Imperialism Review

During the late 19th century, which geographic factor helped attract European investors to southern Africa and southeast Asia?

• smooth coastlines

• navigable rivers

• natural resources

• temperate climates

During the 19th century, European nations established spheres of influence in China mainly to

• profit from the ivory trade

• introduce Islam to the Chinese people

• gain commercial advantages in China

• obtain human rights for Chinese citizens

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

• Africa had a wealth of natural resources.

• Slave labor was needed in the Americas.

• African nations offered religious and political freedom.

• Europeans needed land for their excess population.

This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through

• the inheritance of land

• market demands

• religious conversion

• the use of technology

One way in which the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China are similar is that both attempted to

• remove foreign influences

• restore democracy

• modernize their economy

• end religious conflict

The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because it

• promoted Belgium as a world power

• established rules for the European division of Africa

• called for a war against England

• ensured ethnic harmony in the Middle East

The Opium Wars of the mid-19^th century marked the beginning of the

• rivalry between China and Taiwan

• domination of China by foreign powers

• decline of European influence in East Asia

• global effort to combat drug use

The Opium Wars in China and the expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan resulted in

• the economic isolation of China and Japan

• an increase in Chinese influence in Asia

• the beginning of democratic governments in China and Japan

• an increase in Western trade and influence in Asia

During the 1840s, China signed “unequal treaties” with Western nations mainly because

• China had won the Opium War

• Western nations had superior military technology

• leaders in China favored expansion

• China had requested economic assistance from the West

One of the most important motives for the European "Scramble for Africa" in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of

• raw materials used in industry

• religious inspiration

• free labor for the Americas

• technologically innovative practices