Unit 5 Review - 19th & 20th Century Imperialism

Political, economic, and cultural control of one country by another country or region is called....

• imperialism

• partition

• sphere of influence

• League of Nations

What are the three reasons for imperialism?

• economic, political, & social/cultural

• zoological, regional, & demographic

• agricultural, economic, and social/cultural

The "White Man's Burden" means that Europeans felt they need to bring what to the rest of the word? (Pick 2)

• civilization

• Christianity

• English

• money

The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as

• Berlin Conference

• Social Darwinism

• Sphere of Influence

• Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa was the 30-year period where

• Africa was conquered by Europeans

• Africa gained its independence

• Africans successfully improved their economies

• Africa ran out of eggs

What valuable resources did African have that European powers wanted?

• gold

• copper

• tree sap for rubber

• All of the answers

Which country was the only African country to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa?

• Ethiopia

• Eritrea

• Egypt

• Suez

By the end of the New Imperialism Era, about how much of Africa was controlled by European nations?

• 45%

• 60%

• 75%

• 90%

Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army

• Raja

• Viceroy

• Cadets

• Sepoy

Which European nation colonized India, much of eastern Africa, & parts of the West and East Indies, totaling 23% of the worlds population and 24% of the Earth's land area at its largest size?

• the United States

• France

• Great Britain

• Russia