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Imperialism

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

The events shown in the picture reflect which of the following

a)

desire for new markets and resources among European nations

b)

fear of the spread of communism

c)

the creation of the United Nations

d)

the rise of Adolf Hitler and Germany's invasion of Poland

2.

Base your answer on the poem below.

Take up the White Man's burden—

Send forth the best ye breed—

Go bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need;

To wait, in heavy harness,

On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half-devil and half-child.

—Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"


The point of view in this poem contributed most directly to British actions in which of the following places?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

India

3.

Base your answer on the passage below.

To begin with, there are the exporters and manufacturers of certain goods used in the colonies. The makers of cotton and iron goods have been very much interested in imperialism. Their business interests demand that colonial markets should be opened and developed and that foreign competitors should be shut out. Such aims require political control and imperialism. Finally, the most powerful of all business groups are the bankers. Banks make loans to colonies and backward countries for building railways and steamship lines. They also make loans to colonial plantation owners, importers, and exporters. The imperialist business interests have powerful allies. Military and naval leaders believe strongly in extending the white man's rule over the inferior races,' To this company may be added another element—the missionary. Missionaries went forth to preach a kingdom beyond this world. But they often found themselves the builders of very earthly empires...Last, but by no means least, let us add politicians to our list of empire builders.

– Parker T. Moore, excerpt from Imperialism and World Politics, 1926


The political and economic system described in this passage most directly resulted from

a)

the plan for reparations in the Treaty of Versailles

b)

the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church

c)

a belief in self-determination for all nations

d)

a desire for new markets and natural resources by industrialized countries

4.

Base your answer on the Congolese poem below.


". . . you, African, suffered like a beast

Your ashes strewn to the wind that roams the desert,

Your tyrants built the lustrous, magic temples

To preserve your soul, preserve your suffering.

Barbaric right of fist and the white right to whip

,You had the right to die, you could also weep.

–Patrice Lumumba, "Dawn in the Heart of Africa"


Which of the following developments most closely resembles the situation described by Patrice Lumumba in this poem?

a)

division of Berlin after World War II

b)

Japanese Modernization after Meiji restoration

c)

the rise of Benito Mussoloni in Italy

d)

British Rule in India

5.

Which historical development showed the desire of a group to gain independence from a colonial power?

a)

Tiananmen Square uprising in China

b)

rise of the Nazi Party in Germany

c)

Solidarity Movement in Poland

d)

Sepoy Mutiny in India

6.

The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonialization of

a)

South Asia

b)

East Asia

c)

Latin America

d)

Africa

7.

Which area of the world was most directly affected by the decisions made at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Africa

b)

India

c)

China

d)

South America

8.

The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because it

a)

promoted Belgium as a world power

b)

established rules for the European division of Africa

c)

called for a war against England

d)

ensured ethnic harmony in Middle East

9.

Much of which area of the world came under European colonial control in the 19th century?

a)

Japan

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Latin America

10.

Which African group centralized its rule and adopted new military techniques that challenged the power of the British and the Boers in South Africa?

a)

Zulu

b)

Ashanti

c)

Ibo

d)

Masai

11.

Which phrase best expresses the ideas of 19th century British foreign policy?

a)

"blood and iron"

b)

"white man's burden"

c)

"liberty, equality, fraternity"

d)

"peace,land, and bread"

12.

Base your answer to the question on the quote below:


"Yesterday, your Ambassador petitioned my Ministers regarding your trade with China.... Our Celestial Empire possesses all things in great abundance and lacks no product within its own borders. There is, therefore, no need to import any product manufactured by outside barbarians in exchange for our own goods."

–Emperor Ch'ien Lung of China to

King George III of Britain, 1793


Which of the following events most closely parallels the point of view expressed by Emperor Ch'ien Lung in this passage?

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

French Revolution

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

13.

Base your answer to the next question on the cartoon below.


Which of the following events could a historian study in order to better understand how some Chinese responded to the situation shown in this cartoon?

a)

construction of the Great Wall of China

b)

accomplishments of the Tang dynasty

c)

the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions

d)

Treaty of Nanking

14.

Base your answer to the next question on the map below.


Which later development would change a political situation shown on this map?

a)

African independence movements

b)

the Salt March

c)

the Berlin Conference

d)

formation of NATO

15.

A historian could best use this map to study which of the following topics?

a)

World War I alliances

b)

free trade

c)

militarism

d)

imperialism

16.

The European Colonization shown on this map resulted most directly from which of the following?

a)

European alliances before World War I

b)

competition for African raw materials

c)

the beginning of the Cold War

d)

a belief in self-determination among European powers

17.

An effect of the African slave trade was that it

a)

decreased tribal warfare

b)

introduced the idea of animism to Africa

c)

contributed to racism in both the Middle East and the Western Hemisphere

d)

preserved traditional extended family patterns

18.

Take up the White Man's burden -

Send forth the best ye breed -

Go bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need;

To wait, in heavy harness,

On fluttered fold and wild -

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half-devil and half-child.

-Rudyard Kipling

"The White Man's Burden"


The phrase "White Man's Burden" in this excerpt refers to the

a)

negative attitude of Europeans toward peoples of the non-Western world

b)

advantages Europeans would gain by colonizing Africa, Asia, and Latin America

c)

positive role of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa and Asia

d)

challenges non-Europeans faced when trading with the Europeans

19.

The point of view shown in this cartoon led most directly to which of the following?

a)

exploitation of people and resources in Africa

b)

failure of the League of Nations to maintain world peace

c)

development of Cold War alliances in Africa

d)

democratic elections in African nations

20.

Which of the following contributed most directly to the point of view of this cartoon?

a)

popular support for Cecil Rhodes among all Africans

b)

the Pan-African movement

c)

feelings of racial superiority among Europeans

d)

European belief in self-determination

21.

This situation in this cartoon most clearly shows the influence of which of the following?

a)

the rise of fascism in Europe

b)

European imperialism

c)

the power of absolute monarchs

d)

Bolshevik Revolution

22.

Base your answer on the passage below.


"To begin with, there are the exporters and manufacturers of certain goods used in the colonies. The makers of cotton and iron goods have been very much interested in imperialism. Their business interests demand that colonial markets should be opened and developed and that foreign competitors should be shut out. Such aims require political control and imperialism. Finally, the most powerful of all business groups are the bankers.


Banks make loans to colonies and backward countries for building railways and steamship lines. They also make loans to colonial plantation owners, importers, and exporters. The imperialist business interests have powerful allies. Military and naval leaders believe strongly in extending the white man's rule over the inferior races,' To this company may be added another element—the missionary. Missionaries went forth to preach a kingdom beyond this world. But they often found themselves the builders of very earthly empires...Last, but by no means least, let us add politicians to our list of empire builders."–


Parker T. Moore, excerpt from Imperialism and World Politics, 1926


The political and economic system described in this passage led most directly to

a)

the French Revolution

b)

the decline of Great Britain as a world power

c)

mistreatment and exploitation of people in Africa and Asia

d)

the spread of communism in Eastern Europe

23.

Base your answer to the next question on the poem below.


Take up the White Man's burden—

Send forth the best ye breed—

Go bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need;

To wait, in heavy harness,

On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half-devil and half-child.

—Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"


What later development would challenge the point of view expressed in this poem?

a)

the Congress of Vienna

b)

the Indian independence movement

c)

German unification

d)

the Warsaw Pact

24.

Base your answer to the next question on the poem below.


Take up the White Man's burden—

Send forth the best ye breed—

Go bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need;

To wait, in heavy harness,

On fluttered folk and wild—

Your new-caught, sullen peoples,

Half-devil and half-child.

—Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden"


Which of the following leaders would most likely disagree with the point of view expressed in this poem?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Catherine the Great

25.

Base your answer to this question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.


Speaker A: The British East India Company does not respect my beliefs. I cannot follow dharma and remain their soldier. I will return to my family in a Tamil village.


Speaker B: My rebellious countrymen cannot accept my new religion and so they hate me and my "foreign devil" friends. The missionaries leave Beijing tomorrow for England. I must join them before the church compound is surrounded.


Speaker C: The czar's soldiers came again today, looted our village, drove off our livestock, and trampled anyone in their way. They even burned our synagogue. Our way of life is gone. It is time to emigrate to Palestine.


What is the primary focus of these speakers?

a)

civil war

b)

economic reforms

c)

religious persecution

d)

colonial oppression

26.

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

a)

Many people assisted Western nations in acquiring overseas colonies.

b)

Western imperialism led to the exploitation of people and resources in the colonies.

c)

Many job opportunities were created by Western colonization.

d)

Western imperialism improved the quality of life for people in the colonies.

27.

Base your answer to the next question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.


Speaker A: I am offended by the term "Dark Continent." It implies that only ignorance and barbarism were here before European explorers and settlers invaded the continent, bringing thier "enlightened" ways.


Speaker B: This hemisphere might have been a "New World" to Europeans, but it certainly was not a "New World" to the Incas, Aztecs, and other Indian Nations whose worlds were destroyed by the brutal greed of the Europeans.


Speaker C: Defeat at Dienbienphu resulted in French withdrawal from the region. I was glad to see them go. The French exploited our land, resources, and people. And now, American involvement in the region frustrates our nationalist ambitions. It will lead to more military conflict.


Speaker D: Upon arrival, we found a primitive people living in a primitive land. We built roads and bridges, sanitation systems, schools, and hospitals. We helped eliminate starvation and poverty. I feel no guilt about our past and continued presence in the region.


The statements of all four speakers relate to

a)

socialism

b)

isolationism

c)

imperialism

d)

feudalism

28.

Base your answer to the next question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.


Speaker A: I am offended by the term "Dark Continent." It implies that only ignorance and barbarism were here before European explorers and settlers invaded the continent, bringing thier "enlightened" ways.


Speaker B: This hemisphere might have been a "New World" to Europeans, but it certainly was not a "New World" to the Incas, Aztecs, and other Indian Nations whose worlds were destroyed by the brutal greed of the Europeans.


Speaker C: Defeat at Dienbienphu resulted in French withdrawal from the region. I was glad to see them go. The French exploited our land, resources, and people. And now, American involvement in the region frustrates our nationalist ambitions. It will lead to more military conflict.


Speaker D: Upon arrival, we found a primitive people living in a primitive land. We built roads and bridges, sanitation systems, schools, and hospitals. We helped eliminate starvation and poverty. I feel no guilt about our past and continued presence in the region.


The statement by Speaker A could best be used to support the idea that

a)

geographers have often disagreed on terminology

b)

terminology and labeling can often lead to misconceptions and stereotyping

c)

the colonial experience was welcomed by most native peoples

d)

African economies are based on subsistence agriculture

29.

Base your answer to the next question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.


Speaker A: I am offended by the term "Dark Continent." It implies that only ignorance and barbarism were here before European explorers and settlers invaded the continent, bringing thier "enlightened" ways.


Speaker B: This hemisphere might have been a "New World" to Europeans, but it certainly was not a "New World" to the Incas, Aztecs, and other Indian Nations whose worlds were destroyed by the brutal greed of the Europeans.


Speaker C: Defeat at Dienbienphu resulted in French withdrawal from the region. I was glad to see them go. The French exploited our land, resources, and people. And now, American involvement in the region frustrates our nationalist ambitions. It will lead to more military conflict.


Speaker D: Upon arrival, we found a primitive people living in a primitive land. We built roads and bridges, sanitation systems, schools, and hospitals. We helped eliminate starvation and poverty. I feel no guilt about our past and continued presence in the region.


Which speaker expresses an opinion that is different from the other three?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

During the 19th century, European imperialism often led to the

a)

development of self-sufficient economies in the colonies

b)

exploitation of the colonial peoples and their lands

c)

rapid industrialization of Africa and Asia

d)

expansion of free-trade systems throughout the world