Imperialism Quiz

What is imperialism?

• The takeover of a country by a stronger nation

• The sharing of resources between nations

• The peaceful coexistence of different nations

• The division of a country into smaller states

What fueled racism during the era of imperialism?

• Political freedom

• Social Darwinism

• Economic cooperation

• Social equality

What were the raw materials that European nations needed after the industrial revolution?

• Lumber and stone

• Wheat and barley

• Coal, iron, rubber, cotton, oil

• Gold and silver

What is the 'White Man's Burden'?

• The burden of finding new trade routes

• The burden of dealing with civil wars in Africa

• The burden of carrying heavy loads during colonization

• The responsibility of white colonizers to impose their civilization on the inhabitants of their colonies

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

• To discuss potential problems with African colonization

• To plan a military invasion of Africa

• To negotiate trade agreements with African nations

• To promote cultural exchange between Europe and Africa

Who fought the British in South Africa during the Great Trek?

• British settlers

• Africans

• Boers

• Zulus

What did the Boers discover in the Orange Free State and Transvaal?

• Gold and diamonds

• Oil and natural gas

• Copper and silver

• Coal and iron

Social Darwinism

• a 19th-century theory that claims that some races or nations are more fit for survival than others and are therefore designed by nature to dominate inferior races or nations.

• a process that happens in countries when they start to use machines to do work that was once done by people

• practice of a larger country or government growing stronger by taking over poorer or weaker countries that have important resources

• a big change in government or society

(1884-1885) During European Imperialism, 14 nations met in Berlin, Germany to discuss how to divide Africa for themselves. African nations were not consulted on the process and Europeans paid no attention to ethnic or language boundaries. As a result, there continue to be conflicts in Africa today.

• SCAMLE Conference

• Treaty of Paris

• The Berlin Conference

• Congress of Vienna

Which event was not a form of resistance to Imperialism?

• Boxer Rebellion

• Berlin Conference

• Sepoy Rebellion

• Opium Wars