What did the Atlantic revolutions share in common?
A common political vocabulary
The Atlantic revolutions were inspired by the Enlightenment belief that political and social arrangements
could be improved by human action.
In contrast to the American Revolution, the French Revolution
sought to recreate society from scratch.
In response to Napoleon's conquest and reform of European lands outside France, the people in the conquered lands
accepted many of the reforms but revolted against French control.
Which of the following was an effect of the Haitian revolution throughout the Atlantic world?
Slave owners and whites were filled with a deep caution and fear.
Which of the following is true about women's participation in the French Revolution?
Women of all classes joined in the major events of the revolution.
Which of the following was an outcome of the Haitian Revolution?
Definition of political citizenship as "black
Which of the following is one reason why the Spanish American revolutions took longer and were more difficult than the North American Revolution?
Divisions of class, race, and region within Spanish America
Which of the following was a result of the end of slavery in the Atlantic world?
New forms of dependent labor like sharecropping emerged
In the nineteenth century, nationalism in Europe fueled
a competitive drive for colonies in Asia and Africa.
Which of the following is an example of the influence of nationalism outside the Euro-American world in the nineteenth century?
The "Egypt for the Egyptians" movement
Which of the following was used by intellectuals in nineteenth-century Europe to argue for women's rights?
Maternal feminism
Which of the following explains why industrialization first occurred in Europe?
European rulers fostered unusually close alliances with their merchant classes.
How did contact with other civilizations contribute to Europe's Industrial Revolution?
It enabled Europe to draw disproportionately on the world's resources.
Which of the following has been offered as an explanation for why Britain was the first European country to industrialize?
The Scientific Revolution in Great Britain fostered technological innovation.
Which of the following groups benefited the most the Industrial Revolution in nineteenth-century Britain?
The middle classes
Which of the following describes a feature of Karl Marx's vision of the society he predicted would emerge after the collapse of capitalism?
A society without classes and conflict
Which of the following was a factor that pushed many Europeans to immigrate in the nineteenth century?
The decline in peasant farming in their homelands
Which of the following was a reason for the failure of socialism to take root in the United States?
The higher standard of living enjoyed by most American workers
Which of the following played a greater role in industrial development in Russia than in the United States or Western Europe?
The state
Which of the following accompanied industrialization wherever it occurred in the world?
Urbanization
What was the most of the European capital invested in Latin America used to finance?
Railroads
Which of the following is a phrase that has been used to describe the form of economic grown in Latin America in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Dependent development
In what way was the Industrial Revolution a global phenomenon by the end of the nineteenth century?
Even regions that failed to industrialize were impacted by industrialization.
How did Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution influence Western imperialism?
They were used to justify the displacement or destruction of "weak" races.
In the nineteenth century, European interest in expanding overseas markets was driven by a desire to
sell surplus manufactured goods.
Which of the following gave Europeans an advantage in their encounters with people in Asia and Africa during the second half of the nineteenth century?
The superior organization and discipline of European militaries.
Which of the following characterized the "scramble for Africa" that led to the partition of nearly all of Africa among European colonial powers?
The peaceful negotiations among the competing European states over "who got what
Which of the following characterizes the response of most Asian and African societies to European colonial rule in the nineteenth century?
Accommodation for those who saw colonial rule as advantageous and resistance for those who viewed colonial rule as oppressive
Which of the following reflects a contradiction in Western imperialism in the nineteenth century?
European reluctance to encourage modernization in their colonies
Which of the following reflects the effect on the lives of women in colonial rule in Africa?
Women of impoverished families became heads of household in the absence of men.
What elements of the modernizing process did colonial rule convey on colonies?
Communication and transportation infrastructure
Which of the following was a consequence of nineteenth-century European imperialism on the colonial societies of Asia and Africa?
The integration of Asian and African economies into a global network of exchange centered in Europe
Which of the following European colonial views shaped the development of African identity in the nineteenth century?
The notion of an Africa divided into tribes
The spread of Christianity in Africa was facilitated by its association with
modern education.
How did the spread of Western education affect colonial society?
It created a new elite who saw themselves as a modernizing vanguard int he regeneration of their societies.
What was the significance of the opium trade in China in the nineteenth century?
It reversed the trade imbalance in favor of Britain.
How was the Taiping Uprising different from other peasant rebellions in China?
Its program included the abolition of private property.
Which of the following reflects the goal of the policies introduced by the Chinese state in the 1860s and 1870s to address the problems facing China?
To reinvigorate China by selectively borrowing from the West
Which of the following contributed to China's problems in the nineteenth century?
The state's failure to maintain flood control and public security
Which of the following characterizes the goal of the Tanzimat reforms initiated by the Ottoman leadership in the mid-nineteenth century?
To establish the economic, social, and legal foundation for a strong centralized state
What did the Young Turks advocate?
A militantly secular Turkish national state
Which of the following contributed to the contraction of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century?
Nationalist-inspired independence movements in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania
In what respect were Qing China and the Ottoman Empire similar in the nineteenth century?
Both were semi-colonies within the informal empires of Europe.
Which of the following developments during the Tokugawa era provided a solid foundation for Japan's industrial growth in the nineteenth century?
The urbanization of Japanese society
What did the United States expect to gain by sending a naval fleet to Japan in 1853?
The opening of Japanese ports for trade
How did the leadership that emerged after the Meiji restoration in Japan respond to the threat of Western imperialism?
They used Western models to transform Japan.
In what way was Japan in a better position than China or the Ottoman Empire in its encounter with Western imperialism?
Japan was of less interest to the Western powers.