6.3-6.4 Skill Check ID

In the early 19th century, which empire was losing its hold on European territories in the Balkan Peninsula?

• British Empire

• Holy Roman Empire

• Spanish Empire

• Ottoman Empire

What Southeast Asian country revolted against Spanish rule only to be become a possession of the United States in the early 20th century?

• Phillipines

• Taiwan

• Vietnam

• New Zealand

Which of the following is true regarding the Sokoto Caliphate?

• it was outspoken against the slave trade

• it established a slave trade to increase economic wealth

• It had mild success invading Great Britain

• It was a small African Empire that held onto its independence

During the new imperialism, transportation technologies like railroads

• benefitted both Europeans and indigenous people equally.

• primarily benefitted the local, native population.

• primarily benefitted the interested of imperial colonizers.

• were used to only to expand European military power.

Cecil Rhodes and De Beers Mining Company wanted to build a railroad that connected the British colonies of Cape Town, South Africa to

• Kimberly, South Africa

• Algiers, Algeria

• Tripoli, Libya

• Cairo, Egypt

Cash crops, grown for commercial value, 

• replaced local subsistence farming and resulted in rising food prices.

• resulted in lowered food prices and expansion of local subsistence farming.

• allowed local, native farmers to grow rich in land and resources.

• were farms that only grew trees that would be used for printing currency.

Which of the following was NOT a raw material from export economies - colonies that provided resources to imperial nations

• Iron

• Rubber

• Cotton

• Palm oil

Cecil Rhodes' racist policies in South Africa eventually led to

• apartheid, the forced migration of all non-white inhabitants to northern African colonies.

• apartheid, the complete annihilation of all native African people to make room for European settlers.

• apartheid, racial segregation that continued in the region for most of the 20th century.

• apartheid, the first indigenous-led government in all of Africa.

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of growing only cash crops in imperial colonies?

• Development of monocultures which lack agricultural diversity

• Local, native populations growing rich from making direct profits themselves

• Rapid depletion of natural soil fertility and nutrients

• Easier infections from crop diseases and pests

Why did the British covet palm oil from Africa?

• Palm oil tasted good

• Palm oil was low in fat but fried food well

• Palm oil was used to create gasoline for trains

• Palm oil kept machinery from rusting