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Worksheets2020 Imperialism Exam (Africa, India, China)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Who were the Boers?
Dutch settlers in South Africa
Zulu chiefs
European medicine men
Captains of ships
Who was the leader of a well organized army in South Africa?
Gen. Bernard Montgomery
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Napoleon
Shaka
This tropical disease made exploration in Africa very dangerous for Europeans:
Smallpox
Malaria
Bubonic Plague
COVID-1889
The Suez Canal made the trip to _________ shorter for Europeans
Australia
Asia
West Africa
the British Colonies (13 Colonies)
The Europeans believed that they had the right to colonize other nations because they had more wealth and better technology. This idea of “survival of the fittest” was called________________.
Boers
Quinine
Social Darwinism
Shaka
Suez Canal
All of the following were motivations for Imperialism (check FOUR ANSWERS)
Nationalism
Desire to spread Equality
Racism
Missionaries
Economics
One cause of Imperialism was ‘love and pride for your country’ which caused nations to expand, this was known as
Nationalism
Rebellion
Missionaries
Economics
Europeans felt that they were superior to non-Europeans because they were more advanced, this was known as
Nationalism
Rebellion
Racism
Missionaries
Economics
Of the following, which was NOT a nation that controlled part of Africa:
England
France
Italy
America
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders at this conference:
Kellogg-Briand Conference
Congress of Paris
The Vienna Conference
The Berlin Conference
King Leopold is identified with his cruel rule of this region of Africa:
South Africa
Congo Basin
the Sahara Desert
the Kalahari Desert
According to the chart, which management method had the goal of developing future leaders?
Indirect Control
Direct Control
EXAMPLES
Somaliland
What European country tried and failed to conquer Ethiopia?
Germany
Italy
France
England
Many Boers left South Africa during this event:
The Great Trek
The 100 Days
The Great Fear
The Sepoy Rebellion
Why was India called the “jewel in the crown” of the British Empire?
It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires
The British treated everyone equally and with fairness
The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism
The term used to describe the period of history where Britain controlled India is known as the ________.
Sepoy Rebellion
Raj
यह गलत उत्तर है
The Reign of Terror
Who used non-violence to create independence from the British in India?
Nelson Mandela
Shah Rukh Khan
Dalip Singh Rana
Mohandas Gandhi
The "Open Door" Policy describes the policy of open trade established between China and this country:
The United States
Germany
England
Israel
What does it mean to annex territory?
To inspire a revolt
To introduce a democracy within a country
To add it to your own country
To wipe the country off the map & destroy all traces of it
The failure of the Chinese government to solve its economic problems was exemplified by the __________ Rebellion.
Tai Ping
Boxer
Tokyo
George Foreman
The Industrial Revolution led Europeans to seek out Africa for these reasons (choose two):
to spread Christianity
To obtain raw materials
To find new markets to sell goods
To find "God, Gold, and Glory"
King Menelik II was the leader of this African nation:
Liberia
Ethiopia
Belgium
Egypt
Most of the targets of 19th Century Imperialism were located in all of these areas EXCEPT:
Africa
The Middle East
Asia
North America
Social Darwinism is identified with this saying:
"Let Them Eat Cake"
"Let the Right One In"
"The White Man's Burden"
"Survival of the Fittest"
All of the following were raw materials that the Europeans ought to acquire in Africa EXCEPT:
Ivory
Rubber
Plastic
Palm Oil
Missionaries traveled to Africa & Asia with the intention of spreading:
Disease
Religion
Famine
Military Conquest
When the Europeans held the Congress of Berlin to divide up Africa between them, how many African nations were invited to participate?
Zero
Five
One
Twelve
The only two African nations to resist European colonization were (CHECK TWO ANSWERS):
Liberia
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Egypt
All of the following were raw materials found in Asian colonies that were desired by Western Imperialists EXCEPT:
Wheat
Sugar Cane
Coffee
Tea
The Opium War took place after this nation smuggled opium into China:
France
Germany
Japan
Britain
This treaty ended the Opium War
The Treaty of Versailles
The Peace of Westphalia
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Nanjing
Many Chinese resented the presence of "foreign devils" in their country and tried to violently kick them out, resulting in this event:
Boxer Rebellion
Meiji Reformation
Thirty Years War
Sino-Japanese War
The new British practice of having soldiers tear up cartridges with their mouths to load their new rifles inadvertently caused this:
Sepoy Rebellion
Haitian Revolt
Shay's Rebellion
Spartacus's Slave Rebellion
The two major religions of India while they were under British control were:
(Choose TWO Answers)
Hindu
Zorostrianism
Catholic
Islam (Muslim)
Rudyard Kipling is identified with this poem:
"Let Them Eat Cake"
"Let the Right One In"
"The White Man's Burden"
"Survival of the Fittest"
