Imperialism Review

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• when a powerful nation takes controls a weaker one

• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

What was the main economic reason western industrial powers sought colonies?

• to gain supplies of resources and markets for their products

• to provide slave labor in the mother country

• to be a place to test out new inventions of warfare

• to be a place to get rid of the urban poor from their own countries

Why did the Europeans control such a small portion of Africa at the beginning of the 1800s and not able to control it until the late 1800s?

• Africa had equally powerful kingdoms, rivers were hard to navigate, and Europeans were susceptible to disease.

• Africa had no natural resources that the Europeans needed

• Europeans were focused on building empires by taking over other European territories.

• Europeans didn't need new markets to sell their industrialized goods

What important resource did European industrial powers desire in the Middle East?

• cash crops

• oil

• coal

• iron

What event is this cartoon portraying?

• The Berlin Conference of 1884

• The Meiji Restoration

• The Spanish-American War of 1898

• The signing of the Monroe Doctrine in 1825

Form of imperial rule where local leaders are left in charge but are forced to support decisions of the ruling country.

• Protectorate

• Sphere of Influence

• Direct Rule

• American System

Which of the following was NOT an Industrialized nation by the early 1900s?

• The United States

• Germany

• Russia

• France

Which of these was NOT an industrialized country by the beginning of the 1900s?

• Japan

• Belgium

• France

• Austria

The document that proclaimed the entire western hemisphere essentially a "sphere of influence" of the United States?

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Berlin Conference of 1884

• The Treaty of Nanjing

How did the Spanish-American War start?

• The United States agreed to help rebels in Cuba and the Philippines win their freedom from Spain

• The United States wanted to prove its industrial might so it picked a fight against a weak European power

• The United States needed resources to power their factories so it invaded nearby Spanish Mexico

• Spain attacked American colonies, so the United States responded by attacking Spanish colonies