Imperialism TEST

Frances motivation to make Vietnam a protectorate was largely driven by its...

• Missionary Work

• Trade monopoly

• Desire to defend Burma

• Rivalry with Britain

Why did peasants in many Southeast Asian colonies revolt against imperial rule?

• Colonial governments imposed Western education

• Plantation agriculture drove them off their land

• Local rulers gained more military power and economic prestige

• Nationalists leaders failed to protect indigenous religions

3. Compared to earlier imperialism, the “new imperialism” of the late nineteenth century was  centered on 

• controlling vast territories

• establishing central trading posts

• conducting missionary activities

• obtaining industrial raw materials

4. Why did the United States fight so hard to defeat the Philippine guerrilla forces? 

• to gain access to chinese markets

• to protect pacific shipping lanes

• to eliminate Spanish regional influence

• to control the hawaiian sugar industry

5. What is one reason countries sought to acquire new colonies? 

• to support rapid industrialization

• to encourage nationalist movements around the world

• to gain strategic advantage over rival nations

• to protect indigenous cultures

6. How did British imperialism negatively impact the Aboriginal population in Australia? 

• by eliminating the local monarchy and political structures

• by establishing a plantation system that focused on exports

• by introducing new diseases which they had no immunity

• by replacing cottage industries with industrial production

1. Europeans were especially interested in West Africa for its 

• location

• raw materials

• cultural riches

• rivers

Which of the following supports the conclusion that European powers were concerned that  imperialism would upset the international balance of power? 

• A. The Berlin Conference was organized to formalize territorial claims in Africa.

• B. The chancellor of Germany gave in to citizen demands for a German Empire. 

• C. The king of Belgium refused to govern the Congo as state property. 

• D. The Italians became the first European power to be defeated by an African state. 

3. The British viewed control of the Suez Canal and Egypt as strategically important because it 

• discouraged revolution in Sudan.

• provided a lifeline to India.

• encouraged an alliance with France. 

• facilitated trade with Italy. 

4. What was Leopold II’s primary goal in colonizing Central Africa? 

• religious reform

• technological advancement

• personal profit

• scientific exploration