NEW IMPERIALISM

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

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

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The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

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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

A group of countries under a single authority is known as

• empire

• colony

• "mother country

• alliance

Which European nation colonized India?  

• France
• Russia
• England 
• United States

Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem called 

• Sphere of Influence
• Scramble for Africa
• White Man's Burden
• Imperialism

What valuable resources did African have that European powers wanted? 

• Gold 
• Copper 
• Diamonds 
• All of the above

The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as   

• Berlin Conference
• Social Darwinism
• Sphere of Influence
• Scramble for Africa

Political, economic, and cultural control of one country by another country or region is called....

• Imperialism

• Partition

• Sphere of Influence

• Muslim League