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Imperialism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 
a)
France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
b)
less fighting between African leaders and European powers
c)
African leaders voiced their suggestions
d)
Europeans divided Africa into colonies 
2.
The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as   
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Scramble for Africa
3.
 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 
a)
Democratic Revolutions 
b)
World War I 
c)
Industrialization 
d)
The Renaissance 
4.
When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called
a)
industrialization
b)
miliatrism
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
5.

The Meiji Restoration included all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

ending feudalism

b)

modernization of the military

c)

absolute rule

d)

the military defeat of the USA

6.

China and Britain fought a war over:

a)

the Korean peninsula

b)

conquests along the Nile River

c)

opium production and distribution

d)

the elimination of the samurai

7.
One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that   Africa provided a source of
a)
religious conversion of Africans
b)
slaves for the American colonies
c)
raw materials used in industry
d)
new technology to gain from Africans
8.

All of the following were technological developments that aided imperialism EXCEPT:

a)

steel

b)

canals

c)

telegraph

d)

aircraft

9.
Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army
a)
Raja
b)
Viceroy
c)
Sepoy
10.

Imperialism led to political tensions between European countries?

a)

True

b)

False