World History Final

Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?

•  Timbuktu became the center of great learning

• Land was distributed equally between social classes.

• Natural resources were taken for the benefit of European powers.

• Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.

Darwin based his theory of evolution on the idea that:

• communism was guaranteed to succeed

• all forms of life change over time.

• living things tend to cooperate with one another.

• bacteria cause disease.

How was the theory of Social Darwinism used to support the actions of European imperialists?

• The Galapagos Islands were highly desired as a site for colonization.

• Imperialists tried teach Darwin’s ideas to the natives in the colonies

• Many Europeans felt they were superior to other races and had a right to rule over them.

•  Social Darwinism is about evolution and is not related to imperialism.

Why did Britain sell opium to China?

• to keep the drug out of Britain

• to increase trade with Japan

• to make China easier to invade

• to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China

One way in which the Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Zulu resistance in southern Africa, and the Boxer Rebellion in China are similar is that each resulted from:

• government policies of ethnic cleansing.

• government denial of access to fertile farmland

• native reaction to foreign interference in the region.

• attempts by democratic forces to overthrow the monarchy.

What caused low food supplies in India and Africa during European colonization?

• Most of the farmland was used for mining

• Europeans used most of the farmland as building sites for factories.

• Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

• Native farmers were drafted into the colonial armies.

Before 1850, what was the foreign policy of Japan?

• Isolationism

• Domino Theory

• Open Door

• Imperialism

Why was India called the “jewel of the crown”?

•  It was the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies

• It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires

• The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism

• The success of India’s self sufficient economy strengthened Britain

The harshest rule suffered by any African colony was imposed by...

• Queen Victoria of Britain in Nigeria

• Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo

• Nicholas II of Russia in Ethiopia

• Napoleon III of France in Mali

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

• France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly

• There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers

• African leaders voice their suggestions for better relations with European powers

• Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders