Imperialism Quiz Review

Which is an independent nations that were once owned by Spain?

• Chile
• Congo
• Brazil
• Guiana

What did Western nations hope to gain by establishing new colonies after 1880?

• Raw materials for their industries and markets to sell their products
• More people to add to their population figures
• Additional ideas for their own industries
• Languages and cultures to add to their own

Which area produced spices?

• Celebes
• Dutch East Indies
• Burma
• New Guinea

Which European country controlled most of northwest Africa?

• French
• Spanish
• British
• Belgian

What company controlled pineapple trade in Hawaii?

• Dole Food
• Caprisun
• Uganda Foods
• British Factory

What do Ethiopia and Liberia have in common?

• they were both independent nations
• they were both controlled by the British
• they were both controlled by the French
• they were both controlled by the Spanish

Citizens of the colonies probably preferred indirect rule over direct rule because ___.

• There would be fewer changes to their way of life
• Foreigners would not be living in their country
• The government would be more efficient
• Their taxes would be lower

It is referred to as a/an ‘________’ due to the way in which the European nations raced to capture African territory to expand to their empires.

• scramble

• race

• imperialism

• crisis

What is one important reason that European nations met at the Berlin Conference?

• European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims for lands in East Africa
• The African countries wanted to be colonized by the European nations
• East Africa had the most natural resources of all of Africa
• Otto von Bismarck wanted to be the leader of the European nations

Europeans were interested in West Africa especially for its __________.

• Raw materials
• Size
• Independence
• Rivers