2023-2024 Unit 6 Test

Which of the following best defines imperialism?

• The belief that people’s loyalty should not be to a king or an empire, but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history
• When a stronger country dominates a weaker country politically, socially, and economically
• A government that controls the means of production
• A social theory in which scientific ideas about evolution and natural selection were applied to human society

How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism?

• It created a need for raw materials and new markets
• It created a need for land ownership
• It made westerners feel obliged to improve the human species
• Made Europeans feel sorry for smaller less developed nations.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main motivations for Imperialism?

• New Markets
• Raw Materials
• Isolation from other countries
• Competition spurred by nationalism

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of the Berlin Conference in 1884?

• Create a plan to stop European imperialism in Africa
• Establish that no European power could claim land in Africa without permission from African leaders
• Establish rules for European imperialism in Africa
• Establish rules for European imperialism in Asia

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

Europeans feeling of duty to civilize foreign colonies

• White Man's Burden
• Sepoy Rebellion
• Zulu War
• Meiji Restoration

Why did nations want to be imperialistic?

• They wanted prestige among other nations
• They needed more natural resources
• They needed more markets to sell industrial goods
• All of the Above

Which countries/regions did Japan conquer between 1894 and 1940?

• Taiwan and Beijing
• Korea and Taiwan
• Korea and Hong Kong
• Russia and Hungary

The Battle of Adwa helped which country remain independent from European rule for the next several decades (until the mid-1930s)

• Liberia
• South Africa
• Ethiopia
• Japan

The Battle of Adwa was due to a misinterpretation of what?

• Bible
• Quran
• Treaty
• Dead sea scrolls