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WorksheetsImperialism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do the dark-gray areas on this map represent?
the British Empire
countries attending the Congress of Vienna
newly independent French colonies
members of the Hanseatic League
Which area of the world was most directly affected by the decisions made at the Berlin Conference?
Africa
China
India
South America
The terms spheres of influence, extraterritoriality, and mandates are most closely associated with
collective security
militarism
imperialism
self sufficiency
The idea expressed in this cartoon is most closely associated with the
alliances formed in Europe
division of Africa discussed at the Berlin Conference
spheres of influence established in China by foreigners
border changes made at the Congress of Vienna
Which situation was a result of the 1884 Berlin Conference?
Africa was divided without regard to ethnic groups.
Monarchies were restored throughout Europe
The slave trade with South America was eliminated
The League of Nations was formed
A major goal of both the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion was to
remove foreign influences
restore parliamentary government
improve access to civil service examinations
outlaw caste systems
“. . . I am willing to admit my pride in this accomplishment for Japan. The facts are these: It was not until the sixth year of Kaei (1853) that a steamship was seen for the first time; it was only in the second year of Ansei (1855) that we began to study navigation from the Dutch in Nagasaki; by 1860, the science was sufficiently understood to enable us to sail a ship across the Pacific. This means that about seven years after the first sight of a steamship, after only about five years of practice, the Japanese people made a transPacific crossing without help from foreign experts. I think we can without undue pride boast before the world of this courage and skill. As I have shown, the Japanese officers were to receive no aid from Captain Brooke throughout the voyage. Even in taking observations, our officers and the Americans made them independently of each other. Sometimes they compared their results, but we were never in the least dependent on the Americans. . . .”
— Eiichi Kiyooka, trans., The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi, The Hokuseido Press, 1934
Which set of events is most closely associated with the nation described in this passage?
end of the Opium War → creation of European spheres of influence
end of the Tokugawa Shogunate → beginning of the Meiji Restoration
fall of the Manchus → rise of Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)
imperialism in China → start of World War II
Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?
Land was distributed equally between social classes.
Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries
Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers
Timbuktu became the center of great learning
The idea of imperialism was primarily driven by
revenge for the bombing of its cities
the need for natural resources
a desire to retain its traditional values
a determination to spread Zen Buddhism
Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
…Our celestial empire [China] rules over ten thousand kingdoms! Most surely do we possess a measure of godlike majesty which ye cannot fathom! Still we cannot bear to slay or exterminate without previous warning, and it is for this reason that we now clearly make known to you the fixed laws of our land. If the foreign merchants of your said honorable nation desire to continue their commercial intercourse, they then must tremblingly obey our recorded statutes, they must cut off for ever the source from which the opium flows, and on no account make an experiment of our laws in their own persons! Let then your highness [Queen Victoria] punish those of your subjects who may be criminal, do not endeavor to screen or conceal them, and thus you will secure peace and quietness to your possessions, thus will you more than ever display a proper sense of respect and obedience, and thus may we unitedly enjoy the common blessings of peace and happiness. What greater joy! What more complete felicity [harmony] than this!…
— Chinese High Commissioner Lin Zexu’s letter to Queen Victoria
Which event is most directly related to the 19th century situation described in this passage?
signing of the Treaty of Nanjing
Russo-Japanese War
annexation of Korea
Sepoy Rebellion
The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonization of
South Asia
East Asia
Latin America
Africa
Which description of trade patterns best represents the relationship between Africa and Europe during the late 19th century?
Trans-Saharan trade caravans led by Europeans were the most profitable.
South Africa was of no interest to European traders
Raw materials were shipped from Africa to European industries
Rivers were the key highways connecting Europeans to much of the African interior
Opium War (1839–1842)
Taipin Rebellion (1850–1864)
Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901)
This series of events is most closely associated with the
spread of communism to China and Korea
growing concerns about the influence of the West in China
alliance formed between Vietnam and China
increasing expansion of civil and political rights in China
One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to
gain a better understanding of unknown territories
ease tensions with their rivals
develop treatments for diseases
obtain markets for their manufactured goods
What was a major reason European nations competed for control of Africa during the second half of the 1800s?
Africa had a wealth of natural resources
Slave labor was needed in the Americas
African nations offered religious and political freedom
Europeans needed land for their excess population
