Imperialism Review

Which situation was a result of the 1884 Berlin Conference?

• Africa was divided without regard to ethnic groups.

• Monarchies were restored throughout Europe.

• The slave trade with South America was eliminated.

• The League of Nations was formed.

Between the Meiji Restoration and World War II, Japan tried to solve the problem of its scarcity of natural resources by

• exporting agricultural products in exchange for new technology

• establishing a policy of imperialism

• building nuclear power plants

• cooperating with the Soviet Union to gain needed resources

Which African group centralized its rule and adopted new military techniques that challenged the power of the British and the Boers in South Africa?

• Zulu

• Ashanti

• Ibo

• Masai

Which statement would Social Darwinists most likely support?

• Universal suffrage is a basic human right.

• Political equality strengthens the effectiveness of government.

• Stronger groups have the right to rule and control weaker groups.

• Public education should be guaranteed to all members of a society.

Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white man’s burden”?

• Europeans should preserve traditional cultures in Africa and Asia.

• Europeans must protect existing African and Asian economies.

• Europeans suffered great hardships in exploring new trade routes to Asia.

• Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-European peoples.

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

During the 19th century, one effect of European imperialism on Africa was the

• exploitation of African natural resources by colonial powers

• improvement of working conditions in Africa

• African dependence on exportation of manufactured goods

• African acceptance of the doctrine of the “White Man’s Burden”

One result of the Opium War was that China

• adopted democratic reforms

• gained control of Hong Kong

• regained control of Manchuria

• was divided into spheres of influence

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 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