Exploring the Age of European Imperialism

What were the two main reasons for European countries to engage in imperialism?

• Religious conversion and diplomacy

• Cultural exchange and education

• Natural resources and markets to sell goods

• Military expansion and alliances

Which form of imperialism involves direct control by a foreign power?

• Sphere of influence

• Protectorate

• Mandate

• Colony

What was the main outcome of the Berlin Conference of 1884?

• Division of Africa among European powers

• Abolition of slavery in Africa

• Establishment of the United Nations

• End of European imperialism

Who was the king responsible for the exploitation of the Belgian Congo?

• King Charles I

• King Leopold II

• King George V

• King Louis XIV

What was the primary commodity extracted from the Congo under King Leopold II?

• Spices

• Coal

• Gold

• Rubber

Which treaty ended the First Opium War and ceded Hong Kong to the British?

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Nanking

• Treaty of Versailles

What was Japan's policy of national seclusion called?

• Shogunate

• Meiji Restoration

• Tokugawa

• Sakoku

Who was the last monarch of Hawaii before its annexation by the United States?

• King Kalakaua

• King Kamehameha

• Queen Kaahumanu

• Queen Liliuokalani

Which African leader successfully resisted Italian invasion in the late 19th century?

• Shaka Zulu

• Menelik II

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

What was the Boxer Rebellion primarily against?

• Opium trade

• British colonial rule

• Japanese occupation

• Foreign influence and Christianity