Unit 5: Imperialism Review

Which is an accurate statement about the breaking of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800’s?

• new nations were based on old tribal boundaries

• the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded

• African unity was encouraged

• the continent was divided equally among the colonial powers

“Take up the White Man’s burden—
Send forth the best ye breed
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives’ needs;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild—
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.”

Source: Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden

 

Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white man’s burden”?

• Europeans should preserve traditional cultures in Africa and Asia.

• Europeans must protect existing African and Asian economies.

• Europeans had a duty to replace traditional beliefs with European culture.

• Europeans suffered great hardships in exploring new trade routes to Asia.

The Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran were similar in that they

• restored power to the hereditary monarchies

• reestablished the power of religious leaders

• attempted to reject the traditional cultures in these countries

• resisted foreign influence in these countries

During the 19th century, Europeans were able to divide China in Spheres of Influence mainly because the

• Chinese were eager to adopt western culture

• Europeans were willing to adopt Chinese customs

• Europeans had technologically superior military forces

• Chinese lacked raw materials and resources

The Boxer Rebellion of the early 20th century was an attempt to

• remove foreign influences from China

• eliminate poverty among the Chinese peasants

• bring western-style democracy to China

• restore trade between China and European nations

British control over South Africa, French control over Indochina, and Spanish control over Mexico are examples of

• imperialism

• isolationism

• appeasement

• nonalignment

The results of the Opium War (1839-1842) indicate that China was

• rapidly building a modern industrial economy

• still a major military power

• not strong enough to resist Western demands

• accepting Western nations as equal trading partners

One result of British colonialism in India was that India

• created programs to increase its population

• developed religious unity

• adopted a parliamentary system of government

• supported Western foreign policies in the United Nations

The borders that were established for many African nations during the late 1800’s (AFTER COLONIZATION) were based primarily on

• easy access to natural resources

• natural geographic barriers

• cultural differences between ethnic groups

• territorial claims of colonial (European) rulers

Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism?

• European nations would benefit from some aspects of the conquered nation’s culture.

• European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method of reducing the number of wars.

• Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.

• Living space was needed for the excess population in western Europe