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The Decline of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th century can be traced to all of the these reasons except? A. Sultans who were weak or inept rulers B. Frequent defeat if the ottoman empire and annexations of it's land C. Religious differences within Islam D. Decline in the productivity of peasants and artisans Religious differences within Islam Which of these statements is a fact about Turkish foreign relations between 1850 and 1914? A. Turkey fought frequent wars with Russia and lost B. Turkey suppressed the Greek and Serbian results for independence C. European powers supported the partition of the Ottoman Empire D. Arabs resented Turkish rule because the Ottomans were Christian A. Turkey fought frequent wars with Russia and lost The group that opposed most internal ottoman reforms was the... A. University educated students B. Christians C. Merchants D. Ruling religious, political, and social elites D. Ruling religious, political, and social elites The Tanzimat reforms in the Ottoman Empire... A. Were defeated by the janissaries and provincial officials B. Benefited the merchants and artisans C. Granted women legal rights and protections D. improved the empire's ability to fend off foreign aggressors. D. Improve the empires ability to fend off foreign aggressorsReforms under the late Ottoman sultans and young Turk leaders... A. Attempted to modernize turkey without westernizing B. Sought Muslim solutions to internal problems C. Emphasize westernization and copied western models open D. Were universally opposed by most members of Turkish society C. Emphasized westernization and copied western models open Mohammed Ali's attempts to reform in Egypt in the 19th century failed because... A. The powerful landlord class opposed them B. The peasants revolted C. The Europeans invaded Egypt and seized control D. He spent too much time attempting to conquer lands and failed to implement real reforms D. He spent too much time attempting to conquer lands and failed to implement real reforms The strategic importance of Egypt was changed by... A. Napoleons invasion in 1798 B. The khedives conquest of the middle east and defeat of the Ottoman Empire C. Building the Suez Canal D. The conversion of the majority of Egyptians to Christianity C. Building the Suez Canal The Muslim sudanese revolted under the Mahdi for all of these reasons except... A. Opposition to the British lead effort to end the slave trade B. The conquest of the Sudan by the British C. Opposition to British influence in the area D. A desire to purge Islam of Western influences D. The conquest of the Sudan by the British Although they were nomadic tribes it from me on the Great Wall, the Manchus, when they conquered China... A. freely settled among the Chinese people B. Reforms the main bureaucracy and removed local elites C. Emancipated women and peasantsD. Retained the Confucian gentry-scholars and much of the political system D. Retained the Confucian gentry-scholars and much of the political system Socially, the Manchu, (Qing) rulers... A. Encouraged innovative organizations such as the unions B. Reinforce much of the Confucian value system including the family C. Discouraged Manchu elites from adopting Chinese ways D. Refused to reinstate the Confucian testing system B. Reinforced much of the Confucian value system, including the family. The sector of the Chinese economy and society over which the wing rulers exercise the least control was the... A. Peasants B. Confucian scholars C. traditional landed elites D. Merchants and commercial interests D. Merchants and commercial interests All of these incidents were signs of the decline of the Qing Dynasty in China except the... A. Breakdown of honesty on the Chinese bureaucratic exams B. Divergent of taxes and revenues to enrich bureaucrats and their families C. Rise of the wealthy group of merchants D. Neglect of Public Works and utilities C. Rise of the wealthy group of merchants The British reverse there in balance of trade in the 18th century with China by... A. Selling opium to the Chinese B. Selling the Chinese British manufactured goods C. Negotiating treaties with the Chinese government D. Bartering the goods for Chinese luxury items A. Selling opium to the Chinese When the Chinese decided to end the illegal drug trade destroying their empire...A. Few Chinese supported the governments decision B. The Chinese successfully stopped the importation of the drug C. The British attacked China to protect their opium D. Many European nations defended the Chinese decision and supported them C. The British attacked China to protect their opium trade The most immediate result of the opium wars was... A. The partition of China between European nations B. The collapse of the QING dynasty and it's replacement C. The beginning of a powerful reform move