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multiple choice reteach q2 ia review
education is freedom
questions 11-13 refer to the texts below.
\the great revolution that has been effected here by the success of the english arms, and the vast
advantages gained to the company (british east india company) .. much more may yet be done, if the
company will exert themselves in the manner the importance of their present possessions and future
prospects deserves. i have represented to them in the strongest terms the expedience of sending
out and keeping up constantly such a force as will enable them to embrace the first opportunity of
further aggrandizing themselves.\
letter from robert clive to sir william pitt regarding india - 1773
\but after a long period of commercial intercourse, there appear among the crowd of barbarians both
good persons and bad, unevenly. consequently there are those who smuggle opium to seduce the
chinese people and so cause the spread of the poison to all provinces. such persons who only care
to profit themselves, and disregard their harm to others, are not tolerated by the laws of heaven and
are unanimously hated by human beings. his majesty the emperor, upon hearing of this, is in a
towering rage. he has especially sent me, his commissioner, to come to kwangtung, and together
with the governor - general and governor jointly to investigate and settle this matter. all those people
in china who sell opium or smoke opium should receive the death penalty.\
lin zexu (lin tse - hsu), letter of advice to queen victoria (1839)

1. the interactions between europeans and asians in both sources above best

demonstrate which of the following concepts?
a. diplomatic reconciliation
b. cultural misconception
c. economic imperialism
d. military intervention

1. which of the following statements best explains what robert clive is

advocating in the text above?
a. naval support by the british government for the british east east india
company.
b. the annihilation of economic competition by other european powers in india.
c. the establishment of india as a colony of the british crown.
d. the establishment of india as a colony of the british east india company.

1. base your answer to the following question on your knowledge of world history and

the source above. what was the english response to lin zexus letter to queen
victoria?
a. a series of three wars in china resulting in european spheres of influence
b. a significant increase in trade between china and japan at the expense of
european \barbarian\ traders.
c. diplomacy resulting in china agreeing to european spheres of influence
d. isolationism increased in both china and england resulting in economic
losses for both.

Explanation:

Question 11

• Option a: Diplomatic reconciliation implies resolving conflicts through diplomacy, but the sources show exploitation (British in India) and opposition to opium trade (Lin Zexu), not reconciliation. Eliminate a.
• Option b: Cultural misconception refers to misinterpreting cultures, but the sources focus on economic/political motives (imperialism, opium trade) rather than cultural misunderstandings. Eliminate b.
• Option c: Economic imperialism involves one nation exerting economic control over another. The British East India Company’s expansion in India (seeking aggrandizement) and the opium trade (economic exploitation of China) both exemplify economic imperialism. This fits.
• Option d: Military intervention is direct military action, but the first source is about the Company’s expansion (not explicit military intervention in the text) and the second is about opium trade, not military action. Eliminate d.

• Option a: Robert Clive’s letter is about the Company’s self - exertion, not asking for British government naval support. Eliminate a.
• Option b: The letter is about expanding the Company’s power, not eliminating competition. Eliminate b.
• Option c: The British crown later took over India, but Clive is advocating for the British East India Company to expand its hold (make India a colony of the Company), not the crown. Eliminate c.
• Option d: Clive urges the Company to exert itself to “aggrandize themselves” and keep a force to seize opportunities, which aligns with establishing India as a colony of the British East India Company. This fits.

• Option a: After Lin Zexu’s efforts against opium, Britain launched the Opium Wars (and later conflicts), leading to European spheres of influence in China. This matches historical events.
• Option b: The opium trade was a point of conflict, and after the Opium Wars, trade was forced, but it was not a “significant increase in trade between China and Japan” (focus was on China - Britain/Europe). Eliminate b.
• Option c: There was no diplomacy leading to China agreeing to spheres of influence; it was through war (Opium Wars). Eliminate c.
• Option d: Isolationism in China was broken by the Opium Wars, and England gained economically, so this is incorrect. Eliminate d.

Answer:

c. Economic imperialism

Question 12