Option 1
Task 1. Choose the correct answer
1.Why was India called the “pearl of Britain”?
1) India is a developed country
2) India was actively trading with Britain
3) India is a traditional country
4) Britain was “siphoning” money and resources from India
2. What was common in the policies of European states, Asian, African countries
1) Creating alliances for wars with other countries
2) Subjugating territories, gaining markets and sources of raw materials
3) Adopting experiences from colonies
4) Helping develop their economies
3.In which year, after the independence uprising, was the administration of the East India Company deprived of its rights of government and abolished?
1) 1853
2)1858
3) 1900
4) 1767
4. The “opening” of China to foreigners occurred as a result of:
1) reforms initiated by the Chinese emperor
2) China’s defeat in the opium wars
3) the signing of equal trade treaties between China and foreign powers
4) policies pursued by the Manchus
5. Find the excess. Participants in major popular movements of the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century:
1) Yeketuani
2) Taiping
3) Sipai
6. Which of the world’s religions is widespread on the African continent:
1) Buddhism
2) paganism
3) Islam
4) Judaism
7. Creoles in Latin America were
1) White descendants of immigrants from Europe
2) Descendants of marriages between whites and blacks
3) Landless peasants forced to work for the latifundists
4) Descendants of marriages between whites and Indians
8. The largest colonial possessions in Latin America in the 19th century belonged to:
1) Germany
2) Belgium
3) Great Britain
4) Portugal
5) France
6) Spain
9. What was named after Simón Bolívar?
1) river;
2) mountain
3) country;
4) empire.
10. What was not a Latin American country in the 19th century?
1) agrarian economy
2) high standard of living
3) preservation of traditional society
4) slow modernization
Task 2. Correlate the terms and definitions
| The term | Definition | ||
| 1 | Modernization | А | One type of mass protest against the existing government, usually not leading to a change of political order in the state |
| 2 | Caudillo | B | A special class of feudal lords with special military training and service. |
| 3 | Rebellion | C | A state that retains external independence, but is economically and politically in the strongest dependence on imperialist powers |
| 4 | Reforms | D | A leader, a dictator who seizes power by armed force |
| 5 | Samurai | E | Renovation of an object, bringing it into conformity with new requirements and norms, technical conditions, quality indicators. |
| 6 | Semi-colony | F | Gradual non-violent transformations in the spheres of social life, not affecting the foundations of the state system |
Task 3. To which countries do these statements apply?
A) The Mughal dynasty was overthrown here after the rise of the sepoys and santals.
B) They Europeans exported silk and tea from here, paying with opium
C) it was opened forcibly by bringing a military squadron to it
Task 4: Find the right answers.
Since the 1970s the process of conquering deep Africa intensified. Which two of the following states were actively involved in this process
1) Germany 2) Belgium 3) Great Britain 4) Italy 5) France 6) Russia
Task 5. Select the correct statements
The consequences of the wars of independence of the Latin American colonies can include:
1. the establishment of a republican system in most Latin American countries
2. Abolition of class restrictions
3. abolition of slavery
4. establishment of monarchy in Argentina and Mexico
5. rapid economic growth in most Latin American countries
Task 6: Identify what is superfluous in the series that unites them. Explain your answer.
A) Guerero, Zulu, Bantu, Pygmies, Ihetoani, Bushmen.
B) Paraguay, Colombia, Peru, Australia, Bolivia, Haiti.
Task 7. Read the text and identify at least 5 features of the development of Latin America
The Latin American region, or more specifically the Latin Caribbean region, includes territories south of the United States border. It consists of 34 independent states and a number of territories administered by other states, for example Puerto Rico is administered by the United States and the Turks and Caicos Islands by the United Kingdom. Most of these territories became independent as early as the 19th century.
By the end of the 18th century the process of forming the bourgeoisie was getting matured here which resulted in the consolidation of the Latifuna-dyst-Creole layer focused on the foreign markets and the emergence of the Indian Independence. These socio-cultural groups experienced a sharp discontent with the policy of severe restrictions in trade and industry, which was carried out by the colony authorities. At the same time a huge mass of peasants consisting of Indians and Latvians was exposed to a cruel exploitation and tried to get the opportunity to work freely in the land of their ancestors. Hundreds of thousands of slaves who had no rights and were exposed to ruthless exploitation also dreamed of freedom.
The ideas of the Enlightenment had a huge influence on the educational part of the community. The collapse of absolutism in France gave impetus to the armed struggle for liberation.
Spanish is state or official language in 18 countries, in Brazil – Portuguese, in Haiti – French, in Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and English colonies – English. Over 10% of the L.A. population speaks various Indian languages. From the Latin base of the Romance languages, spoken by most of the population of Latin America, came the name of this part of the continent.
The peoples of Latin American countries have passed a long way of development, have created a rich and distinctive culture, in which the features of different cultures – European, Indian, and Negro – are closely intertwined.
The history of Latin America in the twentieth century was extremely complex and tumultuous. It included difficult processes of formation of the modern national industry, formation of the main social groups of the capitalistic society, building of the bases of representative democracy instead of the former oligarchic states.
Although Latin American economies are technologically modernizing, they are still largely based on the export of agricultural products and minerals to more developed countries.
Option 2
Task 1. Choose the correct answer
1.Who controlled domestic and foreign policy in India?
1) England
2) France
3) Holland
4) Japan
2.Why did the economic development of industrialized countries lead to colonial conquests?
1)It was necessary to gain the support of the colonies in wars with other countries
2)To have the colonies as markets and sources of cheap raw materials
3)To adopt experience from the colonies
4)To help the colonies in developing their economies
3. “Closure of China” is
1)The Chinese authorities’ refusal to use the achievements of Western science and technology 2)The policy of the European powers, expressed in the division of spheres of influence
3)The policy of isolating China by closing the country to trade and limiting European access 4)The policy of England to monopolize trade with China
4. “Meiji Reforms” allowed Japan to: 1) modernize along Western lines, abandoning its national identity, which hampered its development 2) “shut down” from Western influence, rely on national traditions 3) modernize along Western lines, preserving and using national traditions and identity 4) adopt scientific and technical experience from Europeans
5.Find the superfluous. Participants in major popular movements of the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century:
1) Santalas
2) Taipings
3) Sipai
6. Which world religion was spread on the African continent:
1) Buddhism
2) Christianity
3) Islam
4) Paganism
7. Creoles in Latin America were
1) White descendants of immigrants from Europe
2) Descendants of marriages between whites and blacks
3) Landless peasants forced to work for the latifundists
4) Descendants of marriages between whites and Indians
8. What was not true of Latin America in the 19th century?
1) low standard of living
2) persistence of traditional society
3) early adoption of modernization
4) unstable political situation in the country
What was named after Simón Bolívar?
1) river;
2) mountain
3) country;
4) empire.
9. The largest colonial possessions in Africa in the 19th century belonged to:
1) Germany
2) Belgium
3) Great Britain
4) Italy
5) France
6) Spain
10.What was named after Simón Bolívar?
1) river;
2) mountain;
3) country;
4) empire.
Task 2. Correlate the terms and definitions
| The term | Definition | ||
| 1 | Caudillo | A | Mercenary soldiers in colonial India, recruited by European colonizers, from the local population. |
| 2 | Segunate | B | The state in relation to its outlying settlements, the colonies. |
| 3 | Metropolis | C | One type of mass action against the existing government, usually not leading to a change of political order in the state |
| 4 | Rebellion | D | A leader, a dictator who seizes power by armed force. |
| 5 | Sipai | E | Renovation of an object, bringing it into conformity with new requirements and norms, technical conditions, quality indicators. |
| 6 | Modernization | F | The military-feudal system of government in Japan under which the emperor performed purely ceremonial functions and the real power belonged to the military governor |
Task 3. To which countries do these statements apply?
A) The Taiping and Yehtoong rebellions were directed against European influence in this country and the existing government.
B) The East India Company ruled this territory before the Sepoy Rebellion.
C) it managed to modernize rapidly while retaining its identity and traditions
Task 4: Find the correct answers.
At the end of the nineteenth century the interests of many nations collided. But the most acute was the relationship between the two states, which culminated in military confrontation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Identify these states.
1) China 2) Germany 3) Great Britain 4) Japan 5) France 6) Russia
Task 5. Select the correct statements
The consequences of the wars of independence of the Latin American colonies may include:
1. the establishment of a monarchical system in most Latin American countries
2. Abolition of class restrictions
3. abolition of the Inquisition
4. establishment of monarchy in Brazil
5. backwardness of countries in economic development
Task 6: Identify what is superfluous in the row that unites them. Explain your answer.
A) Mexico, Haiti, Bolivia, Canada, Uruguay, Chile
B) Hottentots, Zulu, Aerobo, Guerero, Taiping, Bushmen
Task 7. Read the text and identify at least 5 features of the development of Latin America
The Latin American region, or more specifically the Latin Caribbean region, includes territories located south of the United States border. It consists of 34 independent states and a number of territories administered by other states, for example Puerto Rico is administered by the United States and the Turks and Caicos Islands by the United Kingdom. Most of these territories became independent as early as the 19th century.
By the end of the 18th century the process of forming the bourgeoisie was getting matured here which resulted in the consolidation of the Latifuna-dyst-Creole layer focused on the foreign markets and the emergence of the Indian Independence. These socio-cultural groups experienced a sharp discontent with the policy of severe restrictions in trade and industry, which was carried out by the colony authorities. At the same time a huge mass of peasants consisting of Indians and Latvians was exposed to a cruel exploitation and tried to get the opportunity to work freely in the land of their ancestors. Hundreds of thousands of slaves who had no rights and were exposed to ruthless exploitation also dreamed of freedom.
The ideas of the Enlightenment had a huge influence on the educational part of the community. The collapse of absolutism in France gave impetus to the armed struggle for liberation.
Spanish is state or official language in 18 countries, in Brazil – Portuguese, in Haiti – French, in Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and English colonies – English. Over 10% of the L.A. population speaks various Indian languages. From the Latin base of the Romance languages, spoken by most of the population of Latin America, came the name of this part of the continent.
The peoples of Latin American countries have passed a long way of development, have created a rich and distinctive culture, in which the features of different cultures – European, Indian, and Negro – are closely intertwined.
The history of Latin America in the twentieth century was extremely complex and tumultuous. It included difficult processes of formation of the modern national industry, formation of the main social groups of the capitalistic society, building of the bases of representative democracy instead of the former oligarchic states.
Although Latin American economies are technologically modernizing, they are still largely based on the export of agricultural products and minerals to more developed countries.
