Unit 6.1 AMSCO AP World

I enjoyed reading "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling.

Imperialism is

Which of the following was NOT a nationalist motivation for imperialism? Compensation for a humiliating defeat, A way to compensate for losing colonies in the Americas, A way to demonstrate nationalist pride, A misuse of science to justify expansion

What are the people who studied skull sizes and shapes called?

True or False: Although some missionaries had clean motives for engaging with native populations, often, this initial contact would pave the way for pursuing economic motivations for engaging with the native populations.

Which statement best provides the context for the racial policies that shaped imperialism in India and Africa?
Options:
In both places, the English did not encourage highly educated native people to prepare for self-rule.
In both places, a smooth transition of power helped the highly educated native people gain political power.
In both places, social clubs were the meeting places for native people planning to fight for self-rule.
In both places, the colonizers finally began to respect educated natives, thus weakening their own colonial rule.

Which theory did Europeans use most directly to justify the social patterns described in the passage?

Using the passage on page 372, answer the following question. The context for the European attitudes noted in the passage was that