AP World History : AP World History

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP World History

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Example Questions

Example Question #1031 : Ap World History

What did the Intolerable Acts of 1774 accomplish?

Possible Answers:

Declared Martial Law in the Colonies

Tax for seal on official documents

Forced the colonies to buy goods only from Britain

Tax on sugar and molasses

Correct answer:

Declared Martial Law in the Colonies

Explanation:

The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts of Parliament that were meant to bring the unruly colonies back in line. The colonies were very rapidly pushing back against British rule and ignoring British authority, and therefore the Parliament felt it needed to declare martial law in order to restore order.

Example Question #1032 : Ap World History

To what was the so-called Boston Tea Party a response?

Possible Answers:

The Intolerable Acts 

The Sugar Act

The Tea Act of 1773 

The Stamp Act 

Correct answer:

The Tea Act of 1773 

Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party was organized as a response to the Tea Act. The Sons of Liberty meant it as a protest against the British attempt to control the economy of the Colonists by banning them from buying goods from nations other than Britain.

Example Question #1033 : Ap World History

What is Imperialism?

Possible Answers:

A nation invading another

A nation declaring itself an empire

A stronger nation dominating a weaker one

A nation claiming colonies

Correct answer:

A stronger nation dominating a weaker one

Explanation:

While commonly associated with a nation taking military action against another, Imperialism can mean an assortment of things a nation does to dominate another without having to take direct military action. 

Example Question #1034 : Ap World History

Which of the following is not a way a strong imperial nation can dominate a weaker one?

Possible Answers:

Politically

Economically

Culturally

Militarily

Diplomatically

Correct answer:

Diplomatically

Explanation:

Diplomatically is the correct answer here. Diplomacy would allow the weaker nation some say in the process of what is happening. However, in the rest of these examples the stronger nation can simply force the weaker one to bend to its will. 

Example Question #1035 : Ap World History

Which war gave the United States power over the Philippines?

Possible Answers:

The War of 1812

The Hundred Years War

World War I

The Sino-Japanese Conflict

The Spanish-American War

Correct answer:

The Spanish-American War

Explanation:

Though it began as a fight over Spanish control in the Caribbean, the Spanish-American War extended to the Pacific where American forces drove Spain out of the Philippines, effectively destroying the Spanish Empire. Originally intending to aid the Philippine fight for independence, the end result was American control of the island nation. 

Example Question #1036 : Ap World History

Which of the following was not an effective of widespread imperialism and modernization in the 19th century? 

Possible Answers:

Widespread conversion to Christianity

Discouraging of traditional cultural practices

Preservation of tribal territories

Improvements in literacy due to the spread of missionaries

Weakening of regional governments

Correct answer:

Preservation of tribal territories

Explanation:

With the spread of Western cultural and political influence many traditional territories were broken up by competing European powers. Most notably, the Berlin Conference broke up the African continent into arbitrary territories that ignored the local tribal boundaries and conflicts.

Example Question #15 : Empires, Colonialism, Imperialism, Decolonization, And Globalization 1750 To 1900

What is it called when a colony is directly administered by the imperialists?

Possible Answers:

Direct Rule

Colonized

Absolute Rule

Indirect Rule

Correct answer:

Direct Rule

Explanation:

When a colonizer directly administers a colony it is called direct rule. This is because the colonial power takes over all systems of government for the colony.

Example Question #1037 : Ap World History

What is it called when a colony is given a degree of internal autonomy?

Possible Answers:

Commonwealth

Indirect Rule

Direct Rule

Ancillary colony

Correct answer:

Indirect Rule

Explanation:

When a colony is under indirect rule it means that the colonizing government has not taken over all aspects of the government of the colony. This means that the colony is free to make certain decisions without consulting the colonizing power.

Example Question #17 : Empires, Colonialism, Imperialism, Decolonization, And Globalization 1750 To 1900

Which of the following highly sought after natural resources was found in the South Africa Colony in 1867?

Possible Answers:

Platinum

Silver

Copper

Diamonds

Correct answer:

Diamonds

Explanation:

Diamonds have become synonymous with Africa. The continent is rich with them, but they had not been discovered there until the mid-1800's, when a mine in South Africa found a large deposit of diamonds.

Example Question #1038 : Ap World History

Large deposits of what precious metal were found in the South Africa Colony in 1886?

Possible Answers:

Gold

Silver

Palladium

Platinum

Correct answer:

Gold

Explanation:

While there were many gold rushes in American history, there was never a truly large amount of gold in the United States. South Africa, however, is gifted with an abundance of it. This gold, along with the diamonds discovered 20 years earlier, made the British Empire incredibly wealthy, as South Africa was still part of the British Empire then.

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