
Imperialism
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
They wanted Africa's natural resources
They wanted to create a perfect society
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
They wanted to learn new languages
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two resources were primarily concentrated in North Africa? 7.G.1.2
Uranium and gold
Copper and diamonds
Gas and oil
Copper and gas
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was never a British colony? 7. G.1.2
Italy
India
US
Australia
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Britain lost some of its oldest colonies after the American Revolutionary War. After this loss, British leaders were interested in expanding their empire. They looked to Asia, Africa, and the Pacific to expand their colonies. Britain also increased its empire after defeating Napoleonic France. How did England’s desire to expand its empire affect the global economy? 7.H.2.1
England colonized various territories and regions around the world and nothing happened worldwide.
England transformed the international arts by selling many plays and dramas about its dreams for an empire.
England achieved its global empire by becoming the leading exporter of finished goods worldwide.
England exploited their colonies natural resources to win the global competition and became the wealthiest country in Europe.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The “Middle East” is not a term Middle Easterners gave themselves, but a British term born from a European perspective. The term’s origins are controversial for having originally been a European imposition of geographic perspective according to European spheres of influence. East from where? London. Why Middle? Because it was halfway between England and East Asia. What term is most closely related to the main idea of this paragraph?
Interdependence
Imperialism
Containment
Isolationism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“The exportation of laborers and capital from old to new countries . . . adds to the joint wealth of both the colonizing country and the colonized country There needs be no hesitation in affirming that Colonization, in the present state of the world, is the best affair of business, in which the [wealth] of an old and wealthy country can engage.” Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill, 1848 7.H.1.2
Based on the excerpt, what was Mill’s perception of colonialism?
Colonization benefits the country being colonized but not the colonizer.
Colonization expands the power of European churches.
Colonization introduces diseases to Europe that sicken entire populations.
Colonization benefits both the colonizer and the colonized.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do you think the message of this cartoon is?
Nationalism encourages people to be independent and think for themselves
Nationalism can motivate groups of people to do things they wouldn’t do on their own
Nationalism is a giant flag used to mark the edge of a cliff
Nationalism celebrates individuals and diversity.
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