Unit 3: Imperialism REVIEW

Base your answer to question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

Many of the political divisions shown on this map were directly related to the

• Meiji Restoration

• Opium Wars

• Berlin Conference

• Boer War

Base your answer to question on the map and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in this map?

• In 1913, European countries controlled most of the territory in Africa.

• In 1913, European countries controlled all of the territory in Africa.

• By 1913, European countries built extensive railroad systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

• In 1913, European countries ruled territory in Africa with the consent of the Africans who lived there.

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

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

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

An historian would find this poem most useful to understand

• a point of view that opposed Kipling’s claims

• a point of view concerning imperialism supported by some Europeans

• the economic reasons the Europeans supported imperialism

• the effects of Kipling’s poem in the 20th century

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

The message of this poem was used by many Europeans to justify

• industrialism

• feudalism

• imperialism

• fascism

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

Based on this poem, which action would Kipling have most likely supported?

• The British shared equal power with Indians in the colonial government in 1899.

• The British used child labor in textile factories in India.

• The British established coal mines in India.

• The British established schools in India to teach Indian children English and British culture.

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

 Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

• British involvement in India benefited Indian manufactures.

• The East India Company’s goal was to enrich India’s economy.

• British policies destroyed Indian businesses by restricting who they could sell to.

• The British helped create a new class of wealthy Indians.

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

 According to Jawaharlal Nehru, which historical development contributed to a change in British policy with India?

• Industrial Revolution

• Napoleonic Wars

• Green Revolution

• Meiji Restoration

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

 Which evidence best supports the claim made by Jawaharlal Nehru in this excerpt?

• An account book from a British textile company showing that they sold less to Indians in 1920 than in 1880

• An account from an Indian metalworker stating that his shop had to close because he could not afford to pay British taxes required to sell his goods.

• A speech by the Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1910 proclaiming that the empire is losing more money that it ever has

• Maps of an Indian city showing that more shipbuilding and textile businesses existed during British rule than before it

Base your answer to question on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies.

Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?

• The benefits of British rule outweigh the costs for India.

• British rule has hurt India and prevented its people from establishing their own economy and government.

• The British military is too powerful.

• India and Pakistan should remain one country after the British are driven out.