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What is a "sphere of influence?" 

• An area with no outside influence
• An area with exteme political competition
• An area colonized by other countries
• A region in which one power had significant influence on the economy.

Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism?

• Living space was needed for the excess population in western Europe.
• European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method of reducing the number of wars
• European nations would benefit from some aspects of the conquered nation's culture.
• Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.

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

• religious conversion of Africans

• slaves for the American colonies

• raw materials used in industry

• new technology to gain from Africans

Which statement would Social Darwinists most likely support?

• Stronger groups have the right to rule and control weaker groups.
• Public education should be guaranteed to all members of a society.
• Political equality strengthens the effectiveness of government.
• Universal suffrage is a basic human right.

Which of the following best describes "White Man's Burden"?

• Europeans should use African slaves as workers on cash-crop plantations.
• Europeans were created by god and other races evolved from "lower species."
• European nations become more powerful by gaining wealth and overseas colonies. 
• Europeans have a responsibility to civilize the "inferior" people of the world.

One similarity among the Sepoy Mutiny, Filipino-American War, and Boxer Rebellion is that they

• instituted communist governments.  
  
• resulted in the redistribution of land.
• opposed foreign imperialists.
• ended an established dynasty.

One important effect of the Sepoy Rebellion was the

• takeover of India by the British government.
• secession of Bangladesh from Pakistan.
• formation of the British East India Company.
• creation of the Mughal Empire by Muslims.

The reason for the Sepoy Mutiny was

• resentment among Indian Muslims that the British were helping the Hindus take power.
• rumors of the British army using pork and beef fat to coat bullet casings.
• growing Indian nationalism led by Mahatma Gandhi.
• the ambitions of the maharajahs to restore the Mughal Dynasty.

Before 1870, the European presence in Africa was characterized primarily by

• Military conquests of large territories administered as military states
• Intense colonization and settlement of large areas
• Coastal enclaves for trade and a few settlements
• Active international action

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons/ideas behind imperialism? 

• Military Needs
• To isolate your country from the rest of the world. 
• Cultural Superiority 
• Nationalism