What was the purpose of the imperialist policy of indirect rule?
A) To force Africans to convert to Christianity.
B) To assimilate Africans into European thought and culture in order to "civilize" them.
C) To force African traditional rulers to send their children to Western-style schools.
D) To make use of traditional African rulers to assist in administering the colonies.
E) To administer the colony from the European capital of the home country.
D
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A. the Hawaiian Islands B. Panama C. the Philippine Islands D. Samoa
The political theorist Étienne Cabet established a town called Icaria in Texas where
a. residents all owned properties of the same size. b. people were to live freely according to their own wants and needs. c. the working class residents had more political rights than the wealthy. d. abolishing property and forbidding rivalry would prevent anger and lust.
Which of these best summarizes the relationship between Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture?
A) In most areas, the two were essentially the same culture. B) Millennia of distinct development led to two essentially different cultures. C) The two cultures shared core features, with key distinctions. D) Egypt can be considered a lesser version of Mesopotamian culture.
In the minds of most Americans of European descent in the early nineteenth century, the West
a. was an uninhabitable wilderness. b. represented a place where they could own land and achieve economic independence. c. consisted of a hodge-podge of cultures that could never be assimilated into the nation. d. was a peaceful and idyllic area.