6.1-6.2 Imperialism Causes and State Expansion APWH

Imperialism is best defined by which of the following characteristics? (Select all that apply).

• Industrialized nations taking over territory in other nations by military force

• Industrialized nations taking over territory diplomatically/economically

• European nations establishing colonies overseas to prove the power of their empires

• Non-industrialized nations willingly opening up to trade for mutual benefit

All of the following are motives behind imperialism EXCEPT...

• spread of Christianity

• economic gain - new resources/new markets

• racial ideologies - Social Darwinism; phrenology

• nationalism

• Scramble for Africa

The Sino-Japanese War had which of the following effects? Select all that apply.

• asserting Japanese nationalist pride

• Japan took control of Korea and Formosa (Taiwan)

• China won control over East Asia

• the U.S. won exclusive trading rights in Japan

Phrenologists believed that the shape of one's skull...

• proved how tall the human would be

• determined the physical strength of the human being

• proved the intelligence of the human (this is a false belief)

• was proportionate to the size of their brain

Social Darwinism

• belief that people adapted to their environments to survive

• belief in European superiority

• survival of the weakest

• belief that the size of one's skull proved one's intelligence

David Livingstone was responsible for... (Select all that apply)

• religious missions in Sub-Saharan Africa

• worked to end the illegal slave trade

• create a railroad across Africa

• offer medical assistance for those who converted to Christianity

East India Company did all of the following except...

• had a monopoly on England's trade with India

• sold opium in China for tea

• participated in the slave trade

• exchanged spices for silver in the Gold Coast

the Dutch East India Company (VOC) is an example of...

• I do not know another wrong answer so...

• a Dutch monopoly over trade

• a company that exclusively traded with the Dutch

How did quinine help Europeans expand their reach into Africa?

• it treated malaria, so European soldiers and citizens could survive to colonize

• it prevented Europeans from contracting yellow fever, so Europeans felt safer establishing homes there

• it allowed for Europeans to develop more powerful military technology

The Suez Canal allowed European nations to...

• establish trading routes in the interior of India

• connect the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea; save a trip around Africa when trading

• control the majority of the continent of Africa