World History Imperialism Quiz

The principles behind which innovation are shown in this diagram?

• The use of new power sources to facilitate mass production

• The use of new fossil-fuel resources to increase industrial power

• The mechanization of farm labor to increase crop yields

• The navigation of rivers to increase the volume of commerce

Which of the following would be the best title for this list?

• Factors Leading to the French Revolution

• Increased Agricultural Output

• Factors Leading to the Industrial Revolution

• Decreased Urban Population

The Berlin Conference affected European imperialism in Africa by —

• establishing partnerships with local kingdoms to promote trade

• defending the rights of African citizens to participate in colonial governments

• supporting the establishment of colonial spheres of influence

• developing guidelines to regulate joint-stock trading companies

Many colonized people responded to European imperialism by —

• organizing resistance movements against European colonists

• teaching European colonists how to survive in tropical environments

• cooperating with European colonists to share the profits from industrialization

• aiding European colonists in establishing borders consistent with the ethnic settlements

One similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China was that both were –

• Reactions to European Imperialism

• Movements to establish greater democracy

• efforts to restore trade monopolies

• struggles to Westernize their cultures

This stanza from Kipling’s poem is most closely associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western power to –

• preserve traditional African and Asian cultures

• teach non-European peoples how to produce manufactured goods

• protect existing African and Asian economies

• introduce the benefits of their civilizations to non-European peoples

During the 19th century (1800s), Europeans improved roads, built bridges, and put down railroad tracks in their colonies primarily to –

• obtain raw materials for their industries

• provide high paying jobs for their colonists

• impress the colonists with their technological superiority

• help missionaries to spread Christianity

The map above is connected to which of the following historical events?

• Berlin Conference/ Scramble For Africa

• Results of post World War II independence movements

• Spread of Christianity throughout Africa

• Abolition of slavery through Africa

The two maps above show the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal. What was the strategic interest that the United States, Britain and France had in building these Canals?

• Both canals were used to deliver water to areas in need.

• Both canals helped the Imperial country (U.S., Britain, France) to have easier access to trade with their distant colonies

• Both canals were build to provide jobs in places where unemployment was high

• Both canals were built to transport slaves between colonies

Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800’s?

• New nations were based on old tribal boundaries

• The cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded

• African unity was encouraged

• The continent was divided equally among the colonial powers