Imperialism: Use to prepare for the test

What is the taking over of a weak country by a stronger country?

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism
• isolationism

What was the main economic reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations?

• to gain raw materials and new markets

• to spread Christianity and other religions

• to show their national pride and cultural superiority

• to build factories and canals

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

• superior to other cultures
• misunderstood by Americans
• the oldest culture in the world
• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

The argument that the human species improves when more intelligent and resourceful people thrive and prosper, while weak and foolish people die out, is referred to as:

• Social Darwinism

• Social Gospel

• Linnaean Model

• Pinnacle of Creation

The idea that the European peoples had a unique duty to "civilize" the non-white races of the world has often been referred to as:

• The Scramble for Africa
• Social Darwinism
• Manifest Destiny
• The White Man's Burden

Industrialization affected the relationships between industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations because it

• was the driving force behind imperialism. 
• weakened economic ties between nations. 
• allowed industrialized nations to take slaves. 
• enabled the two types of nations to strengthen each other.

Why did nations want to be imperialistic?

• They wanted prestige among other nations
• They needed more natural resources
• They needed more markets to sell industrial goods
• All of the Above

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

• They wanted Africa's natural resources

• They wanted land to develop new types of ships

• They wanted to create a perfect society

• They wanted to learn new languages

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What resource did Britain want from India?

• cotton

• tea

• wheat

• coal

What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?

• it's always sunny in Britain

• it shows how large their empire was

• it shows how dangerous they were

• is a reference to the shiny money they had

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