WorksheetsImperialism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Imperialism is
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
when a a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
They wanted Africa's natural resources
They wanted to create a perfect society
They wanted to develop new types of ships
They wanted to learn new languages
Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?
Representatives for the United States
Representatives of African nations
Representatives of European countries
Representatives of the Third Estate
What country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel"?
China
Manchuria
India
Japan
The Berlin Conference split up among European nations.
Australia
Asia
South America
Africa
Africa was controlled mainly by all of the following EXCEPT:
France
Belgium
Russia
Britain
What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?
it's always sunny in Britain
it shows how large their empire was
it shows how dangerous they were
it's a reference to the shiny money they had
What two European Countries had the most colonies in Africa?
Great Britain and France
Germany and Italy
France and Italy
Germany and Great Britain
In the late 1800s, many Europeans traveled to Africa and Asia to teachy Christianity. This is "best" described as an example of:
Social Darwinism
Socialism
White Man's Burden
God, Glory, Gold
Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to take over less advanced countries?
for better climate and cleaner environment
to create a democratic government
to teach the local population about recycling
to claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the .
Scramble for Africa
Great Competition
Manifest Destiny
African Monopoly
What resource did Britain want from India?
wheat
cotton
tea
coal
Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
to gain new resources
to learn about other cultures
to show their power and spread their greatness
to gain new markets for goods
Which country was the only African nation to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa?
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Congo
Egypt
What valuable resources did Africa have that European powers wanted the most?
gold
copper
diamonds
all of the above
