Imperialism

European nations seized Africa and Asia because Europe

• Were welcomed by the natives

• Offered their subjects great benefits

• Had support of U.S.

• Had strong armies and technology

All of the following were causes of the Sepoy Mutiny EXCEPT

• nationalism

• resentment of the British rule

• religious beliefs

• discovery of gold

Imperialism can best be defined as

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

What was the result of the Boxer Rebellion?

• an alliance of imperialist nations suppressed the rebels

• 
  imperialist nations were forced to withdraw from China

• imperialist nations fought each other over control of China

• China became a territory of the United States

What was the Sepoy Mutiny?

• A rebellion involving the Chinese against the trade of Opium

• Indian soldiers in the British Army who revolted against the British for not respecting their religions

• Christians revolting against Africans

• British peoples protesting imperialism

What does it mean to be a nation that conducts imperialism?

• 
  The experience of resisting another country’s imperialism.

• The experience of independence from another country’s imperialism.

• The experience of the people that are owned by an imperialistic nation.

• The experience of owning another country and its people.

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

What is a territory settled and complete control by people from another land

• protectorate

• colony

• sphere of influence

• Island

The argument that the human species improves when more intelligent and resourceful people thrive and prosper is referred to as:

• Social Darwinism

• Social Gospel

• Linnaean Model

• Pinnacle of Creation

The infamous "Scramble for Africa" referred to:

• A major race that was held across the plains of Africa

• A period when the European powers conquered and divided most of Africa amongst themselves

• 
  A war that Britain launched against the Boers in South Africa

• A period when the European powers rushed to establish friendly relations with nations across Africa