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Unit 5 Review - 19th & 20th Century Imperialism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Political, economic, and cultural control of one country by another country or region is called....

a)

imperialism

b)

partition

c)

sphere of influence

d)

League of Nations

2.

What are the three reasons for imperialism?

a)

economic, political, & social/cultural

b)

zoological, regional, & demographic

c)

agricultural, economic, and social/cultural

3.

The "White Man's Burden" means that Europeans felt they need to bring what to the rest of the word? (Pick 2)

a)

civilization

b)

Christianity

c)

English

d)

money

4.

The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Scramble for Africa

5.

The Scramble for Africa was the 30-year period where

a)

Africa was conquered by Europeans

b)

Africa gained its independence

c)

Africans successfully improved their economies

d)

Africa ran out of eggs

6.

What valuable resources did African have that European powers wanted?

a)

gold

b)

copper

c)

tree sap for rubber

d)

All of the answers

7.

Which country was the only African country to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Eritrea

c)

Egypt

d)

Suez

8.

By the end of the New Imperialism Era, about how much of Africa was controlled by European nations?

a)

45%

b)

60%

c)

75%

d)

90%

9.

Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army

a)

Raja

b)

Viceroy

c)

Cadets

d)

Sepoy

10.

Which European nation colonized India, much of eastern Africa, & parts of the West and East Indies, totaling 23% of the worlds population and 24% of the Earth's land area at its largest size?

a)

the United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

11.

Rudyard Kipling wrote a short poem called

a)

"Sphere of Influence."

b)

"Scramble for Africa."

c)

"Jungle Book."

d)

"White Man's Burden."

12.

What was a direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?

a)

Japan got control of China

b)

Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers

c)

China received aid in rebuilding their cities

d)

None of the answers

13.

China was divided into___________________________ by foreign powers

a)

colonies

b)

protectorates

c)

spheres of influence

d)

empires

14.

China and Britain fought a war over

a)

the Korean peninsula

b)

conquests along the Nile River

c)

opium production and trade

d)

the elimination of the samurai

15.

To say that foreign countries seized “spheres of influence” in China means that they...

a)

had secret agreements with the Chinese government.

b)

created a new territorial government to prevent the U.S. from entering the trade market.

c)

gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China.

d)

established a circular discussion forum.

16.

Japan is similar to Ethiopia in that...

a)

it modernized and adapted over time

b)

became a European colony

c)

isolated itself completely from the West

d)

worked with Europeans to colonize other areas

17.

Imperialism impacted colonies in which of the following ways -

a)

European culture and values were introduced to many parts of the world

b)

colonies saw increased technology and modernization

c)

indigenous people were often take advantage of economically/politically

d)

All of the answers.

e)

None of the answers.