World History

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country

• When one country is allies with another country

• When one country is at war with another country

• all of these options

Which word best describes "the extension of a nation's power over other lands"?

• Communism

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Industrialization

Which term best describes extreme pride in one's country?

• nationalism

• communism

• Social Darwinism

Economic motives for imperialism include _________

• a desire to spread Christianity

  Incorrect Nationalism

• a need for military bases around the world

  Correct Communism

• a need for raw materials to be used in factories

What was the Berlin Conference?

• A meeting of European nations to declare war

  Correct Nationalism

• A meeting of the US and European Nations to partition African land.

• A meeting of Germans to create a plan for German unification

  Incorrect Industrialization

• A meeting of Africans to develop a plan to keep European nations out of Africa

The main motivation for imperialism was

• economic.

• ideological.

• political.

What is social darwinism?

• Survival of the fittest in society

• The idea that some races are better than others

• The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures

• all of these options

Which describes a territory that belongs to another country?

• mother country

• island

• innovation

• colony

The White Man's Burden was the Europeans and Americans belief it was their responsibility to spread Christianity, civilize & educate other nations. and end the slave trade.

• true

• false

The phrase The White Man's Burden is the title of a poem by which British poet?

• Boba Fett

• Grover Cleveland

• Rudyard Kipling

• Cecil Rhodes