Question 1

During the nineteenth century, Asian and African rulers usually desired transfer of which of the following western technologies most?

Accepted Answer

Weapons

Question 2

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

Accepted Answer

British imports of raw cotton and exports of finished cotton in the 1850s

Question 3

Which of the following was among the first results of the European Industrial Revolution in other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

Increased demand for commodities such as cotton and palm oil

Question 4

The author's political point of view can be most clearly seen in the way in which the passage

Accepted Answer

omits any mention of the economic exploitation and resource extraction practiced by the British in India

Question 5

In the late nineteenth century, which of the following would most motivate the Dutch to continue to expand their presence in Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

The acquisition of natural resources for manufacturing

Question 6

Rivett-Carnac's point of view is directly relevant in understanding all of the following features of the report EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

the fact that the report states the railroad would lead to a reduction in the area of Berar covered by jungle

Question 7

A historian interpreting the policies advocated for in the passage would most likely argue that they are best explained in the context of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The importance of raw materials to the development of industrial economies

Question 8

The trade patterns shown on the map above depict

Accepted Answer

British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth century

Question 9

Which of the following resulted from Europe's expansion overseas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

European countries acquired colonies and dominated world trade.

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