WHII.9 Imperialism

Why did Europeans desire colonies in the late 1800s?

• Industrialization required natural resources

• American Indians reclaimed North and South America

• Europeans desired tourist destinations

• capitalists needed foreign places to build factories

The era of Imperialism involved what 2 continents?

• North and South America

• Asia and Africa

• Africa and South America

• Antarctica and Australia

Which form of colonization involved direct control by a European country?

• sphere of influence

• colony

• protectorate

• dominion

Which is not a characteristic of imperialism?

• spreading European culture

• slave labor

• christian missionary efforts

• European domination

Which two countries led the way in Imperialism?

• Spain and the Ottoman Empire

• Portugal and Norway

• France and Great Britain

• Russia and Germany

Commodore Matthew Perry opened up trade with?

• The United States

• Zambia

• Japan

• Indonesia

A policy that would try to limit foreign influence is -

• isolationism

• neutrality

• mercantilism

• suffrage

The ______?______ dominated India prior to 1857.

• British East India Company

• Netherlands

• Virginia Joint Stock Company

• British Empire

The French colony of Southeast Asia was called?

• Laipen

• Indochina

• French Guyana

• Wanton Foo

The Suez Canal was vital to Europe because it:

• increased trade and transportation to Asian markets

• kept Egypt from developing economically.

• was not important to the United States.

• allowed Russia to increase industrial production.