Which of the following was a similarity between Russian and Japanese attempts to modernize in the late 19th century?

Which of the following attitudes created tension between the concept of nation-state and colonial empire?

The mother countries refused to educate their colonial subjects.

Colonies were viewed as valuable sources of new technological and scientific information.

Colonies were seen as subordinate to their mother countries, often with no representation in their governments.

The mother countries drafted colonists to increase the size of their armies for European military campaigns.

Colonies were seen as subordinate to their mother countries, often with no representation in their governments.

Which of the following was a similarity between Russian and Japanese attempts to modernize in the late nineteenth century?

Both incorporated ethnic minorities in their empire as equal citizens.

For both, modernizing included increased popular control of the government.

Both turned to China for support in industrializing.

For both, key aspects of industrialization were state-sponsored.

For both, key aspects of industrialization were state-sponsored.

How did late-nineteenth-century Japanese capitalism differ from late-nineteenth-century American capitalism?

It excluded women from all financial affairs.

It relied on personal relationships instead of impersonal investment.

It focused on exporting rice to other Asian countries.

It was less dependent on imported raw materials for success.

It relied on personal relationships instead of impersonal investment.

What motivation drove Canada's nineteenth-century policy toward its indigenous population?

Canadians maintained their French colonial tradition of cooperation with the Amerindians.

Canadians wished to make a quick profit by displacing the Amerindians.

Canadians acknowledged the legitimacy of native cultural traditions.

Canadians wished to avoid bloodshed and conflict with indigenous peoples that might drive off settlers.

Canadians wished to avoid bloodshed and conflict with indigenous peoples that might drive off settlers.

Why was electricity the most important power source for the second industrial revolution?

Factories could be located near concentrations of workers and production costs were lower.

Some new industries, such as the iron industry, were dependent solely on electricity.

Britain was rich in coal, so it did not have to rely on foreign supplies to power its factories.

Electrical power generation plants were pollution free.

Factories could be located near concentrations of workers and production costs were lower.

The idea that a nation was composed of its entire population replaced what earlier definition of a nation?

A nation was composed of everyone whose ancestors had followed the same king.

A nation was composed of kings, clergymen, and nobles.

A nation was composed of everyone who participated in economic production.

A nation was composed of those willing to fight and die for it.

A nation was composed of kings, clergymen, and nobles.

Tropical commodities from their colonies enriched industrialized imperial states.
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How did social Darwinists use the idea of "survival of the fittest"?

To argue for instituting physical education programs in schools

To argue against social inequality

To justify strong nations' domination of weaker ones

To justify allowing species to go extinct

To justify strong nations' domination of weaker ones

What kind of states resulted from the unifications of Germany and Italy?

States which became homogenous democracies

States in which constitutional monarchs ruled in conjunction with strong Parliaments

States with persistent internal divisions and centralized power wielded by their monarchs

States in which economic development benefited people throughout society

States in which constitutional monarchs ruled in conjunction with strong Parliaments

In what way did late nineteenth-century Japanese colonial rule in the Ryukyu Islands differ from that of the British in India or the Americans in Puerto Rico?

The Japanese refused to train a Ryukyu governing class.

The Japanese built railroads and bridges to connect the islands.

The Japanese required a large military presence to control the heavily armed islanders.

The Japanese believed that the Ryukyu were civilized people, equal to themselves.

The Japanese refused to train a Ryukyu governing class.

Which of the following developments contributed heavily to the growth of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe?

The expansion of literacy and the periodical press

The revival of religious faith

The clergy's support

An end to regional warfare

The expansion of literacy and the periodical press

What did American nation-states do with territories taken from indigenous peoples?

American nation-states treated conquered areas as colonial outposts.

American nation-states turned these territories into new provinces by sending settlers to the hinterlands.

American nation-states incorporated Indian landholdings into the nation economically, but kept them distinct politically and socially.

American nation-states allowed conquered peoples autonomy and the right to determine the fate of their territorial possessions.

American nation-states turned these territories into new provinces by sending settlers to the hinterlands.

Qing officials were more worried about internal turmoil than they were about European attempts to carve China up into spheres of influence.
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How did the United States' understanding of itself change after the Civil War?

Its identity as a major agricultural exporter grew to be equal to that of Germany or of Great Britain.

Its identity as a multiethnic state grew stronger.

Its sense of national identity, and the strength of the national government, grew stronger.

Its sense of national identity grew weaker, since serious unresolved regional differences continued to exist.

Its sense of national identity, and the strength of the national government, grew stronger.

In response to Commodore Perry's arrival in Edo Bay, how did young Japanese elites plan to modernize?

They planned to adopt both Western culture and Christianity.

They planned to adopt Western technology, while maintaining Japanese culture.

They planned to adopt both Western technology and Western culture.

They planned to adopt Western forms of governance, while maintaining Japanese technological traditions.

They planned to adopt Western technology, while maintaining Japanese culture.

Which of the following was a method that dominant elites used to spread their values and institutions throughout the nation-state?

Broadening public education in the national language

Making links with the working class through expanded suffrage

Encouraging the preservation of local literature and folk tales

Creating local parliaments so that everyone had a say in government

Broadening public education in the national language

Which of the following contributed to the end of Brazil's rubber boom?

Rain forest land was damaged by cattle grazing and wild fires.

Hostile Amerindians attacked rubber plantations and convoys.

Increased production outside of Brazil led to more competition and lowered prices.

The expense of building the Manaus Opera House bankrupted many elites.

Increased production outside of Brazil led to more competition and lowered prices.

Which of the following contributed to Canada's difficulties in forming a robust national identity during the late nineteenth century?

Many western Canadians wished to unite with Alaska.

Canada depended on immigrants to settle its western territories.

Canada had bloody conflicts with indigenous peoples, just like the United States.

There were sharp cultural divisions between French- and English-speaking Canadians.

There were sharp cultural divisions between French- and English-speaking Canadians.

Which of the following was a consequence of the development of limited-liability, joint-stock companies?

Employee ownership of corporations increased.

The scale of industrial enterprises dramatically increased.

Imperial expansion decreased.

The influence of individual financiers declined.

The scale of industrial enterprises dramatically increased.

During the second half of the nineteenth century, the widespread circulation of which of the following advanced imperialism?

Capital

Vernacular literature

New diseases

Enlightenment ideas

Capital

Which of the following was a similarity between Russia and Japanese attempts to modernize in the late 19th century?

Which of the following was a similarity between Russian and Japanese attempts to modernize in the late nineteenth century? Both incorporated ethnic minorities in their empire as equal citizens. For both, modernizing included increased popular control of the government.

Which of the following best describes the beliefs of a cultural Darwinism in the late nineteenth century?

Which of the following best describes the beliefs of a cultural Darwinist in the late nineteenth century? White Europeans and Americans are more fully evolved than the darker peoples of the world; white people are therefore the creators of modern culture.

What were important unintended consequences of the European partition of Africa in the late nineteenth century?

Which of the following was an important unintended consequence of the European partition of Africa in the late nineteenth century? Boundary lines drawn by Europeans divided existing African ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and commercial units among several different colonies.

Which of the following strongly influenced Canadian policy in the nineteenth century?

Which of the following strongly influenced Canadian policy in the nineteenth century? The fear that the United States would annex Canadian territory.