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Imperialism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name

Class

Date

What was the name of the war where Britain sent navy to force China to allow Britain to sell opium in China

Opium War

War of 1812

War of the worlds

English war

What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

Imperialism

Industrialization

US entered war to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines in this war...

Rico War

Spanish American War

War on terrorism

Island war

What is the name of the reform in education, military, and industrial changes made after Japanese studied western nations

Sushi

Tokyo

Western

Meiji

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

Dominator

Survivalist

Social Darwinism

Winner

Britain took over Egypt to ensure access to this canal

Suez

Panama

Philipine

Spanish

What is a territory settled and ruled by people from another land

colony

territory

spoils

Island

The infamous "Scramble for Africa" referred to:

A major race that was held across the plains of Africa

A period when the European powers conquered and divided most of Africa amongst themselves

A war that Britain launched against the Boers in South Africa

A period when the European powers rushed to establish friendly relations with nations across Africa

Industrialization affected the relationships between industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations because it

was the driving force behind imperialism.

weakened economic ties between nations.

allowed industrialized nations to take slaves.

enabled the two types of nations to strengthen each other.

10.

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.

There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.

African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.

11.

The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.

superior to other cultures

misunderstood by Americans

the oldest culture in the world

a replica of Ancient Greek culture

12.

The visit of Commodore Perry encouraged the Japanese to

close its ports to all Western traders.

declare war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone.

open a port to trade with the United States

try to build its own modern navy before Perry's return.

13.

The Meiji Restoration helped Japan become a ...

traditional nation

mighty world power

island to itself

14.

an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment

protectorate

colonialism

sphere of influence

imperialism

15.

New Imperialism was focused mainly in

North and South America

Africa and Asia

Antarctica and Australia

Europe

100 %

Imperialism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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