Lesson 19: Imperialism Throughout the World

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The policy in which a state takes political and economic control of areas beyond its borders is called

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imperialism

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Which statement helps explain why industrialization encouraged imperialism? Options: Regions outside Europe sought to develop local industry to increase their wealth., European powers sought markets in which to sell their natural resources., Growing industries needed larger markets for thier manufactured goods., European powers needed land to build factories to meet increased consumer demand at home.

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Growing industries needed larger markets for thier manufactured goods.

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Which statement best describes the relationship between imperialist powers? Options: Countries respected territories of other nations., Countries worked together to divide raw materials., Countries competed with each other for land and resources., Countries staked land far from colonies of other nations.

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Countries competed with each other for land and resources.

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What prompted the British Parliament to take direct control over India from the British East India Company?

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Indian soldiers rebelled against the British.

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European powers competed intensely for China mostly because they wanted

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to sell goods to the huge Chinese population.

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What was the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War?

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Japan gained control over Korea and hegemony over Manchuria.

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The U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898 led to the United States to

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become an imperial power with territory in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea.

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The early settlers of Cape Colony were known as

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Afrikaners.

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What did the European powers do to partition Africa into colonies?

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They established fixed borders regardless of changing tribal regions.

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Informal imperialism is when a dominant country

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exerts pressure on or influences a country without a physical conquest.