Unit 7 Review

What area of the world was most directly impacted by the decisions made at the Berlin Conference?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• North America

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 and materials for the manufactured goods

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

• European needed land for their excess, large population

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

• Isolationism

• Appeasement

• Imperialism

• disarmament

What was an effect of imperialism in Africa?

• Improved working conditions for natives

• Dependence on agricultural goods

• Belief in the superiority of African culture

• European countries took control of natural resources like diamonds and gold in Africa

What was a major factor that allowed for major imperialist powers to dominate large parts of Asia & Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries?

• Their technological and military superiority

• Desire of natives to convert to Christianity

• Willingness to respect traditions & customs

• Most nations already used European currency

"We hope to God that the German nation will be granted the ability to fashion a propitious future for the fatherland under the symbol of its ancient glory."

Kaiser Wilhelm I, The Imperial Proclamation, January 1871

What ideology is present in the proclamation above?

• Socialism

• Militarism

• Globalism

• Nationalism

Which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

• Germany’s invasion of Poland

• Bolshevik coup d’etat in Russia

• Assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand

Which of the following is not considered a MAIN cause of World War I?

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

• Communism

During World War I, developments in military technology led to...

• An early victory by the Allied powers

• The establishment of industrial capitalism

• The use of poisonous gas and U-boat (submarine) attacks

• An increase in tolerance between ethnic groups