Writing Workshop: Geography, Industrialization, and Imperialism — Unit test
Question 4 • AL-World History: 1500 to the Present AB
The graphic organizer includes facts about Great Britain and Japan.Column A: Great BritainColumn B: JapanThe British Empire stretched across Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.Japan expanded into Manchuria between 1930 and 1939.A student made this graphic organizer to help write an informative essay. What fact could be added to column A?
Answer
A
Imported cotton came from colonies in Egypt and India.
B
There were excellent harbors on the Pacific Coast.
C
The navy often recruited people for fishing.
D
A relationship with China strengthened the region.
Explanation
The fact should connect Great Britain’s empire to its colonies and their resources. Egypt and India were part of the British Empire, and cotton imported from those colonies is relevant to Britain’s imperial reach. The other choices describe Pacific geography or relationships more closely associated with Japan, not Great Britain.
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