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WorksheetsImperialism
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 25mins
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1.
Imperialism can BEST be described as the policy of:
a)
Ceding colonial possessions to focus more on domestic matters.
b)
Liberating regions in Africa and Asia from foreign colonial control.
c)
Seizing control of foreign nations for economic gains.
d)
Military expansion to support allied states in other global areas.
2.
What was the economic motivation for countries to colonize foreign nations?
a)
Extensive European loss of control over colonies within the Americas.
b)
Widespread desire to obtain new technologies from foreign civilizations.
c)
Need for overseas colonies to provide raw materials and new markets.
d)
Increased reliance upon foreign industrial production throughout the 1800s.
3.
European imperialism, especially within Africa, was often justified through:
a)
Racist arguments that colonization "civilized" non-European societies.
b)
Requests from African and Asian societies for modernized technology.
c)
Many seized territories having never been inhabited until colonization.
d)
Policies that provided increased civil rights to colonized civilizations.
4.
"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 hafl-child" --
Rudyard Kilpling, The White Man's Burden
The concept of the "white man's burden" can best be described as the belief that:
a)
Native cultures and societies should be respected and left alone.
b)
Those who colonized foreign nations were doing severe harm to the natives of those lands.
c)
Europeans had an obligation to "civilize" the rest of the world.
d)
Only the Europeans would benefit culturally from imperialism.
5.
An accurate result of the Berlin Conference could best be described as:
a)
Nearly all of Africa, except a few small nations, fell under European control.
b)
Almost every region of Africa gained complete independence.
c)
Independent German states were unified into a single nation.
d)
Spheres of influence were established for trade within China.
6.
A major political reason for imperialism was:
a)
Competition to be economically stronger than the nations surrounding you.
b)
To include new foreign policies and beliefs in the legislation process of the mother nation.
c)
To build foreign bases for militaristic goals of the future.
d)
To liberate foreign nations from tyrannical rulers.
7.
What was the result of the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
The Japanese gained control over all of China.
b)
Foreign nations created a coalition and defeated the Chinese, gaining more territories in China.
c)
The rebellion trapped all the foreign residents in Beijing and killed them.
d)
China was successful ending foreign occupation.
8.
Nationalism can best be desrcibed as:
a)
The policy of conquering foreign nations in order to create a "global nation".
b)
The belief that every nation has a right to rule within its own borders and do what is best for its people.
c)
The policy of excluding foreign influence in your nation to keep its traditional culture.
d)
Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the detriment of of other nations.
9.
Social Darwinism
a)
Theory that states some cultures are superior to others because they are more advanced.
b)
Theory that states societies advance at the same pace.
c)
Theory that states all cultures are equal in value.
d)
Theory that states every society has the right to rule itself, free from outside influence.
10.
A person sent on a religious journey to promote Christianity.
a)
priest
b)
shamin
c)
missionary
d)
ambassador
11.
In which way did the Industrial Reovolution help mother nations conquer foreign nations?
a)
Provided quicker transportation using steam engines to transport people and goods.
b)
The telegraph improved communication speeds to better control vast foreign lands.
c)
Advanced and more abundant weaponry to defeat foreign armies.
d)
All are correct
12.
Why was it difficult for Africans to defend against foreign invasion?
a)
Europeans knew the land very well and used it to their advanatage.
b)
African civilizations were not located along the coasts, not allowing them to defend against the navies.
c)
African civilizations were at war with each other, creating weak armies when the Europeans arrived.
d)
They had a good chance, but, just lost.
13.
What were 2 reasons Europeans struggled to learn about the interior of Africa prior to 1820?
a)
Disease
b)
Africans opposed it
c)
Difficult terrain and rivers.
d)
No interest.
14.
(Select all that apply) Positive outcomes of imperialism for the colonies.
a)
Modern school systems
b)
More developed infrastructure.
c)
Much wealth from exports.
d)
Taught political stability.
15.
(Select all that apply) Negative impacts of imperialism on the colonized.
a)
New markets made them poor from buying goods
b)
Forced labor
c)
Cruel treatment
d)
No political power
16.
Both China and Japan welcomed westernized culture.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Treaty of Nanjing:
a)
Banned British from selling opium in China.
b)
Opened 5 port cities for British access.
c)
Gave the island of Hong Kong to China.
d)
Made Japan a colony of China.
18.
Spheres of Influence:
a)
ports where all countries were allowed to trade with China.
b)
sections of cities where foreigners were allowed to live and govern themselves.
c)
learning centers where the Chinese could go learn to live like Europeans.
d)
areas where only the foreign power had the right to trade with the Chinese.
19.
Open Door Policy of 1899:
a)
allowed anyone to stay in the home of another at no charge.
b)
removed all doors from homes in China.
c)
permitted all nations the opportunity to trade in China.
20.
Tai Ping Rebellion
a)
It forced China to industrialize and modernize.
b)
Some 40 million Chinese had died.
c)
The British gained control of the Chinese government.
d)
Women were denied their rights and equal treatment.
21.
Result of the Boxer Rebellion:
a)
The rebellion trapped all the foreign residents in Beijing and killed them.
b)
China was successful ending foreign occupation.
c)
The Japanese gained control over all of China.
d)
Foreign nations created a coalition and defeated the Chinese, gaining more territories in China.
22.
Major import for the British into China.
a)
Opium
b)
Gold
c)
Diamonds
d)
Rubber
23.
Isolationism:
a)
placing soldiers in solitude to learn survival skills.
b)
permitting all foreign influence on the native culture.
c)
cutting off all connections to the outside world to retain a distinct culture.
d)
denying foreign occupation, but permitting trade.
24.
Meiji restoration:
a)
accepted modernization and westernization
b)
rejected outside trade and influence
c)
partnered with China to conquer the far east
d)
conquered Australia to make it one of its colonies
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