Imperialism 2023 2

What was the trigger point of the opium wars?

• Drug addiction reached all-time highs

• The Chinese sank an opium transport ship

• The emperor raided the factories and destroyed a huge amount of opium

• The British ran out of opium

How did the British solve the trade imbalance with china?

• They started to grow tea themselves

• They pushed opium into China

• They found a new tea supplier

• They negotiated a trade agreement with the emperor

What was the problem with the British tea trade in China?

• China would only accept silver for tea, which caused Britain’s treasury to dwindle

• China did not have enough tea to supply Britain’s demand for it

• The British could not ship the tea

• The British did not like tea

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

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

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

• They wanted Africa's natural resources
• They wanted land to develop new types of ships
• They wanted to create a perfect society
• They wanted to learn new languages

Europeans feeling of duty to Christianize and civilize foreign colonies

• White Man's Burden
• Sepoy Rebellion
• Zulu War
• Meiji Restoration

What was the result that the Boxer Rebellion, the Sepoy Rebellion, and Zulu War had in common

• Europeans emerged victorious thanks to superior technology
• Indigenous people defeated Europeans
• Europeans were defeated thanks to inferior technology
• Imperialism was limited due to these actions

A settlement on foreign land is known as a

• colony

• empire

• "mother" country

• alliance