Global - Imperialism Review

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.

This explorer and missionary discovered new information about the interior of Africa and caused   great interest in African imperialism by Europeans?

• David Livingstone
  
• Matthew Perry
• Robert Fulton
• Victor Emmanuel

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.

The main reason France had colonies in Indochina and the Dutch gained the East Indies was to

• dominate the Indian Ocean.
  
• obtain valuable natural resources.
  
• stop the spread of communism.
• prevent Spanish colonization.

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.

Many of the political divisions that occurred in Africa were made as a result of the

• Congress of Berlin.
  
• Open Door Policy.
  
• Opium Wars.
• Meiji Restoration.

Why was India an important British colony?

• India produced profitable cash crops like tea, cotton, and opium.
• There were large diamond and gold mines in India.
• The Suez Canal is located in India.
• Missionaries converted hundreds of thousands of Hindus and Muslims.

This image of Cecil Rhodes creating a colony from Capetown in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt best   represents the imperial goals of which nation?

• United States 
• England
• France
• Germany

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.