Marching Toward War

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

Which term best describes extreme pride in one's country? 

• nationalism
• communism
• imperialism
• Social Darwinism

Which of the following was NOT a cause of imperialism?

• the need for natural resources
• national pride
• the quest to cure diseases in Africa
• rivalries with other countries

What does "The sun never sets on the British Empire" mean? 

• Great Britain is near the equator
• Great Britain continues to fight after dark
• Great Britain has colonies all over the world 
• Great Britain never set out to conquer new colonies

What was the Berlin Conference?

• A meeting of European nations to declare war
• A meeting of the US and European Nations to partition African lands
• A meeting of Germans to create a plan for German unification
• A meeting of Africans to develop a plan to keep European nations out of Africa

Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?

• representatives for the US
• representatives of European countries
• representatives of African countries
• representatives of the 3rd Estate

The main motivation for imperialism was 

• economic.
• religious.
• ideological.
• political.

Which describes a territory that belongs to another country?

• mother country 
• island
• innovation
• colony

Which countries were the major imperial nations in the late 1800s? 

• Japan, United States, France, Spain, Great Britain, Germany
• Russia, Japan, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany 
•  Russia, Japan, United States, France, Great Britain, Germany 
• Russia, Japan, United States, Spain, France, Great Britain

What was the Open Door Policy? 

• It led to an end to spheres of influence in China.
• It was first proposed by the U.S.
•  It called for equal trading rights in China.
• All answers are correct.