W.H(U6) Unit World War I Game #2 -- 6.1 - 6.2

Social Darwinism was a philosophy derived from Darwin's original theory of evolution via the mechanism of natural selection. Which of the following best describes Social Darwinism?

• Notion that evolutionarily inspired components of human psychology should be applied to human societies, like the love of a mother for her offspring, familial loyalty, and helping others within your 'tribe' (society)

• Notion that nature is inherently cruel, therefore human societies should combat this by spending tax money on social welfare programs designed to help the poor

• Notion that nature is inherently kind in the ways that animals (including humans) interact, and therefore society should be left alone to run its course

• Notion that 'survival of the fittest' should be applied to human societies, therefore 'stronger' or 'more evolved' societies had the right to conquer or exterminate 'weaker' or 'less evolved'

This country was nicknamed the 'jewel of the empire' by the British because it was responsible for such a large portion of the wealth extracted by the British Empire...

• India

• Japan

• Philippines

• China

This traded commodity led to a series of wars between Great Britain and China in the 1800's, with the end result being Great Britain forcing open Chinese markets to trade.

• Alcohol, particularly hard liquor/spirits

• Opium

• Cocaine

• Marijuana

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

• superior to other cultures

• misunderstood by Americans

• the oldest culture in the world

• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

Some Europeans/Westerners feeling of duty to Christianize and civilize foreign colonies...

• White Man's Burden

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Zulu War

• Meiji Restoration

A group of countries under a single authority is known as

• empire

• colony

• "mother country

• alliance

How were European nations able to dominate Africa and Asia? they had the advantage of...

• industrialized

• socialist

• communist

• all of these are tru

The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• South America

What two European countries had the most colonies in Africa?

• Great Britain and France 

• Germany and Italy

•  France and Italy

•  Germany and Great Britain 

Which of the following was NOT a political motivation for imperialism?

• national pride

• medical research

• prestige

• security