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Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

As the world's economy expanded in the nineteenth century, the need for greater supplies of money led to a rush to develop new gold and diamond mines in _______________.

  1. South Africa

  2. Brazil

  3. Alaska

  4. Arabia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The discovery of the Witwatersrand Gold Reef and diamond mines in Kimberley led to a massive economic boom and influx of foreign interest in South Africa during the late 19th century.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The Christian world was disturbed in 1529 when Vienna was besieged by _______.

  1. The Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth

  2. The Hapsburg Empire

  3. The Byzantine Empire

  4. The Ottoman Empire

  5. The kingdom of Granada
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Siege of Vienna in 1529 was a major military campaign led by Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire against the Hapsburg-controlled city of Vienna.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Which statement best describes the economies of the newly independent nations of South America during the nineteenth century?

  1. These nations began industrializing through the process of import substitution.

  2. These nations developed subsistence farming economies to replace the imports of European grains.

  3. Latin America became dependent on the production of a small number of natural resources or cash crops for export to global markets.

  4. Latin America attracted large numbers of immigrants, which provided cheap labor for its growing industrial economy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Latin America became dependent on the production of a small number of natural resources or cash crops for export to global markets.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Java is now famous as a _____ in Indonesia.

  1. Wheat-producing island

  2. Rice-producing island

  3. Maize-producing island

  4. Tea-producing island
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Once covered in dense forest, much of the Indonesian landscape has been gradually cleared for permanent fields and settlements as rice cultivation developed over the last hundreds of years.
  • Java is now famous as a rice-producing island in Indonesia.
  • The colonial power in Indonesia were the Dutch. 
Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Which doctrine did not allow European powers to build colonies on the American continent?

  1. Jackson doctrine

  2. Munroe doctrine

  3. Madison doctrine

  4. Adams doctrine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Monroe Doctrine, issued in 1823, stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The revolutionary army led by Simon Bolivar liberated ______.

  1. Venezuela

  2. Chile

  3. Peru

  4. Argentina
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Simon Bolivar, known as 'El Libertador', played a central role in the independence movements of several South American countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Who captured large number of slaves from the interiors of Africa?

  1. Britishers

  2. French

  3. Portuguese

  4. Dutch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Portuguese were early leaders in the transatlantic slave trade, establishing forts and trading networks along the African coast to capture and export enslaved people.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Till ______ was alive no European power could think of building power in India.

  1. Bahadur Shah

  2. Shahjahan

  3. Aurangzeb

  4. Jahandar Shah
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Aurangzeb was the last of the 'Great Mughal' emperors. After his death in 1707, the Mughal Empire began a rapid decline, allowing European powers to expand their influence.