AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 6
questions with correct verified detailed
answers latest updated version 2025
Imperialism --- correct precise answer ---A policy of extending a
country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Nationalism --- correct precise answer ---A strong feeling of pride in
and devotion to one's country
Sino-Japanese War --- correct precise answer ---a war between China
and Japan for influence, power, and territory
Formosa --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise answer ---the detailed study of the
shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character
and mental abilities.
Charles Darwin --- correct precise answer ---English natural scientist
who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-
1882)
Social Darwinism --- correct precise answer ---The belief that only the
fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.
David Livingstone --- correct precise answer ---Scottish missionary
and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls
(1813-1873)
East India Company (EIC) --- correct precise 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) --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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.
questions with correct verified detailed
answers latest updated version 2025
Imperialism --- correct precise answer ---A policy of extending a
country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Nationalism --- correct precise answer ---A strong feeling of pride in
and devotion to one's country
Sino-Japanese War --- correct precise answer ---a war between China
and Japan for influence, power, and territory
Formosa --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise answer ---the detailed study of the
shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character
and mental abilities.
Charles Darwin --- correct precise answer ---English natural scientist
who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-
1882)
Social Darwinism --- correct precise answer ---The belief that only the
fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.
David Livingstone --- correct precise answer ---Scottish missionary
and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls
(1813-1873)
East India Company (EIC) --- correct precise 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) --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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 --- correct precise 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.
