WorksheetsImperialism Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
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
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
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
The Opium Wars led to the signing of which document?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Nanjing
Treaty of Bombay
The Opium Wars were between which two countries?
China & Great Britain
Great Britain & India
India & China
Ghana & Great Britian
When a country expands it's empire for natural resources, it is called...
socialism
nationalism
imperialism
fascism
