Imperialism Quiz

Political, economic, and cultural control of one country by another country or region is called....

• Imperialism

• Partition

• Sphere of Influence

• Muslim League

The "White Man's Burden" means that Europeans felt they need to bring what to the rest of the word? (Pick 2)

• Civilization

• Christianity

• English

• Money

About how much of Africa was controlled by European nations?

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

Social Darwinism and the ideas expressed in the "White Man's Burden" were used by Europeans to justify their policies of

• pacifism

• communism

• isolationism

• imperialism

The White Man's Burden.

"Take up the White Man's burden—

Send forth the best ye breed—

Go, bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need;

To wait, in heavy harness,

On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught sullen peoples,

Half devil and half child. . . ."

— Rudyard Kipling, 1899

This stanza from Kipling's poem is most closely associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western colonial powers to

• learn from the people they conquered

• teach their colonies how to produce manufactured

  goods

• civilize the people they controlled

• welcome less developed countries as equals

The theme of this image is

• Industrialism
• Communism
• Capitalism
• Imperialism

Which of the following is the definition of Imperialism?

• Sharing resources with another country via trade

• Products being made by hand

• Products being made in factories quickly and cheaply

• Seeking to dominate another area

European counties wanted resources more than ever because.....

• Factories could use large amounts of materials (stuff)

• Many nations were greedy

• The desire for wealth was important to many

• Africa had gold

Imperialism was mostly...

• Scottish controlling Scotland

• Europeans taking over and controlling other places

• Africans taking over their neighbors

• New ways of making things

What motive for imperialism does the image show?

• Spread Religion

• Get Resources (stuff)

• Pride/competition with other countries

• Build schools/hospitals

• Military/Security