Sol World History Age of Exploration and Imperialism 3

Question 1

What was the Meiji Restoration of 1868 in Japan?

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A revolutionary modernization program that transformed Japan into an industrial power

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A military coup that restored feudalism

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A Chinese-inspired cultural revolution

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A return to traditional Japanese religious practices

Question 2

Simon Bolívar's role in Latin American history is best described as what?

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A military leader who liberated several South American nations from Spanish rule

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A Spanish viceroy who reformed colonial rule

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A Brazilian emperor who declared independence from Portugal

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A reformist priest who led Mexico's independence movement

Question 3

The 'White Man's Burden' (1899), written by Rudyard Kipling, expressed what ideology?

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The supposed duty of Europeans to 'civilize' non-Western peoples through colonialism

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Anti-colonialism and the right to self-determination

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The need for Europeans to learn from Asian cultures

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European economic competition for colonial markets

Question 4

What was the primary cause of the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century?

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Military defeats, nationalist movements, and failure to modernize effectively

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Economic prosperity that led to internal corruption

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Religious schisms within Islam

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Environmental disasters and famine

Question 5

The Indian National Congress, founded in 1885, eventually became the main organization for what goal?

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Achieving Indian independence from British rule

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Promoting trade between India and Britain

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Uniting Hindu and Muslim communities in India

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Modernizing India's economy along Western lines

Question 6

What was the significance of the 1853 arrival of Commodore Perry's 'Black Ships' in Japan?

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It forced Japan to open its ports to Western trade after centuries of isolation

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It began trade between Japan and China

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It started the Japanese colonization of the Philippines

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It began the Sino-Japanese War