Ch. 18: Colonial Encounters in Asia, Africa, and Oceania

Which of the following gave Europeans an advantage in their encounters with people in Asia, Africa, and Oceania during the second half of the nineteenth century?

• European immunity to all the world’s major diseases

• The unity and consensus among all the European states

• The rich supply of gold and diamonds in European countries

• European strength in military organization and discipline

Which of the following highlights the relationship between imperialism and nationalism?

• Views of Asia as the source of “civilization”

• Views of Asians and Africans as “child races”

• Categorization of non-Europeans as “unfit” races

• Colonies as symbols of “Great Power” status

How did the emphasis on cash-crop agriculture in European colonies affect African and Asian farmers?

• It paved the way for successful farmers to gain political privileges and power.

• It encouraged them to join independence movements in Asia and Africa.

• It was the impetus for industrial revolutions in the countryside of Asia and Africa.

• It made them vulnerable to price fluctuations in the international market.

Which of the following reflects a new element in European views of non-Europeans in the nineteenth century?

• The belief that the racial inferiority of non-Europeans could be scientifically proven

• The portrayal of less technologically developed people as “noble savages”

• The idea that non-Europeans could assimilate into European society by Westernizing

• The view of Europeans as Christians and non-Europeans as “heathen”

Which of the following reflects the effect of colonial rule in Africa on the lives of women?

• Women were barred from engaging in trade and were confined to domestic service.

• Women lost their central role in producing food for their families and became dependent.

• Women were increasingly confined to the home in accordance with European norms.

• Women of impoverished families became heads of household in the absence of men.

How did ways of working change in the parts of the world that came under European colonial rule in the nineteenth century?

• Fewer people sold what they produced for a cash income.

• More people engaged in blacksmithing and tanning.

• More people worked on public projects for free.

• Fewer people worked for wages as most were enslaved.

Which of the following was a European colonial view that shaped the development of African identity in the nineteenth century?

• The idea of a pan-African identity

• The notion of an Africa divided into tribes

• The theory that humanity originated in Africa

• The belief in racial equality

The colonization of New Zealand and Australia during the nineteenth century was most similar to the colonization of

• China in the nineteenth century.

• the Philippine Islands in the sixteenth century.

• North America in the seventeenth century.

• India in the eighteenth century.

Which of the following expresses the relationship between the number of European settlers in colonies in Africa, Asia, and Oceania and the extent of racial segregation and discrimination in the imperialism of the nineteenth century?

• Colonies with a large European settler population experienced more racial discrimination and racial segregation.

• Colonies with a small European settler population experienced more racial discrimination but no racial segregation.

• Colonies with a large European settler population experienced the least racial discrimination and no racial segregation.

• Colonies with a small European settler population experienced no racism and were models of racial harmony.

The spread of Christianity in Africa was facilitated by its association with

• mass nationalism.

• modern education.

• female circumcision.

• export agriculture.