Imperialism Vocab Quiz

Which of the following is the adoption of a conqueror's culture by a conquered people?

• annexation

• assimilation

• paternalism

• economic imperialism

Which of the following is a land controlled by another nation?

• colony

• protectorate

• commune

• dominion

Which of the following is a policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights?

• annexation

• assimilation

• economic imperialism

• paternalism

Which of the following is the definition for sphere of influence?

• an organization that stretches across the national boundaries

• the quality of life of a person or population

• a foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities

• a temporary government

Which of the following is a protectorate?

• an economic policy by under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver

• control over internal matters granted to the residents of a region by a ruling government

• a policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries

• a state that is controlled and protected by another

Which of the following is a policy in which strong nations seek to dominate other countries, politically, economically, or socially?

• assimilation

• imperialism

• isolationism

• paternalism

Which of the following is the definition for total war?

• a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches

• a conflict in which the participating countries devote all of their resources to the war effort

• the use of submarines to sink without warning any ship found in enemy's waters

• a form of warfare that uses surprise attacks on enemy troops occupying their country