Modern World History Unit 3 Set 1
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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World History Unit 3 Set 1
Q1 | What was NOT a major motivating factor for the European powers in their scramblefor Africa?
- To gain prestige
- To gain economic advantage
- To bring civilization and Christianity to Africa
- To gain strategic advantage
Q2 | The “white man’s burden” was notorious concept popularized by:
- Rudyard Kipling
- Karl Pearson
- Cecil Rhodes
- Joseph Chamberlain
Q3 | Christian missionaries in India wanted to:
- westernize India
- defer to local culture
- replace blind superstition
- all of the above
Q4 | Which of the following did not embrace “scientific racism”?
- Hubertine Auclert
- Francis Galton
- John Stuart Mill
- Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Q5 | The London Pan-African Congress of 1900:
- was funded and organized by the British government
- grew out of an international tradition of anti-slavery movements
- decided that slavery was not incompatible with European imperialist endeavors
- never met
Q6 | By 1902, what percentage of Africa had succumbed to the European “Scramble forAfrica”
- 11 percent
- 30 Percent
- 50 percent
- 90 percent
Q7 | The conflict in which radical Christian rebels challenged the authority of the Chineseemperor was called the:
- Sepoy Rebellion
- Nanking Revolt
- Boxer Rebellion
- Taiping Rebellion
Q8 | A direct link between Britain, British India, and China was established by trade in:
- Coffee
- Spices
- Opium
- Sugar
Q9 | Lenin explained the new imperialism by arguing that:
- it represented the highest stage of capitalism and was destined to collapse
- its foundation was the ‘civilizing Mission’ of white Europeans
- International rivalries fueled the belief that the nation of Interests were at stake
- A race for territories was inspired by vision of Military conquest.
Q10 | The Dreyfus Affair:
- was an enormous public scandal for the French government
- created modern anti-Semitism
- was the result of one of Zola’s anti- Semitic novels
- was caused by the murder of Edward Drumont by a Jewish merchant
Q11 | The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in Science,progress, democracy and religion was
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Charles Pierce
- William James
- Sigmund Freud
Q12 | Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor?
- a lengthy and profound traditional of liberal reform
- a large urban working class
- the national government was sympathetic to organize labor
- the slow and erratic development of Industry
Q13 | One of the important legacies the Impressionists left to the European avant grade was
- to organize their own independent exhibition
- A call for young painters to experiment freely
- The idea that art ought to be a mirror or window on the world
- both (a) and (b)
Q14 | In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced theSultan to:
- declare war on Russia
- invade and recapture Bulgaria
- ally with Britain and France
- established a constitutional government
Q15 | Bismarck’s program of social legislation included all but which of the following
- workers old age pensions
- rigorous factory inspection
- limiting the hours of work for women and children
- unemployment insurance
Q16 | The Treaty of Nanking (1842) compelled the Chinese to give the British:
- trading privileges
- the right to reside in five cities
- the port of Hongkong in perpetuity
- All of the above
Q17 | The most prominent representative of the new imperialism in India was:
- Lord Canning
- Lord Ripon
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Mountbatten
Q18 | The British considered India its “jewel in the crown” because:
- India was the only colony that didn’t resist the British control
- India’s population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies
- India was controlled by a company; the government did not have to involve in the affairs of the colony
- India had a vast supply of diamonds and emeralds.
Q19 | What was a major factor that allowed imperialist power to dominate large parts ofAfrica and Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries?
- The desire of Asians and Africans to convert to Christianity
- The willingness of imperialists to to respect local traditions and customs
- The spread of nationalism among native people in colonial areas
- Their technological and military superiority
Q20 | The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in science was:
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Charles Pierce
- William James
- Sigmund Freud
Q21 | Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor?
- a lengthy and profound traditional liberal reform
- a large urban working class
- the national government was sympathetic to organize labor
- the slow and erratic development of industry
Q22 | In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced theSultan to:
- declare war on Russia
- invade and recapture Bulgaria
- ally with Britain and France
- establish a constitutional government
Q23 | The Europeans turned their attention towards Africa in the later part of the:
- 16th century
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
Q24 | The second industrial revolution relied on innovation in:
- steel
- electricity
- chemicals
- all of the above
Q25 | The emergence of labour movements in Europe was due to a radical thinker named:
- Leo Tolstoy
- Karl Marx
- CS Lewis
- Friedrich Engels