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WorksheetsImperialism 1750-1900
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Nationalist competition with other empires desiring world domination
Technological factors that enabled imperialism
Economic motivations for imperialism
Industrial transformations from imperialism
Cultural motivations that enabled imperialism
Political motivations that enabled imperialism
Desire to bring "civilization" and Christianity to non-White populations
Technological factors that enabled imperialism
Economic motivations for imperialism
Industrial transformations from imperialism
Cultural motivations that enabled imperialism
Political motivations that enabled imperialism
Which of the following was a long-lasting effect of the "Scramble for Africa" in the late nineteenth century?
Advances in self-government in African countries
Development of a more sustainable agricultural system
Growth of the United States as an imperial power
Creation of new borders that often led to conflict
An economic motive for imperialism in the nineteenth century was a desire by industrialized countries
for natural resources, new markets, and cheap labor
for prestige among other nations
to improve health and living conditions of people around the world
to spread Christianity around the world
In contrast to other nations in Southeast Asia, Thailand-
had no resources of interest to Western powers
used diplomacy to remain independent of Western control
defeated French and British forces with a strong military
refused to trade with Western countries
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States attempted to be an imperial power in which group of locations?
Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific
The Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific
Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean
India, Japan, and Latin America
Which of the following was an impact of the theory of Social Darwinism?
Industrialization led to worker revolts
Rulers were obligated to protect their citizens
Europeans justified their domination of colonized people
Science was viewed as more important than religious belief
The Monroe Doctrine was significant because
it declared the Americas off limits to European imperialist powers
it provided financial support to re-establish Europe following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815
it provided the United States with the French Louisiana territory greatly expanding its territorial possessions
it stated that the United States would intervene in disputes between Europe and nations of the Americas in order to maintain peace
What do the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Maori Wars, the Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement and the Mahdist Revolt have in common?
They were all attempts to gain independence
The were European attempts to subjugate indigenous peoples
They were movements of resistance against imperial powers
They were civil wars
Which nation & which leader took control over the Congo in Africa?
Germany-Bismarck
France-Ferry
Belgium-Leopold II
Britain-Victoria
Who lead the Bantu, Zulu, and Xhosa tribes against the British during the Boer Wars?
King Leopold
Shaka Zulu
Queen Liliuokalani
Otto von Bismark
Why did America annex Hawaii in 1898?
Beautiful beaches
Sugar Cane plantations
It's location in the Pacific Ocean
Tourism benifits
When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?
Colonialism
Imperialism
Manifest Destiny
Nationalism
US entered war to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines in this war...
Rico War
Spanish American War
War on terrorism
Island war
