World History Imperialism and WWI Review

Taking direct control of an area and turning it into a colony under a nation's authority is called...

• Imperialism

• Social Darwinism

• Colonialism

• Nationalism

The belief that one nation is better than all others is known as...

• Imperiallism

• Nationalism

• Colonialism

• Communism

When one nation seeks to extend and maintain political or economic control of weaker countries is known as...

• Nationalism

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Democracy

Which answer below is NOT a factor contributing to European expansion?

• Industrial Revolution

• Social Darwinism

• Agricultural Revolution

• Spreading Human Rights

Which answer below best describes Social Darwinism?

• Some groups of people were born more important than others

• All men are created equal

• People had to fight each other for survival

• Anyone can achieve greatness if they work hard enough

A popular concept during the 1800s & 1900s that it was the responsibility of white Europeans to bring "proper" European civilization to the nations that did not have it

• Nationalism

• 
  The White Man's Burden

• Colonial Expansion

• Communism

Until the later 1800s, Europe had mostly been interested in Africa due to...

• The Rubber Trade

• The Diamond Trade

• The Slave Trade

• The Spice Trade

Until the later 1800s, Europeans had explored how much of Africa?

• Northern half of Africa

• The entire continent

• Southern half of Africa

• The Coastline

The construction of which canal allowed Europeans to trade directly with Asian ports? (Europeans no longer had to travel all the way around Africa)

• The Suez Canal

• The Straits of Gibraltar

• The Asian Canal

• The Panama Canal

Britain forces China to open trade to them by starting the...

• War of Hong Kong

• Opium Wars

• Sepoy Mutiny

• World War I