U3 Quiz - U.G. #4, 5

The Ottoman Empire was centered out of

• Greece

• Egypt

• Turkey

• Russia

The region the Ottoman Empire controlled was heavily desired by European powers, due to the

• spheres of influence

• geopolitics

• extraterritorial rights

• caste system

Which war involved the alliance of Britain, France and Ottoman Empire to stop the Russian imperial influences from expanding out from the Black Sea?

• Fashoda Crisis

• Russo-Japanese War

• Boer War

• Crimean War

Which caused European interests to create spheres of influence in Persia?

• Extraterritorial rights

• Oil

• Opium

• Cash crops

The Berlin Conference referred to which of the following?

• European countries focus on expanding their interests and influence into Africa.

• European countries sign peace treaties to prevent further growth of their colonies.

• Great Britain challenges Germany over the establishment of colonies in South Africa.

• European countries end their imperialistic ways in favor of focusing solely on their homeland politics.

European competition in South Africa between the British and the Dutch resulted in

• the Crimean War.

• the Boxer Rebellion.

• the Opium War.

• the Boer War.

When the Ottoman Empire lost control over Egypt, Britain was eager to gain control over this country, mainly because of the

• results of the Boer War.

• Suez Canal.

• efforts to stop Russian expansion.

• results of the Opium War.

The vision and creation of a railway from the Cape to Cairo added more competitive tension among European nations. The idea for this railway belonged to

• Cecil Rhodes

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• Queen Victoria

• the British East India Company

What was a result of the Fashoda Crisis?

• The Suez Canal was built in Egypt.

• Morocco was declared independent from the French.

• A railway was constructed to connect South Africa to Egypt.

• A French and British alliance was formed.

Which of the following events documents Germany instigating more tension in competition between European nations for colonies?

• Boer War

• Moroccan Crises

• Crimean War

• Taiping Rebellion