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WH F18 Week 16 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the time period in which industrialized nations took control of undeveloped nations:

a)

industrial revolution

b)

enlightenment

c)

imperialism

d)

democratic revolutions

2.

Which of the following imperial nations practiced "indirect rule"?

a)

USA

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

3.

Which of the following nations practiced Direct Rule over its colonies?

a)

France

b)

USA

c)

Britain

4.

The concept that conquered peoples needed to be told how to live because they couldn't rule themselves was ...

a)

assimilation

b)

paternalism

c)

indirect rule

d)

sphere of influence

5.

When France tried to force colonists to live exactly as the French lived, this was called

a)

protectorate

b)

sphere of influence

c)

assimilation

d)

economic imperialism

6.

Which of the following were positive impacts of Colonial Rule in Africa?

a)

reduced local conflicts

b)

connected Africa to global economy

c)

built railroads, dams, and phone lines

d)

drew boundaries that did not fit ethnic divisions

e)

forced Africans to work in bad conditions

7.

When Britain refused to let other nations trade at their Chinese ports, this was an example of...

a)

sphere of influence

b)

protectorate

c)

direct control

d)

paternalism

8.

When a powerful private business takes over a Colony, this is called

a)

direct control

b)

paternalism

c)

sphere of influence

d)

economic imperialism

9.

When you look at the map of Colonized Africa, which description is most accurate?

a)

about 25% of Africa was colonized

b)

about 50% of Africa was colonized

c)

well over 75% of Africa was colonized

10.

When European governments met to decide the rules on colonizing Africa, what was this meeting named?

a)

The African Division Discussion

b)

The Berlin Conference

c)

The Paris Treaty

d)

The London Symposium

11.

Which nation currently has riots in the streets because the gov wants to make gas $7/gal to fight Climate Change?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

France

d)

Brazil

12.

What is the name of the company that just launched a rocket to the International Space Station?

a)

NASA

b)

ChinaCom

c)

Amazon Space

d)

SpaceX

13.

Which nation is trying to finalize a deal to LEAVE the European Union?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

14.

A small number of people have died on the American east coast this week because of ...

a)

massive snowstorm

b)

earthquake

c)

hurricane & flooding

d)

outbreak of severe flu

15.

Churches near the site Jesus is believed to have been baptized ...

a)

are a regular Christian tourist attraction

b)

were the sight of fighting in the 1960s

c)

still have land mines surrounding them

d)

are being torn down by non-Christian governments

16.

Congress just questioned which company about user data privacy & political bias?

a)

Google

b)

Yahoo

c)

Twitter

d)

Reddit

17.

A cafe in which city/country has been serving the same cake recipe for over 100yrs?

a)

Paris, France

b)

London, England

c)

Moscow, Russia

d)

Budapest, Hungary

18.

Throwback: which nation was the first in the world to Industrialize?

a)

England

b)

China

c)

USA

d)

Japan

19.

Rules: what is NOT permitted during journal/news/share time in class?

a)

sleeping during CNN10

b)

phones & earbuds

c)

sharing responses with classmates

d)

typing in complete sentences

20.

Democrats who strongly dislike President Trump are optimistic they may be able to impeach him because ...

a)

his personal attorney was just sentenced to 3yrs in prison

b)

he has brought thousands of factory jobs back to the USA

c)

ISIS has been virtually destroyed since he took office

d)

African-American & Hispanic employment are at record highs