Imperialism Quiz

During the late 19th Century, Africa was colonized and controlled by:

• Muslim Traders
• England and Russia
• Many European countries
• France

How was Social Darwinism used as a reason for imperialist expansion?

• The slave trade had undermined established empires and kingdoms in Africa, and the fittest no longer applied to their people.
• Manufactures wanted access to natural resources such as rubber, petroleum, manganese for steel, and palm oil for machinery
• Westerners argued that European races were superior to others and imperial domination was nature's way of improving the species.
• Britain and Germany wanted to halt further French expansion once France moved into West Africa.

What was the name of the conflicts between Britain and China over trade rights?

• Opium Wars
• Anglo-Chinese Wars
• Hundred Days War
• Clone Wars

The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• South America

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

• superior to other cultures
• misunderstood by Americans
• the oldest culture in the world
• a replica of Ancient Greek culture

Two conditions driving colonization by major European countries were

• Humanitarian concerns and nation building
• the search for new markets and new sources of natural resources
• The need for overseas bases and a desire to educate the world
• None of the above

What European movement created a need for resources from Africa and Asia?

• Industrial Revolution
• Nationalism
• Scientific Revolution
• Age of Enlightenment

The seizure and control of one country by another country is best referred to as . . .

• militarism
• racism
• socialism
• imperialism

Which of the following statements is correct?

• All of North Africa was controlled by France
• Belgium was the last coutry to establish colonies in Africa
• The Union of South Africa was settled by the Spanish in the early 20th century
• Great Britain and France controlled most of Africa