indian culture D A decline in the use of child labor in Indian agriculture -

B Trollope's characterization of democracy in the second paragraph can best be seen as a direct reference to which aspect of the historical situation in the late nineteenth century? A The political and social radicalism of the French Revolution

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