AP®︎ World History: Topic 6.5 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.5 of AP World History – Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900.
Questions List
Topic 6.5
Question 1 Easy
Which of the following best defines economic imperialism in the 19th century?
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Topic 6.5: Economic Imperialism
Thematic Focus: Economic SystemsECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective E
Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.
Historical Developments: KC-5.2.I.E
Industrialized states and businesses within those states practiced economic imperialism primarily in Asia and Latin America.
Historical Developments: KC-5.1.II.C
Trade in some commodities was organized in a way that gave merchants and companies based in Europe and the U.S. a distinct economic advantage.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Britain and France expanding their influence in China through the Opium Wars
- The construction of the Port of Buenos Aires with the support of British firms
- Opium produced in the Middle East or South Asia and exported to China
- Cotton grown in South Asia and Egypt and exported to Great Britain and other European countries
- Palm oil produced in sub-Saharan Africa and exported to European countries
- Copper extracted in Chile
