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1
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What was the main reason for the Crimean War?

A

Russia wanted land on the Black Sea to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea

2
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Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal?

A

Egypt could not pay its foreign debt

3
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What happened as a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?

A

The British government took direct command of India

4
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How were Muhammad Ali’s policies and European colonial policies similar?

A

peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.

5
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The part of India under direct British rule was known as the ______

A

Raj

6
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The opposition of Dutch settlers to British policy in South Africa turned violent during the ___.

A

Boer War

7
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The overthrow of ___, the last monarch of Hawaii, was accomplished in the late 1800’s by a group of American sugar planters.

A

Queen Liliuokalani

8
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Why was India called the “jewel in the crown”?

A

It was the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies

9
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Why did thousand of Boers move north in the great trek?

A

to escape the British

10
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What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

A

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders

11
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What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

A

to prevent fighting of European nations over the division of Africa

12
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Why is Ram Mohun Roy considered the “Father of Modern India”?

A

he called for an end to traditional practices such as arranged child marriage.

13
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The main cause of the _____ was Russias desire to gain land on the Black Sea from the Ottoman Empire

A

Crimean War

14
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In the 1800s, the Zulu chief ____ used highly disciplined soldiers and military and organization to create a large state in Southern Africa

A

Shaka

15
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What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?

A

peasants had less rice to eat because the french exported most of it.

16
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Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the United States?

A

Sugar could be sold for higher profits

17
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Why did American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?

A

she wanted to restore the political power of the native Hawaiians.

18
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In 1907 _____ lost a long fight to maintain its independence when Britain and Russia took over the country and divided it

A

Persia

19
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____ was the leader of the Filipino nationalists who claimed the United States had promised immediate independence of the Philippine Islands after the Spanish American War

A

Emilio Aguinaldo

20
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How did the German style of governing colonies compare to the U.S style

A

Germany preferred direct control, whereas the U.S. preferred indirect control.