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Example Question #1 : Imperialism
What international event is considered to have ended Pax Britannica?
The American Revolution
World War II
The Napoleonic Wars
World War I
The Crimean War
World War I
Pax Britannica spanned from 1815-1914, beginning after the British victory in the Napoleonic Wars and ending with the beginning of World War I – the first major international conflict in a century.
Example Question #2 : Imperialism
The Ottoman Empire was founded approximately at the beginning of which century?
13th
12th
14th
18th
15th
14th
The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299 from a Turkic tribe known as Oghuz Turks, led by Osman I.
Example Question #2 : Imperialism
What was the capital city for most of the Ottoman Empire's duration?
Anatolia
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Mecca
Ankara
Istanbul
After being conquered in 1453 by the Ottomans, the city of Constantinople became the city of Istanbul, replacing the former Ottoman capital of Adrianople or Edrene.
Example Question #2 : Imperialism
The First British Empire was ended by what international event?
The War of 1812
The Partition of India
The American Revolution
The Crimean War
There was no official end to the First British Empire
The American Revolution
The First British Empire was predominately focused on Britain’s Western expansion across the Atlantic Oceans and its holdings in the Americas (along with some influence in India and China). The successful revolt of the Americans in 1776 was a powerful blow to the imperial influence of Great Britain and significantly shrunk the scope of its power at the time.
Example Question #3 : Imperialism
Britain’s original empire was based on what economic concept?
Mercantilism
Free Trade
None of these
Monetary Manipulation
Dollar Diplomacy
Mercantilism
Mercantilism is an economic theory that focuses on controlling economic growth for the purpose of growing state power. Britain’s system of mercantilism for its colonies involved collecting raw resources and unfinished goods from colonial workers and then selling the completed products out of Britain to accumulate wealth. In Britain’s original empire, the American colonies were a good example of sending resources only found in their areas across the Atlantic to Britain.
Example Question #4 : Imperialism
The Triangle Trade generally refers to what historical practice?
The 3-pointed slave trade route between Africa, the Americas, and Britain across the Atlantic
The trade patterns of diamonds moving from Africa to China before finally arriving in Europe
The nexus of the silk road in the Middle East between China, Europe, and Africa
None of these
The general shape of the trading routes linking China, India, and the Philippines
The 3-pointed slave trade route between Africa, the Americas, and Britain across the Atlantic
Although triangle trade can refer to multiple different trading scenarios between three areas, the classic triangle trade example in World History is the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this trading route, slaves were brought from Africa to the Americas, where they would be used to produce resources that were brought to Europe for processing and sale.
Example Question #5 : Imperialism
The term Pax Britannica refers to what concept?
That during the height of their power, Britain controlled all sea travel
The informal title for Britain’s Second Great Empire
The notion that all cultures knew Britain due to their widespread influence
The century of peace experienced under British hegemony
None of these
The century of peace experienced under British hegemony
From around 1815-1914, the world enjoyed a mostly peaceful existence with no great international wars. This period is attributed to Britain’s widespread power and hegemonic influence, deterring and settling potential conflicts before they could escalate. The exception might be the Crimean War, fought to stop Russian aggression in the Crimea.
Example Question #6 : Imperialism
The harrowing journey that brought abducted Africans to be slaves in America is known as what?
None of these
The Atlantic Channel
The Middle Passage
The Underground Railroad
The Trail of Tears
The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage was the most iconic side of the triangle trade, transporting millions of enslaved African natives across the Atlantic Ocean for approximately four centuries.
Example Question #7 : Imperialism
Which other great empire was defeated by the Ottoman Empire in 1453?
The Khmer Empire
The Mongol Empire
The Byzantine Empire
The Saadi Dynasty
The Delhi Sultanate
The Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire generally refers to the later Eastern Roman Empire, or the last remnants of the Roman Empire at the bottom of its decline. In 1453, the Ottoman Turks successfully conquered the capital Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul – marking the end of the Byzantine and East Roman Empires.
Example Question #8 : Imperialism
Which country or territory did Imperial Japan seize prior to World War I?
All of these are correct
The Sakhalin Island
Korea
Taiwan
None of these
All of these are correct
Japan began to ramp up its imperial ambitions towards the beginning of the 20th century. It won possession of Taiwan in the First Sino-Japanese War which was originally fought over Korea, and then later annexed Korea in 1910. The Sakhalin Island was a Russian possession that Japan laid claim to, and won a portion of during the Russo-Japanese war that was also fought over imperial ambitions over Korea. Russia would later win back its losses following the end of World War II.
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