New Imperialism

What was the Monroe Doctrine? 

• a policy to discourage Europeans from trying to colonize the Americas
• A policy that threatened anyone who tried to grow pineapples in Hawaii
• A policy created by President Wilson 
• A Spanish policy created to keep Americans out of Latin America 

Which description of trade patterns best represents the relationship between Africa and Europe during the late 19th century?

• Trans-Saharan trade caravans led by Europeans were the most profitable.
• South Africa was of no interest to European traders.
• Raw materials were shipped from Africa to European industries.
• Rivers were the key highways connecting Europeans to much of the African interior.

One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to

• gain a better understanding of unknown territories
• ease tensions with their rivals
• develop treatments for diseases
• obtain markets for their manufactured goods

The 19th-century ideas of Social Darwinism and the “White Man’s Burden” were often used to justify

• isolationism
• imperialism
• appeasement
• disarmament

In which country is the Suez Canal?

• Egypt
• Algeria
• Sudan
• South Africa

British controlled India was known as _________

• Raj
• Proctectorate
• Mughal Empire
• British East India Company

What is Spheres of Influence?

• Replacing local leaders with foreigners
• Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
• Region in which the economic interests of a foreign country outweigh that of the country they are in
• Removing the government and having anarchy

What did England sell to China?

• Opium
• Tea
• Cotton
• Salt

The goal of the new Meiji government was to 

• Modernize Japan 
• Make the economy grow
• Renegotiate unequal treaties
• All of the above

What was the purpose of U.S. policies such as the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary?

• To protect American interests in Latin America
• To prevent European nations from colonizing Latin American Countries
• To preserve peace and order in Latin America without European intervention.
• All of these