Question 1

What were the most significant factors that prevented Russia's western-style modernization?

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Question 2

What were the results of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt? How did Egypt respond to this European aggression?

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Question 3

As was often common in empires in Asia, a major problem for modernization and economics in Qing China was _______________.

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Question 4

Refer to Map 23.1 and discuss the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Was it the "sick man of Europe" as Tsar Nicholas proclaimed? Describe how different parts of the empire gained independence. Discuss the rivalry with Russia in the nineteenth century. What were Russia's goals? How did geography figure into Russia's ambitions in the Balkans?

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Question 5

What was the "Eastern Question" and how did it bring about European and Russian intervention in Ottoman affairs?

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-Eastern Question

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Question 7

The challenges that land-based Eurasian empires faced from European sea-based empires were very similar. The solutions they attempted were not. Compare the situations of the Ottoman and Qing Empires in the nineteenth century and their responses to the European challenge.

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Question 8

What was the European perception of Russia after the Napoleonic wars?

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Question 9

Nineteenth-century Qing China suffered from both foreign intrusion and social unrest. What was the most obvious demonstration of the Chinese people's dissatisfaction at midcentury? Explain in detail the causes and results of that unrest.

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Question 10

Discuss the factors within China and among the Chinese people that explain the powerful British presence in China by 1842.

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Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

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Question 12

What were the long-term significant outcomes of the Crimean War?

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Question 13

Using Map 23.2, explain why most of the rebellion in the Qing Empire took place in the southern part of the country. Why was there comparatively less rebellion in the western and northern ranges of the empire?

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Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-fez

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-fez...

Question 15

Refer to Map 23.1 and locate Egypt. What European nation invaded Egypt at the end of the eighteenth century? What led to the modernization of Egypt and the expansion of Egypt into Syria?

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Question 16

Describe the role Muhammad Ali had on Egyptian history in the post-Napoleonic era.

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Question 17

What was a constant battle in modernization movements in the Empires of the 19th century?

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Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-Taiping Rebellion

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Question 19

The Janissary revolt in Serbia and the execution of Selim III taught Ottoman leaders that reform had to be more systematic. The Ottoman response was the Tanzimat. Describe those reforms and evaluate their effectiveness.

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Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-Arrow War

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Quiz 23: Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1870