Imperialism Quiz

What role did the Industrial Revolution play in European countries asserting power over other countries?

• With the factory system growing, Europe recruited immigrants for cheap labor.

• As Europe industrialized, they searched for new markets and raw materials.

• European countries wanted to share their ideas and inventions to bring these countries out of poverty.

• These less-developed countries asked for help from European countries.

Which of the follow was an economic motive for Imperialism?

• Slave trade

• Market for goods

• Gain national prestige

• Gain political advantage over rivals

Imperialism affected almost the entire continent of

• Australia

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

The idea that local populations would adopt a culture different from their own is called

• Annexation

• Social Darwinism

• Assimilation

• Paternalism

The Berlin Conference had the general goal of

• Ending the slave trade.

• Coordinating the military effort to stamp out native resistance in Africa.

• Laying ground rules for colonization.

• Bringing an end to colonization in Africa.

By the mid-19th century, most of India was controlled by

• The Mughal Empire

• Queen Victoria

• The British East India Company

• The French Empire of Napoleon III

Imperialist European nations were exerting themselves in the struggle for the fittest to survive, this was called;

• Social Darwinism

• Evolution

• Tai Ping Rebellion

• Transformation

The Suez Canal was created in which country?

• South Africa

• Egypt

• India

• Afghanistan

Geopolitics impacted which major country during this time period?

• The Ottoman Empire

• Russia

• India

• Britain

Which of the following is NOT true about colonial rule in Africa?

• Africans lost control of their lands and also had a breakdown in culture.

• The division of Africa split kinship groups while uniting rival chiefdoms.

• Colonialism improved sanitation, education and grew Africa’s economy.

• All of these are true.