Imperialism

The Monroe Doctrine declared that

• only England and the United States could colonize Latin America

• nobody could colonize or intervene in the Americas

• Latin America did not need either England or the United States for protection

• England had to join forces with the United States to protect Latin America

What did Western nations hope to gain by establishing new colonies after 1880?

• raw materials for their industries and markets to sell their products

• languages and cultures to add to their own

• additional ideas for their own industries

• more people to add to their population figures

What is one important reason that European nations met at the Berlin Conference?

• East Africa had the most natural resources of all of Africa

• The African countries wanted to be colonized by the European nations

• European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims for lands in Africa

• Otto von Bismarck wanted to be the leader of the European nations

During the early 1900s, U.S. military forces were sent to Latin American countries to

• prevent a civil war

• protect U.S. interests

• establish democracy

• capture dictators

In the ports opened to Western traders after the Opium War, China agreed to allow extraterritoriality, which is

• the establishment of sectors where foreigners can live under their own country’s laws, rather than those of the host country

• a policy by which a foreign country can claim added territory from a country defeated in war

• the establishment of sectors that Chinese citizens were not allowed to enter

• an exchange program in which Chinese people travel to England while British people go to China

Who were the Boxers and why did they attack foreigners in China?

• Boxers were Americans who wanted to fight the Chinese according to strict rules of boxing

• Boxers were foreigners who feared that other foreigners would expel them from China

• Boxers were German businessmen who vowed to get even with China for killing their envoy

• Boxers were Chinese who feared and hated what the foreigners had done to China

Why were African resistance movements during the Age of Imperialism usually unsuccessful?

• The Europeans were far from home

• Europeans had superior weapons

• The Africans had superior leadership

• The Europeans were more familiar with the land

Which were the only two African countries to not be colonized?

• Ethiopia and Ghana

• Liberia and Sudan

• Ethiopia and Liberia

• Egypt and Liberia

Why did the British call India the "jewel of the crown"?

• India had a vast supply of diamonds and emeralds

• India was controlled by a company; the government didn't have to be involved in the day-to-day affairs of the colony

• India was the only colony that didn't resist British control

• India's population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies

Why did the Chinese have little interest in trading with the West?

• The Monroe Doctrine made it illegal to trade with Europe

• Chinese officials were opposed to change of any kind

• The opium trade kept the economy strong

• They were economically self-sufficient