Imperialism Quiz

What do the dark-gray areas on this map represent?

• the British Empire

• countries attending the Congress of Vienna

• newly independent French colonies

• members of the Hanseatic League

Which area of the world was most directly affected by the decisions made at the Berlin Conference?

• Africa

• China

• India

• South America

The terms spheres of influence, extraterritoriality, and mandates are most closely associated with

• collective security

• militarism

• imperialism

• self sufficiency

Which situation was a result of the 1884 Berlin Conference?

• Africa was divided without regard to ethnic groups.

• Monarchies were restored throughout Europe

• The slave trade with South America was eliminated

• The League of Nations was formed

A major goal of both the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion was to

• remove foreign influences

• restore parliamentary government

• improve access to civil service examinations

• outlaw caste systems

Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?

• Land was distributed equally between social classes.

• Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries

• Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers

• Timbuktu became the center of great learning

Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

…Our celestial empire [China] rules over ten thousand kingdoms! Most surely do we possess a measure of godlike majesty which ye cannot fathom! Still we cannot bear to slay or exterminate without previous warning, and it is for this reason that we now clearly make known to you the fixed laws of our land. If the foreign merchants of your said honorable nation desire to continue their commercial intercourse, they then must tremblingly obey our recorded statutes, they must cut off for ever the source from which the opium flows, and on no account make an experiment of our laws in their own persons! Let then your highness [Queen Victoria] punish those of your subjects who may be criminal, do not endeavor to screen or conceal them, and thus you will secure peace and quietness to your possessions, thus will you more than ever display a proper sense of respect and obedience, and thus may we unitedly enjoy the common blessings of peace and happiness. What greater joy! What more complete felicity [harmony] than this!…

— Chinese High Commissioner Lin Zexu’s letter to Queen Victoria

Which event is most directly related to the 19th century situation described in this passage?

• signing of the Treaty of Nanjing

• Russo-Japanese War

• annexation of Korea

• Sepoy Rebellion

The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonization of

• South Asia

• East Asia

• Latin America

• Africa

Which description of trade patterns best represents the relationship between Africa and Europe during the late 19th century?

• Trans-Saharan trade caravans led by Europeans were the most profitable.

• South Africa was of no interest to European traders

• Raw materials were shipped from Africa to European industries

• Rivers were the key highways connecting Europeans to much of the African interior

Opium War (1839–1842)

Taipin Rebellion (1850–1864)

Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901)

This series of events is most closely associated with the

• spread of communism to China and Korea

• growing concerns about the influence of the West in China

• alliance formed between Vietnam and China

• increasing expansion of civil and political rights in China