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WorksheetsThe New Imperialism
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 7hrs 7mins
Which was not a reason for European imperialism in the 1800s?
Nationalistic pride and competition
Economic competition for new markets
Belief in superiority of the European way of life
Desire to increase the number of soldiers for their armies
Based on this map (& the map in your notes), what two African countries remained free of European imperialism?
Liberia & Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
Kenya & Rhodesia
Somaliland & Egypt
Nigeria & Togoland
French Calvinist living in Ethiopia
Fought a war with the British to protect their lands
Descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa
Which statement best reflects an effect of Imperialism in Africa?
Land was distributed equally between social classes.
Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.
Timbuktu became the center of great learning.
Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.
What was the purpose of U.S. policies such as the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary?
To protect American interests in Latin America
To prevent European nations from colonizing Latin American Countries
To preserve peace and order in Latin America without European intervention.
All of these
Which of the following events led to Japan being opened up to foreign trade?
Admiral Matthew Perry landing in Tokyo with warships
The Boxer Rebellion
Queen Liliuokalani being overthrown
The Sepoy Mutiny
• Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895
• Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
• Annexation of Korea 1910
These events in the history of Japan reflect its
emergence as an imperialistic country
vulnerability to attack by neighbors
abundance of natural resources
resistance to trade
Why did the Japanese turn away from the Shogun, returning power to the Emperor in the Meiji Restoration?
Japan's army was defeated by the Americans, who conquered Japan
Japan's military was defeated by the Russians, driving the Japanese out of Korea
The Shogun was unable to avoid giving in to the Americans in the Treaty of Kanagawa
The forces of the Emperor defeated the Shogun's supporters in a coup
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
a policy to discourage Europeans from trying to colonize the Americas
A policy that threatened anyone who tried to grow pineapples in Hawaii
A policy created by President Wilson
A Spanish policy created to keep Americans out of Latin America
"The Meiji government gave subsidies to needy industries, provided training and foreign advisers, and improved transportation and communications. By 1900, Japan's industrial sector was beginning to grow. Besides tea and silk, other key industries were weapons and shipbuilding. From the start, a unique feature of the Meiji model of industrial development was the close relationship between government and private business."
Use the political cartoon and your knowledge of Social Studies to answer the question below.
What was the primary cause of the Opium Wars?
China was upset because Britain refused to sell them Opium.
Britain was upset because China outlawed the Opium trade.
Britain stopped buying Chinese tea.
The Chinese emperor threatened to invade India
Japan and Russia fought over trading rights in what country?
Korea
Japan
Russia
South Africa
British controlled India was known as _________
Raj
Proctectorate
Mughal Empire
British East India Company
The Meiji Restoration was...
A time period when the Tokugawa Shogunate seized power from the Emperor in order to open up trade with China.
A period of time when the zaibatsu overthrew the emperor and restored the Shogunate.
A period of time when Japan became an isolationist country and adopted a feudal system in order too keep out foreign influence.
A time period in which the Emperor was restored and reformers set out to modernize Japan.
The goal of the Boxer Rebellion was to
drive all foreign influences from China
to defeat Japan and control Korea
to stop buying Opium
colonize Japan
French Indochina is made up of all of the following countries except?
Burma
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
All of the headlines above refer to-
Causes of the Boer War
Motives for Imperialism
Actions of Nationalism
Effects of the Crimean War
What does the phrase "White Man's Burden: in this excerpt refer to?
The belief that Europeans had a duty to "civilize" primitive people.
The challenge of opening up trade with remote regions.
The advantage non-Europeans would gain by trading with Europeans.
The idea that bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage.
What is Social Darwinism?
Survival of the fittest in society
The idea that some races are better than others
The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures
all of these options
Britain
Which of the following best accounts for the European influence on Africa by 1914?
European countries that were the first to explore Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries became the most dominant in Africa by 1914.
European countries that were the first to industrialize came to dominate Africa by 1914.
European countries that had republican and democratic governments were less likely to dominate Africa than countries with more authoritarian regimes.
European countries that were strongly influenced by national churches were most likely to dominate Africa for missionary purposes.
What imperialism motive is being shown by this image?
Ideological
Political
Economic
Religious
This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through
the inheritance of land
market demands
religious conversion
the use of technology
This cartoon represents a contemporary characterization of which of the following?
Germany plans to dominate Africa after its unification
a satire on Italy’s inability to win an African colony
British designs for a Cape-to Cairo connection in Africa
an endorsement of the “White Man’s Burden”
What was the motive for Belgium and King Leopold to take over the Congo?
Rubber
Oil
Cotton
Iron
Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.
Boer War
Interdependence
Extraterritoriality
Imperialism
Which of these developments in Africa was a cause of the other three?
Rival tribal groups fought wars
The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries
African economies became dependent on the sale of cash crops and raw materials.
Traditional territories and culture groups were permanently fragmented.
What is Spheres of Influence?
Replacing local leaders with foreigners
Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
Region in which the economic interests of a foreign country outweigh that of the country they are in
Removing the government and having anarchy
Why did Great Britain wish to control the Suez Canal?
Control of the Suez Canal provided ships quicker access to the Indian Ocean from Europe.
Control of the Suez Canal gave Great Britain control of the Silk Road to India and China.
Control of the Suez Canal provided a solution to the irrigation problems in northern Africa.
Control of the Suez Canal allowed Great Britain to make allies of African nations.
How did many native Africans provide resistance to European Imperialism?
Ethnic groups such as the Asante and Zulu often engaged in military skirmishes with European settlers.
Ethnic groups sponsored local elections to make South Africa an independent nation.
Ethnic populations such as the Aztecs and Mayans chased out the Spanish conquistadors.
Ethnic populations developed new weaponries to conquer British forces.
