World History Final Exam A. SY 22-23

1. European countries wanted colonies to...

• improve its status among other Europeans
• open new markets for its manufactured goods
• obtain raw materials for its factories
• a combination of all of the above reasons

Western nations were able to expand their control over Asia and Africa quickly because they

• had strong governments, advanced technology, and military power.

• had slave labor which gave them manpower to conquer Asian and African territories.

• brought industry to Africa and Asia, setting up factories near the sources of resources.

• adopted the traditions of the local peoples that they hoped to control.

Theory based on “survival of the fittest” and was used by Europeans to justify imperializing Africa.

• Survivalism

• Nationalism

• Racism

• Social Darwinism

2. Which of the following factors helped drive imperialism? Choose the four correct answers.

• B. Social Darwinism
• D. a desire for new markets
• F. the need for natural resources
• G. a strong sense of national pride
• A. the Young Turks

3. Which of the following was a Social Darwinist argument in favor of the new imperialism?

• Colonies would bring wealth and prestige to the home country.
• Western nations sought to learn more about world cultures.
• Westerners thought they had a duty to bring their civilization to inferior races.
• Increased trade would benefit all peoples.

4. What was an effect of imperialism?

• Improved transportation and industry
• Provides manufacturers with cheap raw materials and markets
• The spread of culture and religion
• All of the above

What was the most major result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-85?

• France & Britain worked jointly to govern their colonies.

• Fighting between African and European leaders was reduced.

• African leaders were able to give suggestions to Europeans as they colonized.

• Europeans divided the continent of Africa among themselves without input from others.

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.

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Rudyard Kipling "The White Man's Burden"

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The phrase "White Man's Burden" in this excerpt represents the

• advantages Europeans would gain by colonizing Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

• racist attitude of Europeans toward peoples of the non-Western world.

• challenges non-Europeans faced when trading with the Europeans.

15. “The Sun never sets on the British Empire” was a saying about the British Empire at the peak of its power. What do you think this saying meant?

• The British Empire represented sunlight and hope to the rest of the world.
• The British Empire had colonies in every part of the world.
• The British felt that the sun revolved around them.

Which two African nation were able to maintain their independence against European rule?

• Ethiopia and Zimbabwe

• Algeria and Zimbabwe

• Ethiopia and Liberia

• Algeria and Liberia