Imperialism Test Review

In the 19th century, the idea of Social Darwinism was used by Europeans to justify their policy of

• multiculturalism

• imperialism

• national self-determination

• secular humanism

One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19^th century was to

• gain a better understanding of unknown territories

• ease tensions with their rivals

• develop treatments for diseases

• obtain markets for their manufactured goods

What was a major reason European nations competed for control of Africa during the second half of the 1800s?

• Africa had a wealth of natural resources.

• Slave labor was needed in the Americas.

• African nations offered religious and political freedom.

• Europeans needed land for their excess population.

The primary reason France and Japan were interested in controlling parts of Indochina in the 20th century was to

• dominate the Indian Ocean

• obtain valuable natural resources

• stop the spread of communism

• prevent Spanish colonization

Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white man’s burden”?

• Europeans should preserve traditional cultures in Africa and Asia.

• Europeans must protect existing African and Asian economies.

• Europeans suffered great hardships in exploring new trade routes to Asia.

• Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-European.

During the late 19th century, which geographic factor helped attract European investors to southern Africa and southeast Asia?

• smooth coastlines

• navigable rivers

• natural resources

• temperate climates

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• the establishment of communist governments in Asia

• Latin American revolutions in the early 19th century

• the independence movement in India

• European imperialism in the late 19th century

One of the most important motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of

• raw materials used in industry

• religious inspiration

• free labor for the Americas

• technologically innovative practices

The needs of the Industrial Revolution in 19th-century Europe greatly contributed to the

• growth of overseas empires

• beginning of the triangular trade

• development of international peacekeeping organizations

• promotion of political and economic equality in Asia and Africa

Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism?

• Living space was needed for the excess population in western Europe.

• European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method of reducing the number of wars.

• European nations would benefit from some aspects of the conquered nation's culture.

• Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.