Amsco 6.2

Which European country established several colonies in West Africa before the mid-19th century?

• France

• Britain

• Portugal

• Spain

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference hosted by Otto von Bismarck in 1884-1885?

• To provide for the orderly colonization of Africa

• To discuss trade relations with Asian countries

• To negotiate peace treaties between European powers

• To address internal conflicts within European nations

What was the main reason for Japan's government to encourage agricultural workers to take seasonal contract work in Hawaii, Guam, and other locations?

• To relieve population pressures in rural areas

• To establish military bases in the Pacific

• To exploit natural resources in foreign lands

• To promote cultural exchange with other countries

Which European power drove the Ottomans out of Algeria in 1830?

• Britain

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

What was the impact of the Taiping Rebellion on China?

• It led to the establishment of democratic governance in China

• It caused widespread famine and the spread of the bubonic plague

• It resulted in the loss of Chinese sovereignty to European powers

• It led to the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty

What was the main reason for European nations to establish colonial borders in Africa during the late 19th century?

• To promote cultural exchange with African societies

• To facilitate peaceful coexistence among African ethnic groups

• To divide long-unified societies and exploit natural resources

• To establish democratic governance in African colonies

What was the primary motivation for King Leopold II of Belgium to establish a colony in the Congo Basin?

• To promote trade relations with African kingdoms

• To establish a settlement for Dutch immigrants in South Africa

• To exploit natural resources and establish economic exploitation

• To provide a home for freed people from throughout the British Empire

What was the outcome of the Boer Wars in South Africa?

• The British absorbed the settler colonies of British and Afrikaner peoples and the black Africans

• The Afrikaners successfully drove the British out of South Africa

• The British and Afrikaners signed a peace treaty and established independent states

• The British and Afrikaners formed a unified government in South Africa

What was the main idea stated in the Monroe Doctrine?

• Many former colonies of European nations in the Western Hemisphere desired a return to colonial status.

• The United States intended to interfere in the administration of existing European colonies.

• The European powers must respect the sovereignty of independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.

• The United States must remain neutral in any attempt of a European nation to claim land in the Western Hemisphere.

Which event indicates that the Monroe Doctrine might have included a desire of U.S. leaders to engage in economic imperialism?

• The Civil War

• The Seven Years' War

• The War of 1812

• The Mexican-American War