L. 19 Imperialism Quiz

The British wanted to capture Omdurman to

• extract diamonds from the land.

• take control of the Nile Valley.

• give military support to the French.

• gain access to the land's gold mines.

The policy in which a state takes political and economic control of areas beyond its borders is called

• capitalism.

• imperialism.

• infrastructure.

• partition.

Which statement helps explain why industrialization encouraged imperialism?

• Regions outside Europe sought to develop local industry to increase their wealth.

• European powers sought markets in which to sell their natural resources.

• Growing industries needed larger markets for their manufactured goods.

• European powers needed land to build factories to meet increased consumer demand at home.

Which statement best describes the relationship between imperialist powers?

• Countries respected territories of other nations.

• Countries worked together to divide raw materials.

• Countries competed with each other for land and resources.

• Countries staked land far from colonies of other nations.

What prompted the British Parliament to take direct control over India from the British East India Company?

• France sought to establish ports along the east coast.

• Indian soldiers rebelled against the British.

• Russia threatened its sphere of influence in South Asia.

• British soldiers discovered vast deposits of diamonds and gold.

European powers competed intensely for China mostly because they wanted

• to introduce Christianity to the country.

• to establish military bases there.

• to sell goods to the huge Chinese population.

• to control to China’s vast natural resources.

What was the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War?

• Russia and Japan divided the territory of Manchuria.

• Korea became an independent nation and an imperial power.

• Japan gained control over Korea and hegemony over Manchuria.

• Russia took over Japan's colonies and territories.

The U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898 led the United States to

• extend the Monroe Doctrine through the Roosevelt Corollary.

• become an imperial power with territory in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea.

• seek to establish colonies in Africa and Southwest Asia.

• try to prevent European powers from gaining influence in Latin America.

The early settlers of Cape Colony were known as

• Afrikaners

• Huguenots

• Mahdists

• Sino-Africans

What did the Europeans powers do to partition Africa into colonies?

• They established fixed borders regardless of changing tribal regions.

• They worked with tribal leaders to create colonial borders.

• They carved out spheres of influence over key ports and in the interior.

• They invited tribal leaders to choose which power would best serve their people.