I Industrialization gave Europeans better weapons to use in conquering other peoples
II Industrialization forced Europeans to search elsewhere for more raw materials
III Industrialization created more goods, and Europeans felt they needed to open more markets abroad
AI, and II only
BII and III only
CI and III only
DI, II, and III
2The motives for European imperialism in the later nineteenth century include all but which one of the following?
AA self-imposed mission to civilize the backward nations
BNeed of the imperialists for colonial technologies
CNeed for raw materials in target societies
DTo ensure continuing access to foreign markets
3 Which of the following best characterizes standard Marxist doctrine?
AEconomic competition leads to the highest possible level of prosperity for all
BThe struggle between propertied classes and laboring classes is the determining force in all human affairs
CAny interference with the natural operation of supply and demand is harmful
DIt is possible to achieve social justice and economic equality within the capitalistic framework
2 points
4 David Ricardo’s concept of comparative advantage; British free trade policy, and Adam Smith’s idea of minimal government intervention in the economy conspired to
ARaise Chinese standards of living
BRationalize the 18th century industrial revolution in China
CTurn India into a British ally in the war against Pakistan
DInhibit industrialization in colonial societies
5 Which of the following is an historian that has concluded British imperialism was generally beneficial to the world, especially those who were subjects of the British Empire?
AJames Carter
BNiall Ferguson
CCaroline Elkins
DRichard Warren