Chapter 7 Entry Test the Reach of Imperialism

Why did European nations need to find new colonies in the late nineteenth century?

• Loss of colonies in the Americas meant they had to look for new places to expand the slave trade.

• The growing power of the United States required them to seek new military allies.

• The Industrial Revolution spurred them to seek new sources of raw materials and new markets for their goods.

• The Renaissance and Enlightenment inspired them to spread democratic ideals to new countries

How did the "new imperialism" of European nations in the late nineteenth century differ from earlier imperial efforts?

• Imperial powers engaged in less trade with colonies.

• Imperial powers exerted greater political control over colonies.

• Imperial powers made less effort to spread Christianity to colonies.

• Imperial powers tolerated more independence among colonies.

What Western nation gained control of the Philippines in the late nineteenth century?

• Britain

• Denmark

• France

• United States

In the late nineteenth century, Western imperial powers forced colonized regions to focus on________________.

• handmade artisanship

• industrial manufacturing

• plantation agriculture

• subsistence farming

In the late 1800's which group of nations experienced the greatest economic growth?

• Eastern industrialized nations

• Eastern non-industrialized nations

• Western industrialized nations

• Western non-industrialized nations

Why did European nations compete to establish colonies in Africa in the late 1800s?

• to expand the slave trade

• to obtain raw materials

• to increase the size of their navies

• to stop the spread of U.S. power

Why did Britain want control over Egypt and the Suez Canal?

• to cut off France from its colonies

• to explore the African interior

• to limit African immigration

• to speed up travel time to India

What activity attracted greater interest to Central Africa in the late 1800's?

• colonial rebellion

• religious conflicts

• scientific expeditions

• slave trade

What challenge to colonization did British imperialists face in South Africa?

• competition with French traders

• impenetrable physical barriers

• lack of suitable resources for development

• resistance from indigenous people

In the early twentieth century, "new imperialism" in African encouraged the rise of ___________.

• democratic government

• labor unions

• military dictators

• nationalist movements