WorksheetsUnit 4 Imperialism
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the goal of direct control?
a)
to use local government officials
b)
limited self-rule
c)
assimilation
d)
to develop future leaders
2.
Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
a)
It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
b)
It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires
c)
The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism
d)
The success of India's self-sufficient economy strengthened Britain
3.
Why did thousands of Boers move north in the Great Trek?
a)
to escape the Zulu
b)
to escape the British
c)
to find diamonds and gold
d)
to prepare for the Boer War
4.
What was the main reason for the Crimean War?
a)
Russia wanted land on the Black Sea to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea
b)
Russia wanted oil and other raw materials found in Ottoman lands.
c)
. Russia refused to pay an export tax levied by the Ottoman Empire
d)
Russia broke a treaty that limited the amount of grain it could send through the Bosporus
5.
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
a)
France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly
b)
There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
c)
African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.
d)
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
6.
What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?
a)
The French levied heavy taxes on local industry.
b)
The French only hired Vietnamese Christians for high government positions.
c)
Peasants had less rice to eat because the French exported most of it.
d)
The French importation of rubber trees destroyed most major rice fields.
7.
Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the United States?
a)
It would improve trade with Pacific Rim countries.
b)
Sugar could be sold for higher profits.
c)
They wanted U.S. military support against Hawaiian royalty.
d)
They feared that French Indochina might conquer Hawaii.
8.
What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
a)
Most of the farm land was used for mining
b)
Native farmers were drafted into the colonial armies
c)
Europeans used too much of the farmland as building sites
d)
Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton
9.
Which of the following leaders used modernization to successfully keep their countries from foreign control?
a)
Ram Mohun Roy and Muhammad Ali
b)
Emilio Aguinaldo and Queen Liliuokalani
c)
Muhammad Ali and King Mongkut
d)
Menelik II and Shaka
10.
How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies?
a)
They allowed them to assimilate into European society
b)
They provided for colonial peoples' needs but did not give them full rights
c)
They trained colonial peoples to govern themselves
d)
They trained them in advanced European farming and mining techniques
11.
Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal?
a)
France traded control of the Suez Canal for control of Nigeria
b)
Muhammad Ali considered maintaining its security a burden
c)
Egypt could not pay its foreign debt
d)
The British helped the Egyptians defeat French invaders
12.
Why did the Maji Maji rebellion fail?
a)
East Africans lost faith in their spiritual leader moments before the battle began
b)
German reinforcements arrived as the East Africans were about to win
c)
Internal conflict divided East African leaders
d)
East Africans erroneously believed that magic water would protect them from bullets
13.
What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
a)
to ensure that Africa borders would be based on culture and language
b)
prevent fighting of European nations over the division of Africa
c)
to keep peace between Africans and European leaders
d)
to give African leaders a chance to be heard by colonial interests
14.
What happened as a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
a)
Rights for Indians increased under British rule
b)
The East India Company was allowed to have soldiers
c)
The British government took direct command of India
d)
Indians gained independence from Britain
15.
What event BEST illustrates geopolitics-an interest in taking land for strategic purposes?
a)
Boer War
b)
Crimean War
c)
Sepoy Mutiny
d)
Maji Maji rebellion
16.
Why did the British style of government in Nigeria work better with the Hausa-Fulani than the Igbo and Yoruba?
a)
The Igbo and Yoruba were forced to give up their lands to Hausa-Fulani leaders.
b)
Unlike the Igbo and Yoruba, the Hausa-Fulani were allowed to keep their chiefs
c)
The Hausa-Fulani were accustomed to a strong central government
d)
The Igbo and Yoruba were no longer allowed to keep their nomadic ways
17.
Why did American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?
a)
She levied a tax on sugar
b)
She denied the sugar planters their civil rights
c)
She placed Sanford B. Dole and several plantation owners in jail
d)
She wanted to restore the political power of the native Hawaiians
18.
How were Muhammad Ali's policies and European colonial policies similar?
a)
Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food
b)
Peasants lost their local chiefs in exchange for centralized power
c)
Muhammad Ali ruled as an indirect ruler of a British colony
d)
Like most local rulers, Muhammad Ali had little real power
19.
Why is Ram Mohun Roy considered the "Father of Modern India"?
a)
He campaigned for a national railway system that would link India with Bengal
b)
He called for an end to traditional practices such as arranged child marriages
c)
He believed that Hindus and Muslims needed to join economic forces
d)
He led the Sepoy Mutiny against the East India Company
20.
Why did Western nations desire lands in the Pacific Rim?
a)
because Europe had already conquered Africa and South America
b)
because Pacific Rim lands were considered "the jewel in the crown"
c)
because of their natural resources and strategic location
d)
because Western nations had lost their foothold in Africa
21.
Who benefited the most from the granting of extraterritorial rights in 19th century China?
a)
foreigners in China
b)
Chinese peasants
c)
Chinese Christians
d)
Chinese government officials
22.
Why did Britain sell opium to China?
a)
to weaken the Chinese people
b)
to keep the drug out of Britain
c)
to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China
d)
to encourage the Chinese government to buy British products
23.
Which of the following resulted in the establishment of a rebel government in southeastern China that lasted about ten years?
a)
the Boxer Rebellion
b)
the Guangxu reforms
c)
the self-strengthening movement
d)
the Taiping Rebellion
24.
What did the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War have in common?
a)
Japan lost both wars
b)
Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the treaties ending both wars
c)
Both were fought over control of Korea
d)
Both occurred in the early 1900s
25.
What American system did the Japanese adopt during the Meiji era?
a)
a military draft
b)
universal public education
c)
separation of local and central governments
d)
the development of naval and land-based military operations
26.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
to open trade in China to all nations
b)
to annex Texas to the United States
c)
. to establish the right of the United States to be an international policeman
d)
to discourage European nations from establishing colonies in Latin America
27.
During the 19th century, how did Latin American countries spend most of the income they received from imports?
a)
fighting wars
b)
purchasing imported products
c)
developing manufacturing industries
d)
building roads, schools, and hospitals
28.
Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Spain lost control of Cuba
b)
Panama gained its independence.
c)
Cuba broke free of U.S. influence
d)
The United States granted independence to the last of its colonies
29.
Why was the Mexican Revolution fought?
a)
to free Mexico from Spanish rule
b)
to gain back the lands Mexico had lost to the United States
c)
to overthrow the dictator ruling Mexico
d)
to overthrow the emperor imposed by Napoleon III
30.
For what is Benito Juárez remembered?
a)
for defeating Texans at the siege of the Alamo
b)
for instituting La Reforma while he was president of Mexico
c)
for luring Emiliano Zapata into a trap and killing him
d)
for using strong-arm methods that kept him in power for 25 years
31.
What did NOT happen as a result of the Opium War?
a)
The treaty of Nanjing was signed.
b)
Britain stopped selling opium to China.
c)
China suffered a humiliating defeat
d)
China gave up the island of Hong Kong
32.
What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?
a)
Both were fought against Great Britain
b)
Resentment of foreigners contributed to both
c)
In both, Hong Xiuquan led the Chinese forces
d)
Both were uprisings against the rule of Dowager Empress Cixi
33.
What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?
a)
Japan closed its ports to all Western traders
b)
Japan declared war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone
c)
Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa
d)
Japan tried to build its own modern navy before Perry's return
34.
Which of the following pairs of rulers tried to modernize their countries?
a)
Guangxu and Mutsuhito
b)
Cixi and Mutsuhito
c)
Guangxu and José Martí
d)
José Martí and Porfirio Díaz
35.
What action did the United States take to gain the right to build the Panama Canal?
a)
It fought the Spanish-American War, defeated Spain, and gained Panama as a result.
b)
It bought the isthmus of Panama from Colombia.
c)
It invaded Mexico and forced the Mexican president to give up Panama.
d)
It aided Panama's fight for independence from Colombia.
36.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for political instability in Latin America?
a)
caudillos who used their countries to grow wealthy
b)
lack of experience with democracy
c)
caudillos who implemented untested reforms that backfired
d)
upper classes who supported caudillos to keep power from the lower classes
37.
What was one major result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
The United States became an imperial power in Latin America and the Pacific
b)
The United States established friendly relations with Cuba
c)
The United States completely ended colonialism in Latin America
d)
The United States convinced Latin Americans that it would defend their liberties
38.
Which two Mexican leaders were most alike in their goals for reforming Mexico?
a)
Benito Juárez and Porfirio Díaz
b)
Benito Juárez and Alvaro Obregón
c)
Porfirio Díaz and Alvaro Obregón
d)
Francisco Madero and Porfirio Díaz
39.
Which of the following statements best summarizes Santa Anna's career?
a)
He won the battle of the Alamo and later served as Mexican ambassador to the United States
b)
After serving as president, he lost a bitter war to the United States and then became a permanent exile
c)
He helped win independence from Spain, and served as Mexico's president, but lost much territory to the United States.
d)
After losing a war to the United States, he seized power at home and served as dictator of Mexico for 20 years.
40.
The main cause of the___ was Russia's desire to gain land on the Black Sea from the Ottoman Empire.
a)
Crimean War
b)
Sino-Japanese War
c)
Russo-Japanese War
d)
Spanish American War
41.
The part of India that was under direct British rule was known as the ___. This term is also used to refer to the period of British rule over India.
a)
Raj
b)
Meiji
c)
Shaka
d)
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42.
In 1907, ___lost a long fight to maintain its independence when Britain and Russia took over the country and divided it into spheres of influence.
a)
Persia
b)
Egypt
c)
Nigeria
d)
Ethiopia
43.
In 1907, ___lost a long fight to maintain its independence when Britain and Russia took over the country and divided it into spheres of influence.
a)
Persia
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Nigeria
44.
In the 1800s, the Zulu chief ___ used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large state in southern Africa.
a)
Shaka
b)
Shaka Kahn
c)
Menelik II
d)
Mohammad Ali
45.
___ was the leader of the Filipino nationalists who claimed that the United States had promised immediate independence of the Philippine Islands after the end of the Spanish-American War.
a)
Emilio Aguinaldo
b)
Benito Juarez
c)
Pancho Villa
d)
Emiliano Zapata
46.
The opposition of Dutch settlers to British policy in South Africa turned violent during the ___.
a)
Boer War
b)
Spanish American War
c)
Sepoy Mutiny
d)
Crimean War
47.
The ___began after rumors spread among Indian soldiers that the cartridges of their rifles were sealed with beef and pork fat.
a)
Sepoy Mutiny
b)
Boer War
c)
Crimean War
d)
Mexican War
48.
The overthrow of ___, the last monarch of Hawaii, was accomplished in the late 1800s by a group of American sugar planters
a)
Queen Liliuokalani
b)
Jose marti
c)
Meiji Empire
d)
Queen Elizabeth
49.
___ managed to maintain the independence of Ethiopia by exploiting imperialistic rivalries between European nations and by building up a modern arsenal that helped his forces defeat an Italian army.
a)
Shaka
b)
Menelik II
c)
Jose Marti
d)
Mohammad Ali
50.
___ was a British colony that combined diverse cultures and long-term rival groups
a)
Nigeria
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Suez Canal
d)
South Africa
51.
The ___ proposed that all nations have equal opportunities to trade in China
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Treaty of Kanagawa
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Treaty of Nanjing
52.
___ was a writer who died while fighting for Cuba's independence from Spain.
a)
Jose Marti
b)
Gloria Estefan
c)
Emilio Estevez
d)
Pancho Villa
53.
Chinese people fought against the Dowager Empress Cixi's rule and foreign privilege in the ___.
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Spanish AMerican War
c)
Sepoy Mutiny
d)
Russo-Japanese War
54.
In the late 1840s and early 1850s, ___ started a liberal reform movement, called La Reforma, in Mexico.
a)
Benito Juarez
b)
Pancho Villa
c)
Emiliano Zapata
d)
Santa Ana
55.
___ fought for Mexican independence from Spain, and he fought to retain the territory of Texas
a)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
b)
Pancho Villa
c)
Benito Juarez
d)
Menelik II
56.
Because of the ___, Japan opened two ports to U.S. ships, and the United States set up an embassy in Japan.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Kanagawa
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
none of these are correct
57.
The Mexican revolutionary fighter ___ took money from the rich and gave it to the poor.
a)
Pancho Villa
b)
Emiliano Zapata
c)
Jose Marti
d)
Robin Hood
58.
After losing the ___, Spain lost its colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines
a)
Spanish American War
b)
Russo Japanese War
c)
Sino Japanese War
d)
Sepoy Mutiny
59.
A ___ is a region in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment.
a)
sphere of influence
b)
rebellion
c)
influential region
d)
none of these are correct
60.
Two great powers fought over Korea during the ___.
a)
Russo Japanese War
b)
Sino Japanese War
c)
Crimean War
d)
WWII
61.
The sepoy rebellion was a conflict over the religious and civil rights of which of the following groups?
a)
Indian soldiers
b)
Bengal Hindus
c)
Mughal princes
d)
Sikh civil servants.
62.
The main difference between European colonies and protectorates in Africa had to do with their
a)
economies
b)
governments
c)
social organizations
d)
levels of technology
63.
What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?
a)
Both were fought against Great Britain
b)
Resentment of foreigners contributed to both
c)
In both, Hong Xiuquan led the Chinese forces
d)
Both were uprisings against the rule of Dowager Empress Cixi
64.
What did the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War have in common?
a)
Japan lost both wars
b)
Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the treaties ending both wars
c)
Both were fought over control of Korea
d)
Both occurred in the early 1900s
65.
What was the African scramble?
a)
The frantic struggle to acquire land and resources that occurred in the late 1800s.
b)
The meeting of major European powers to determine the boundaries of colonial empire in Africa
c)
The conflict of nations over the sale of opium in order to weaken the people
d)
The sale of slaves to the new world
66.
Which of the following nations were colonized by European empires?
a)
China, India, Russia, Nigeria
b)
India & Nigeria
c)
India and China
d)
Russia and Nigeria
67.
This was declared by the United States in an effort to protect American trading rights in China and China’s freedom from colonization
a)
Sphere of Influence
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Assimilation
d)
Paternalism
68.
“I contend that we [Britons] are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race…It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honourable race the world possesses. -Cecil Rhodes, Confessions of Faith, 1877
How do you think Cecil Rhodes feels about Imperialism?
How do you think Cecil Rhodes feels about Imperialism?
a)
He agrees with imperialism
b)
He disagrees with imperialism
c)
he feels that Europeans should leave foreign nations alone
d)
none of these answers are correct
69.
“I contend that we [Britons] are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race…It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honourable race the world possesses. -Cecil Rhodes, Confessions of Faith, 1877
Which race does Cecil Rhodes believe is superior to all others?
Which race does Cecil Rhodes believe is superior to all others?
a)
Anglo Saxon
b)
African
c)
Indian
d)
German
70.
Which country is not happy with how China is being "carved" up?
a)
China
b)
Great Britain
c)
Japan
d)
Germany
71.
How does this cartoon represent the Open Door policy?
a)
China is being forcefully divided up by foreign nations without their consent?
b)
China is allowing other nations to divide the country equally so everyone has a fair shay.
c)
China is leading a meeting in which they are helping to decide who they will trade with
d)
none of thse options are correct
72.
How does this political cartoon show European Imperialism in China?
a)
The pizza representing China is being divided up amongst the Europeans while China is in the background protesting what is happening but no one is listening to the Chnese man.
b)
The pizza labeled China is being equally divided by all persons present.
c)
The Chinese are in control of the meeting which is determining how the country will be diided fairly.
73.
Which of the following is the correct definition for apartheid?
a)
(in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
b)
(in Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
c)
(in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of gender.
d)
a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
74.
What does this picture BEST represent in South Africa?
a)
results of apartheid government
b)
Blacks and whites were separate
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
Racism
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