Western Civ. Final Exam Review

Which of the following reasons for New Imperialism was related to the Industrial Revolution?

• Economic

• Political and military

• Humanitarian goals

• Social Darwinism

The competition among western powers for global empires caused

• Germany and France to unite

• increasing political tensions and increased rivalries

• nationalist movements to die out

• the collapse of the British empire

Based on the map above, which European countries controlled most of African territory?

• Great Britain and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Italy and Germany

• Great Britain and Ottoman Empire

One advantage European countries had in their imperial expansion was

• Weak economies

• a lack of resistance on the part of Africans and Asians.

• poorly organized governments.

• powerful armies and navies.

“I contend that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race. . . What an alteration there would be if they [Africans] were brought under Anglo-Saxon influence.”

—Cecil Rhodes, Confessions of Faith, 1877

Which imperial motive is best represented in the quote above?

• Ideological

• Economic

• Political

• Exploratory

Most of the profits of the global exchange that resulted from imperialism went to?

• the industrial nations

• the developing nations

• improving schools in Asia

• cultural exchange programs

During _________________, the Europeans redrew the map of Africa with little regard to traditional settlement patterns.

• Missionary

• direct control

• indirect control

• Berlin Conference

A ______________ is a religious follower whose goal was to convert natives to Christianity.

• missionary

• Berlin Conference

• direct control

• indirect control

The belief of ________________ applied the theory of survival of the fittest and natural selection to humans.

• direct control

• Social Darwinism

• indirect control

• Berlin Conference

Under ______________ the French sent soldiers and officials from France to rule the colony.

• direct control

• indirect control

• Berlin Conference

• social darwinism