Imperialism

Commodore Matthew Perry is best known for taking which action?

• opening Japan to American and European influences
• justifying European spheres of influence in China
• rescuing Europeans during the Boxer Rebellion
• leading the British East India Company 

Peter the Great is to Russia as Emperor Meiji is to

• Korea
• Japan
• India
• Mongolia

The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end of Japanese

• trade relations with the United States
• militarism in Southeast Asia
• policies of isolationism
• cultural contacts with the West

• Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895
• Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
• Annexation of Korea 1910
These events in the history of Japan reflect its

• emergence as an imperialistic country
• vulnerability to attack by neighbors
• abundance of natural resources
• resistance to trade

The poem "White Man's Burden" is most directly associated with the concept of

• imperialism
• reparations 
• appeasement
• neutrality

What was a major reason European nations competed for control of Africa during the second half of the 1800s?

• Europeans needed land for their excess population.
• African nations offered religious and political freedom.
• Slave labor was needed in the Americas.
• Africa had a wealth of natural resources.

The British government took control of the Suez Canal and Singapore during the 19th century in order to

• transport laborers directly to the Americas
• ensure safe passage on strategic waterways 
• gain more converts to Christianity
• sell petroleum to these territories

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• European imperialism in the late 19th century
• the independence movement in India
• Latin American revolutions in the early 19th century
• the establishment of communist governments in Asia

Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?

• Timbuktu became the center of great learning.
• Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.
• Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.
• Land was distributed equally between social classes.

Which policy is most directly associated with the terms spheres of influence, extraterritoriality, and protectorate?

• imperialism
• isolationism
• containment
• collectivization