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Mrs. Gates - 10th Grade World History
Chapter 19 Test
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10th Grade
04/15/2013

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List and discuss three challenges to the former U.S. policy of isolationism.
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See p. 493-94
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What are three problems shared by Latin American countries after gaining independence?
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See p. 499-500
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Discuss two reasons for imperialism.
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See p. 501
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Discuss the negative and positive results of imperialism.
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P. 513-14
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European expansion was renewed in the nineteenth century for all the following reasons except that...
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nations wanted to spread ideas of liberalism and freedom
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Which two areas of the world were especially desired by European nations during the nineteenth century?
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Africa and Asia
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Which of the following land acquisitions doubled the size of the United States.
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1803 Louisiana Purchase
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Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War in the United States?
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Northern demands for lower tariffs on imports
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What term best describes United States foreign policy from the time of Washington to World War I?
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isolationism
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Which of the following kept the United States from being totally isolated from world affairs?

-expansion of foreign trade and investments by American merchants and businessmen

-placement of troops in Mexico by the Spanish

-American tolerance for Cuban independence

-placement of troops in Cuba by the French.

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expansion of foreign trade and investments by American merchants and businessmen
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Which French ruler violated the Monroe Doctrine by placing Maximillian in charge of Mexico?
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Napoleon III
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The Spanish-American War resulted from Spain's mistreatment of...
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Cuba
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Which of the following was not added to the United States by Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War?
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Bahamas
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was a reaction to...
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European threats to intervene in Latin America
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During the nineteenth century, British colonies were granted what right, which later allowed independence without widepread revolt?
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self-government
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Britain gained Canada as a result of a war with...
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the French
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Which of the following permitted French Canadians the right to retain their language, law, and customs and to practice freely their Roman Catholic religion?

-British North America Act

-Monroe Doctring

-Quebec Act

-Roosevelt Corollary

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Quebec Act
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The Quebec Act in 1774 did all of the following except

-allow the French to retain their landguage

-temporarily pacify the French Canadians

-prohibit Roman Catholic Worship

-allow the French to retain their laws.

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prohibit Roman Catholic worship
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Australia's original settlers were...
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convicts
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The first Europeans to settle South Africa were the...
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Dutch
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Thousands of miners poured into South Africa after the discovery of...
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Gold and diamonds
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Which two countries claimed the region of Latin America?
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Spain and Portugal
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Who led an army over the Andes Mountains to free Chile and Peru from the Spanish?
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Jose de San Martin
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Which of the following declared Brazil independent and became its emperor?

-Simon Bolivar

-Jose de San Martin

-Maximillian

-Dom Pedre

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Dom Pedro
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In general terms, Latin American nations experienced all of the following problems except

-political instability

-economic weakness

-weakness of the Roman Catholic church

-racial disunity

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weakness of the Roman Catholic church
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Which century is considered the "great century" of missionary activity?
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nineteenth
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Which two nations were rivals for control of India?
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Britain and France
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The Battle of Plassey helped ensure British dominance in...
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India
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Which Briton led his forces to defeat the Indian ruler in 1757?
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Robert Clive
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The Sepoy Mutiny was a revolt...
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of the Indian soldiers employed by the East India Company
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Wars between China and Great Britain were fought over the smuggling of...
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opium
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Britain received Hong Kong through the Treaty of...
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Nanking
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The principle of extraterritoriality dealt with...
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trials of Westerners in their own countries' courts
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The Boxer Rebellion occurred because...
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the Chinese wanted to eliminate the Western influence
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Which American opened Japan's doors to trade with the United States?
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Matthew Perry
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Which treaty was the first treaty Japan ever signed with a Western nation?
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Treaty of Kanagawa
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Which statement best describes the significance of the Meiji Period?
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Japan resisted Western imperialism.
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What two countries did Japan defeat between 1894 and 1905?
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China and Russia
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Which Southeast Asian colony belonged to  France?
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Indochina
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Thailand is unique among Southeast Asian countries because...
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it remained free
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Which of the following is not true concerning African slave trade?

-The Spanish imported black slaves from Africa to the  New World because their survival rate was better than that of the Indians.

-About eighty percent of all slaves brought to the New World arrived between 1700 and 1850.

-The European slave traders captured the Aricans themselves to ensure that they had the most physically fit slaves.

-About one-fourth of all slaves who left Africa died during the voyage across the Atlantic.

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The European slave traders captured the Africans themselves to ensure that they had the most physically fit slaves.
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Who founded the famous Foreign Legion, an elite army unit in West Africa?
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France
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Which European nation's claim in Africa prevented Britain from acquiring an unbroken stretch of territory from the Cape to Cairo?
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Germany
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The Anglo-Russian Entente divided which area into three parts?
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Persia
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The most positive result of imperialism was...
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the missionary outreach
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Who was a Baptist missionary to India?
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Carey
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Who was a missionary to the cannibals of West Africa?
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Slessor
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Who explored the Congo for Belgium and was hired by a newspaper to find another explorer in the interior of Africa?
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Stanley
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Which United States president purchased 800,000 square miles of French territory in North America?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Give the dates for the Civil War in the United States.
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1861-65
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Which French emperor set up a puppet government in Mexcio?
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Napoleon III
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The Spanish-American War was fought over the independence of which Spanish colony?
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Cuba
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The mysterious explosion of what ship precipitated the Spanish-American  War?
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U.S.S. Maine
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Which United States president proclaimed a famous corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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What act of Parliament created the Dominion of Canada?
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British North America Act
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Which Englishman was an early explorer of Australia and New Zealand?
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Captain James Cook
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What group of Dutch colonists in Africa formed the republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State?
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Boers
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What name was given to Spaniards born and reared in Spain?
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peninsulares
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What name was given to Spaniards born in the New World?
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criollos
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What name was given to those of mixed Spanish and Indian blood?
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mestizos
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Who was the "liberator" who led the struggle for freedom in the northern portion of South America?
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Simon Bolivar
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What term applies to ambitious military leaders in Latin America?
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caudillos
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What term means the extension of power by one people or country over another country?
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imperialism
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Who translated the Bible into twenty Indian dialects and supervised the translation of twenty more?
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William Carey
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What were Indian troops called?
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sepoys
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Which war ended with the Treaty of Nanking?
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Opium War
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What English missionary was instrumental in sending missionaries to inland China?
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Hudson Taylor
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What principle gave Westerners who broke Chinese law the right to be tried in their own national courts rather than in Chinese courts?
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extraterritoriality
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Who was the United States naval commander who signed the Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan?
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Matthew Perry
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Modern Indonesia was once called what?
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Dutch East Indies
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Who was the great missionary-explorer of the African interior?
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David Livingstone
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Who was the wealthy British imperialist who dreamed of a British territory stretching "from Cape to Cairo"?
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Cecil John Rhodes
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Which Belgian king acquired the 900,000 square-mile Congo Free State?
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Leopold II
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Who purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon for the United States?
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Jefferson
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Which United States president stated that Europe could no longer colonize in North and South America?
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Monroe
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Which United States president refused European intervention in Latin America for any reason, allowing only the United States to intervene?
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Roosevelt
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Yes or No

 

The United States waged war with Mexico (1846-1848) and gained much of the southwest territory.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

The territory of the United States more than doubled during the 1800s.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Frontier states of the United States did not enter the union on an equal basis with the original colonies.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The United States has historically favored alliances with European powers.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The British were the first to settle in South Africa.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Latin American countries experienced great instability in government after gaining their independence.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Latin America became a leading industrial region during the nineteenth century.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The British East India Company became the dominant authority in Egype after the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was the introduction of new rifle cartridges.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

Japan's loss to China in the Sino-Japanese War forced Japan to grant more trade concessions to the West.

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No
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Yes or No

 

The United States was the first Western country ever to sign a treaty with Japan.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

European slave traders usually captured the slaves themselves.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Italy was the first European nation to seek an African empire.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Asian countries were very thankful for most of the Western reforms Europe brought.

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No
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Yes or No

 

Imperialism's most outstanding benefit to native populations was the missionary outreach.

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Yes
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