Lesson 19 Review OLD

One reason the Mahdists lost against the British at the Battle of Omdurman was that they lacked

• advanced military technology.
• sufficient troops.
• spears and swords.
• familiarity with the land.

How did the imperialism that emerged in the 1800s differ from the old style?

• It sought to benefit colonizers and colonial regions equally.
• It permitted colonies to self-govern in exchange for raw materials.
• It aimed to establish markets for manufactured goods.
• It centered on trading silver and gold for goods from the colonies.

Why did countries that engaged in imperialism require raw materials and food from their colonies?

• to limit their colonies’ ability to support themselves
• to enable industrial growth at home
• to preserve these resources at home
• to prevent their colonies from industrializing

Imperialism was driven in part by Europeans’

• desire to establish coastal outposts to support trade.
• belief in their racial and cultural superiority.
• interest in spreading ideas of the Enlightenment.
• desire to find markets for their raw materials.

An area within which a nation’s political and economic interests influence other nations is called

• an informal empire.
• a hegemony.
• a colony.
• a sphere of influence.

How did the British alter their Indian foreign policy after the Great Rebellion of 1857?

• They increased efforts make the Indian upper classes more European.
• They hired more Indians for policy-making positions to quell dissent.
• They placed India under Parliament’s direct rule and became more authoritarian.
• They withdrew troops and officials and ruled India as an informal empire.

The British deemed _____ to be a threat to their control of India.

• the division of Persia
• Japan’s modernization
• the expansion of Russia
• France’s hegemony over China

By the late 1800s, China had lost much of its traditional influence over Southeast Asia in part because

• Siam had gained its independence.
• France had taken control of Indochina.
• China had rejected industrialization.
• European nations had partitioned the region.

In the 1650s, Dutch farmers established the first European settlement in South Africa called

• the Transvaal.
• Cape Colony.
• Natal.
• the Orange Free State.

Which resources attracted prospectors to South Africa in the mid-1800s?

• gold and oil
• iron and diamonds
• oil and iron
• diamonds and gold