Imperialism Causes MCQ

The events shown in this cartoon most directly resulted from which of the following?

• fear of the spread of communism 

• the creation of the United Nations 

• desire for new markets and natural resources among European nations 

  
  

• the rise of Adolf Hitler and Germany's invasion of Poland

The point of view expressed by Patrice Lumumba in this poem most directly resulted from

• the election of Nelson Mandela 

  
  

• European imperialism 

• the results of the Opium Wars

• the failure of the League of Nations to promote world peace 

 This stanza from Kipling’s poem is most closely associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western colonial powers to 

• civilize the people they controlled 

• welcome less developed countries as equals

• teach their colonies how to produce manufactured goods 

• learn from the people they conquered

Which event played a major role in the expansion shown on this map?

• Russo-Japanese War

• French Revolution

• World War I

• Industrial Revolution

Based on this map, countries from which part of the world gained the most power in Southeast Asia during the late 1800s?

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Southwest Asia

The European Colonization shown on this map resulted most directly from which of the following?

• European alliances before World War I

• the beginning of the Cold War

• competition for African raw materials

• a belief in self-determination among European powers

A historian could best use this map to study which of the following topics?

• militarism

• imperialism

• free trade

• World War I alliances

Which historical event was a significant factor in bringing about the conditions shown on Map A?

• the Berlin Conference

• the Great Leap Forward

• establishment of the League of Nations

• formation of the World Trade Organization

Which African state organized the most successful resistance movement to the European actions shown on this map?

• Nigeria

• Algeria

• Ethiopia

• Libya

What was a result of the political situation shown on this map?

• African leaders willingly adopted European forms of governance including constitutions.

• Most local rulers had power equal to that of European leaders.

• The economic prosperity of the African nationalist leaders increased their power.

• The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.