European Imperialism

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.

At the Congress of Berlin in 1884, European leaders decided that

• imperialism in Africa is wrong and should stop.
• no country could claim land in Africa without the approval of the Africans.
• competition for colonies would lead to warfare among African states.
• rules were needed in order for countries to claim land in Africa.

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.

The British government took control of the Suez Canal in order to

• gain fast passage to their colonies in Africa and Asia.
• sell oil and steel to their African territories.
• transport slaves directly to the Americas.
• gain more converts to Christianity.

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.

The reason for the Sepoy Mutiny was

• resentment among Indian Muslims that the British were helping the Hindus take power.
• rumors of the British army using pork and beef fat to coat bullet casings.
• growing Indian nationalism led by Mahatma Gandhi.
• the ambitions of the maharajahs to restore the Mughal Dynasty.