World History B Post Test: Imperialism

What revolution sparked a need for colonization in areas rich in resources such as rubber and petroleum?

• The Russian Revolution

• The Agriculture Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution

In addition to the resources to make finished goods, why else were Europeans motivated to expand?

• They wanted to expand their forms of government

• They wanted to expand into new markets to sell their goods

• They wanted to to claim more land

• They wanted to incorporate the other cultures and practices

Which of these did NOT allow European powers to take control over non-European areas

• Technological and military advancements

• Internal conflict

• Trade restrictions and blockades made them weak

• Limited populations and insignificant nations

Which was NOT an outcome of European imperialism

• Improved technology in Asian countries

• Western-style government in South Asian countries

• French as the official language in several African countries

• Spanish and Catholicism found in Mexico

Which two nations or regions of the world saw the increase of European colonies during New Imperialism

(a)  

What is the definition of a "sphere of influence"

• a region that receives military support from an Imperial country

• a region where colonizers come to live

• a section of a country that is governed or controlled by an imperial country

What is a region that is supported by an imperial country's military called?

• Sphere of influence

• Protectorate

• Colony

What natural resource was extracted from India by the British during the age of imperialism?

• Copper

• Silver

• Coal

• Indigo

What were the conditions that local people frequently faced when they were colonized by an imperial nation?

Why did Japan want to modernize

• They wanted to prevent what had happened in China happening to them.

• They wanted to bring in new government and ways of governing

• They wanted to avoid the problems of the industrial revolution

• They wanted to adopt European culture