AP®︎ World History: Topic 6.1 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.1 of AP World History – Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
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Topic 6.1
Question 1 Easy
"Is it not obvious that great ships cannot be sent to ports where there is nothing to do? ... The policy of colonial expansion is a political and economic system; I will say that this system is connected with three orders of ideas: economic ideas, the most far-reaching ideas of civilization, and ideas of a political and patriotic sort. In the economic order, I ask you to consider the following fact: at the present time, as you know, the great movement of prices, the movement of production, is dominated by a small number of industrial countries — England, which has a head start on all others; Germany; the United States. These countries are saturating their home markets and are seeking to export their surplus production to other parts of the world. ... A colonial policy is, for industrial countries, a necessary outlet [for their goods]."
— Jules Ferry, speech to the French Chamber of Deputies, 1884 Adapted from the original source for clarity and length. Wording may differ slightly from the original text.
Ferry's arguments most directly contributed to which of the following developments?
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Topic 6.1: Rationales for Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
Thematic Focus: Cultural Developments and InteractionsCDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective A
Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.III
A range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.
