Imperialism Quiz

Imperialism is the conquering of foreign territories by powerful countries for natural resources and markets.

• True

• False

A colony is ruled directly by a foreign power.

• True

• False

Sphere of influence means the colonies can trade with whoever they want.

• True

• False

What is NOT true about Africa before Imperialism?

• The Europeans who visited were mostly missionaries.

• African people were all one culture with the same language.

• They kept the Europeans out for over 400 years.

• Africa had over 1000 unique languages and groups of people.

The first Europeans who take over part of Africa when they took the Congo were...

• France

• England

• Italy

• Belgium

Europeans and Americans felt it was their responsibility to civilize "lesser" cultures. This was called...

• The Scramble for Africa

• Colonization

• White Man's Burden

• The Boxer Rebellion

Which of these was a fight between two European countries over land?

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Boxer Rebellion

• Boer War

• Opium Wars

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

• They had colonies all over the world.

• British colonies were peaceful and happy.

• Britain had very clean air.

• Britain had serious global warming.

What were two major effects of the Age of Imperialism?

• Nationalism grew in conquered regions.

• European nations learned to work together.

• Rivalries grew between European nations.

• Europeans and their colonies grew friendlier.

What was the land being fought over in the Spanish American War?

• Mexico

• Spain

• America

• Cuba