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Western Colonies

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country colonized Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

2.

What year did Ferdinand Magellan arrived on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands?

a)

1500

b)

1700

c)

1521

3.

Which is the flag of Spain?

a)
b)
c)
4.

What does UN stand for?

a)

Unity Nation

b)

United Nation

c)

Unique Nationality

5.

The war in 1898 was known as the...

a)

Japan-Germany War

b)

Germany-Great Britain War

c)

Spanish-American War

6.

The war in 1914 was between...

a)

Japan and USA

b)

Japan and Spain

c)

Japan and Germany

7.
a)

World Trade Organization

b)

League of Nation

c)

United Nation

8.

What year did the United Nation place Micronesia under TTPI?

a)
b)
c)
9.

What was the result of the Spanish-American War in Oceania?

a)

Germany bought Micronesia and the US bought Guam

b)

Spain controlled Micronesia

c)

Japan annexed all of Germany's possessions

10.

What year did Germany colonized Micronesia?

a)
b)
c)
11.

What does TTPI stand for?

a)

trust territory of the pacific islands

b)

Territories of the Pacific Islands

c)

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

12.

Three main reasons for Spanish colonization were

a)

Silk, Spice, and Companion

b)

gain more territories, have more kids, and successful

c)

Spread Christianity, Gain power, and Gain wealth.

13.

In 1500, Spain arrived in...

a)
b)
c)
14.

What happened in 1700?

a)

German Missionaries colonized Melanesia.

b)

Oceania was invaded!

c)

French missionaries colonized New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and French Polynesia.

15.

When did World War II begin?

a)

1966-1970

b)

1939-1945

c)

1905-1914

16.

What year did Great Britain set up a colony in Melanesia?

a)

1765

b)

1770

c)

1776

17.

All of the following applied to the way local people were treated except for...

a)

They were not citizens of their own land

b)

Locals had to follow foreigner's laws and religion

c)

They were treated like slaves

d)

They were given the right to voice their opinion