AP®︎ World History: Topic 6.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.2 of AP World History – State Expansion from 1750 to 1900.
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Topic 6.2
Question 1 Easy
"The Company shall always be subject to the control and supervision of Our Secretary of State... and shall, whenever required by Our Secretary of State, make to him such reports and returns, and furnish such information, as he may require with respect to the affairs and operations of the Company. We reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, full power and authority from time to time to revoke, alter, or abridge the powers hereby granted to the Company, or to dissolve the Company, if at any time We shall be satisfied that there is sufficient cause for so doing."
— Royal Charter of the British South Africa Company, granted by Queen Victoria, 1889 Adapted from the original source for clarity and length. Wording may differ slightly from the original text.
Which of the following was a likely long-term consequence of the arrangement described in the charter?
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State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
Thematic Focus: GovernanceGOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective B
Compare processes by which state power shifted in various parts of the world from 1750 to 1900.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.I.A
Some states with existing colonies strengthened their control over those colonies and in some cases assumed direct control over colonies previously held by non-state entities.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.I.B
European states as well as the United States and Japan acquired territories throughout Asia and the Pacific, while Spanish and Portuguese influence declined.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.I.C
Many European states used both warfare and diplomacy to expand their empires in Africa.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.I.D
Europeans established settler colonies in some parts of their empires.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.II.B
The United States, Russia, and Japan expanded their land holdings by conquering and settling neighboring territories.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Shift from the private ownership of the Congo by King Leopold II to the Belgian government
- Shift from the Dutch East India Company to Dutch government control in Indonesia and Southeast Asia
- Britain in West Africa
- Belgium in the Congo
- French in West Africa
- New Zealand
