Imperialism

in the 19th and 20th centuries, which form of Imperialism allowed local rulers to keep their authority and status while also serving the colonizing nation

• Rule of the few

• Indirect rule

• rule of thumb

• direct rule

In the 19th and 20th centuries, which form of imperialism did the colonizing nations use when the local rulers resisted or rebelled, forcing the colonizer to replace locals with Western officials.

• rule of the few

• indirect rule

• rule of thumb

• direct rule

what is the main reason that European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884?

• Otto von Bismark wanted to be the leader of the European nations

• to find out whether Africa had the most natural resources of all continents

• European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims for lands in East Africa

• The African countries wanted to be colonized by European nations

How did European leaders justify colonizing African countries to their citizens in the 19th and 20th centuries?

• They were bringing independence to African peoples.

• The need to acquire raw materials to develop industry.

• To expand living space for Europeans

• The discovery of new river-routes for trading and industry.

What has imperialism’s effect on African nations been?

• African Nations’ only source of income became export of a single crop or natural resource

• African Nations’ only source of income became the export of entertainment and art.

• Widespread irrigation.

• Mass spending on foreign industrial programs.

According to this political cartoon, why was India considered to be the “Crown Jewel of the British Empire” in the 19th and 20th centuries?

• The British were “milking” India of resources and value.

• The British were “milking” India of religion

• The British were “milking” India of science and technology

• The British were “milking” India of education.

What does it mean to be “colonized” by an imperialist nation?

• The experience of owning another country and its people.

• The experience of independence from another country’s imperialism

• The experience of resisting another country’s imperialism

• The experiences of the people that are owned by an imperialistic nation

What does it mean to be a nation that conducts imperialism?

• The experience of owning another country and its people.

• The experience of independence from another country’s imperialism.

• The experience of resisting another country’s imperialism.

• The experience of the people that are owned by an imperialistic nation.

Why did the Panama government give the USA land in 1903 which we used to build the Panama Canal in 1914?

• To reward the USA for defending the Alamo

• To bribe the USA out of supporting Colombian colonization

• To thank the USA for supporting its independence from Colombia

• To thank the USA for supporting a government coup in Chile

This racialized, political cartoon is called “The White Man’s Burden”. According to this image, what about 19th and 20th century imperialism is considered the white man’s burden?

• Enslaving the people that are colonized.

• Civilizing the people that are colonized.

• Relocating the people that are colonized

• Oppressing the people that are colonized.