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A region where an imperialist power possesses exclusive trading rights but does not govern is referred to as a

• colony
• protectorate
• sphere of influence.
• partition

One factor that motivated imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the

• development of closer political ties with European nations.
• closing of China to all foreign trade.
• support of international peacekeeping operations.
• acquisition of new markets and sources of raw materials.

What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa and India during European colonization?

• Most of the farm land was used for mining.
• Native farmers were drafted into colonial armies.
• Europeans used too much farm land as building sites.
• Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

European nations were able to seize Asian and African colonies because they

• were welcomed by natives.
• offered their colonial subjects great benefits.
• had the support of the United States.
• had strong armed forces and new weapons.

Which European monarch sparked the scramble for colonies in Africa?

• Britain’s Queen Victoria
• Germany’s Kaiser William II
• Italy’s Victor Emmanuel
• Belgium’s King Leopold II

Colonial officials often discouraged native peoples from

• learning European languages.
• adopting Western lifestyles.
• converting to Christianity.
• practicing traditional customs and rituals.

Why did Britain allow the sale of Opium in China?

• to weaken the Chinese people.
• to keep the drug out of Britain.
• to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China.
• to help improve medical treatment in China

Why was India called the “jewel in the crown”of the British Empire?

• It was the most valuable and profitable of all British colonies.
• It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubles, and sapphires.
• The Sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism.
• India was easy to govern.

The interest of Europeans in Iran (Persia) intensified with what discovery in the region?

• gold
• oil
• diamonds
• copper

China suffered from what form of imperialism by foreign powers?

• indirect rule
• sphere of influence
• direct rule
• protectorate