Imperialism, Africa & the Middle East

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 

• Democratic Revolutions 
• World War I 
• Industrialization 
• The Renaissance 

Which religion was prominent in Europe?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

What religion was prominent across Northern Africa and the Middle East?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Shintoism

• Islam

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

A settlement on foreign land is known as a

• colony

• empire

• "mother" country

• alliance

Because European nations were _____, they were better able to dominate Africa and Asia.

• industrialized

• socialist

• communist

• all of these are tru

All of the following were technological developments that aided imperialism EXCEPT:

• steel

• canals

• telegraph

• aircraft

Industrialization affected the relationships between industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations because it...

• was a large driving force behind imperialism. 

• weakened economic ties between all nations. 

• allowed industrialized nations to take slaves. 
• enabled the two types of nations to strengthen each other.

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