WorksheetsImperialism and its reactions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to imperialism?
a)
Industrialism increased Europe’s need for raw materials.
b)
Industrialized nations became more isolated as they produced their own goods
c)
Industrialized nations had the military to control less developed countries.
d)
A. Industrialism decreased European influences in Asia.
2.
What is imperialism? (7-3.5)
a)
A. A strong belief that your nation is superior to all other nations
b)
A. economic and political policy of extending your country’s power to control other countries
c)
A. policy based on a belief in isolationism, or remaining free from all foreign influence and entanglement
d)
A. economic system in which mother countries sought to achieve a favorable balance of trade through having more exports than imports.
3.
The image above describes which of the following events?
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Berlin Conference
d)
Congress of Vienna
4.
How did the image above impact Africa?
a)
A. Most of Africa was colonized by European powers.
b)
A. A series of violent wars fought by African empires.
c)
A. Economic trade war fought by European countries to gain market shares in Africa
d)
A. A charitable movement led by Europeans to help modernize the continent
5.
Imperial nations carved up Africa in the 1800s and early 1900s. Which were the only two African nations that remained free of imperial control in 1914? (
a)
A. Union of South Africa and Morocco
b)
Liberia and Ethiopia
c)
Algeria and Congo
d)
Gold coast and Nigeria
6.
The image above describes which of the following events?
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Scramble for Africa
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Boxer Rebellion
7.
what was the goal of the European countries at the Berlin Conference and why did they agree to the terms?
a)
A. To divide China amount the imperial powers and to prevent conflicts over imperialized lands in Africa.
b)
A. Allow China to be free of European influences to open Chinese markets to all global powers
c)
A. Divide Africa among the imperial European powers and to prevent conflicts over imperialized lands in Africa.
d)
A. Allow Africa to develop independent nations to spread industrialization to Africa and Asia
8.
Which of the following events is being described below:
· Led by Shaka Zulu · Africa wanted to get self-rule from the British · As a result, Africa became apart of the British Empire
· Led by Shaka Zulu · Africa wanted to get self-rule from the British · As a result, Africa became apart of the British Empire
a)
Zulu Wars
b)
Sepoy Rebellion
c)
Opium Wars
9.
“You will soon lose your caste, as ere long you will have to bite cartridges covered with the fat of pigs and cows. “ The ideas are expressed in the quote led to what event:
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Opium Wars
c)
Sepoy Rebellion
d)
Zulu War
10.
What was a result of the Opium Wars in China?
a)
A. led to a military alliance with Japan
b)
led to increased isolationism.
c)
A. led to a socialist revolution that increased democracy
d)
A. led to an increase in European influence in China
11.
How did the Open Door policy, that was introduced by the United States change imperialism in China?
a)
A. prevented Chinese citizens from begin sold in the slave trade.
b)
A. gave foreign nations equal access to trade in the region.
c)
A. prevented foreign nations from trading in the region.
d)
A. increased the number of Chinese immigrants that came to the West.
12.
What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
A. To give France total control of Chinese trade
b)
A. To spread democracy throughout China
c)
A. To force out outside influences in China
d)
A. To build more ports along the Chinese coast
13.
what did the Meiji Restoration accomplish for Japan
a)
A. modernized the country
b)
A. opened up trade in Japan to all foreign nations
c)
A. brought Christianity to the country
d)
A. returned Japan to more traditional ways
14.
Following the Meiji Restoration, Japan became an imperial power of its own. Which war demonstrated Japan’s new imperial strength?
a)
The Zulu War and Sepoy Rebellion
b)
WWI and War of 1812
c)
A. The Russo-Japanese War and the Sino-Japanese War
d)
A. World War II and the Opium Wars
15.
The Sepoy Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, Zulu War and Meiji Restoration occurred in different countries all over the world, but they were all reactions to
a)
social class struggles
b)
unlimited systems of government
c)
European imperialism
d)
the spread of Chirstianity
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