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AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 6.
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Imperialism - Answer✔A policy of extending a country's power and influence through
diplomacy or military force.
Nationalism - Answer✔A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Sino-Japanese War - Answer✔a war between China and Japan for influence, power, and
territory
Formosa - Answer✔Chiang and the nationalists were forced to flee to Formosa, a large island
off the southern coast of China, after the Communist victory in the civil war. Throughout the
1950's, the U.S. continued to recognize and support Chiang's government in Formosa as the
legitimate government of China, and to ignore the existence of the Communist People's
Republic on the mainland.
Phrenology - Answer✔the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed
indication of character and mental abilities.
Charles Darwin - Answer✔English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by
natural selection (1809-1882)
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Social Darwinism - Answer✔The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and
economic struggle.
David Livingstone - Answer✔Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi
River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
East India Company (EIC) - Answer✔private trading company established in 1600, which
expanded through conquest and British military support after the 1750s to administer most of
India. As a result of the 1857 mutiny and rebellion, its charter was ended and Indian
administration was taken over directly by the British government.
Dutch East India Company (VOC) - Answer✔A joint stock company chartered by the Dutch
government to control all Dutch trade in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Also known by its Dutch
initials VOC for Verenigde Oostendische Compagnie.
King Leopold II - Answer✔King of Belgium (r. 1865-1909). He was active in encouraging the
exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908).
Gold Coast - Answer✔Region of the Atlantic coast of West Africa occupied by modern Ghana;
named for its gold exports to Europe from the 1470s onward.
Cape Colony - Answer✔Dutch colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 initially to
provide a coastal station for the Dutch seaborne empire; by 1770 settlements had expanded
sufficiently to come into conflict with Bantus.
Congo Free State - Answer✔a large area in Central Africa that was privately controlled by
Leopold II of Belgium. He was able to secretly treat the people of the colony very badly until he
was forced to give it up.
Abyssinia - Answer✔the ancient name for Ethiopia
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AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 6.
Exam Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass
Imperialism - Answer✔A policy of extending a country's power and influence through
diplomacy or military force.
Nationalism - Answer✔A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Sino-Japanese War - Answer✔a war between China and Japan for influence, power, and
territory
Formosa - Answer✔Chiang and the nationalists were forced to flee to Formosa, a large island
off the southern coast of China, after the Communist victory in the civil war. Throughout the
1950's, the U.S. continued to recognize and support Chiang's government in Formosa as the
legitimate government of China, and to ignore the existence of the Communist People's
Republic on the mainland.
Phrenology - Answer✔the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed
indication of character and mental abilities.
Charles Darwin - Answer✔English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by
natural selection (1809-1882)
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Social Darwinism - Answer✔The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and
economic struggle.
David Livingstone - Answer✔Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi
River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
East India Company (EIC) - Answer✔private trading company established in 1600, which
expanded through conquest and British military support after the 1750s to administer most of
India. As a result of the 1857 mutiny and rebellion, its charter was ended and Indian
administration was taken over directly by the British government.
Dutch East India Company (VOC) - Answer✔A joint stock company chartered by the Dutch
government to control all Dutch trade in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Also known by its Dutch
initials VOC for Verenigde Oostendische Compagnie.
King Leopold II - Answer✔King of Belgium (r. 1865-1909). He was active in encouraging the
exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908).
Gold Coast - Answer✔Region of the Atlantic coast of West Africa occupied by modern Ghana;
named for its gold exports to Europe from the 1470s onward.
Cape Colony - Answer✔Dutch colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 initially to
provide a coastal station for the Dutch seaborne empire; by 1770 settlements had expanded
sufficiently to come into conflict with Bantus.
Congo Free State - Answer✔a large area in Central Africa that was privately controlled by
Leopold II of Belgium. He was able to secretly treat the people of the colony very badly until he
was forced to give it up.
Abyssinia - Answer✔the ancient name for Ethiopia
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