WorksheetsUnit 5 Review - 19th & 20th Century Imperialism
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Political, economic, and cultural control of one country by another country or region is called....
imperialism
partition
sphere of influence
League of Nations
What are the three reasons for imperialism?
economic, political, & social/cultural
zoological, regional, & demographic
agricultural, economic, and social/cultural
The "White Man's Burden" means that Europeans felt they need to bring what to the rest of the word? (Pick 2)
civilization
Christianity
English
money
The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as
Berlin Conference
Social Darwinism
Sphere of Influence
Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was the 30-year period where
Africa was conquered by Europeans
Africa gained its independence
Africans successfully improved their economies
Africa ran out of eggs
What valuable resources did African have that European powers wanted?
gold
copper
tree sap for rubber
All of the answers
Which country was the only African country to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa?
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Egypt
Suez
By the end of the New Imperialism Era, about how much of Africa was controlled by European nations?
45%
60%
75%
90%
Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army
Raja
Viceroy
Cadets
Sepoy
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?
the United States
France
Great Britain
Russia
Rudyard Kipling wrote a short poem called
"Sphere of Influence."
"Scramble for Africa."
"Jungle Book."
"White Man's Burden."
What was a direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?
Japan got control of China
Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers
China received aid in rebuilding their cities
None of the answers
China was divided into___________________________ by foreign powers
colonies
protectorates
spheres of influence
empires
China and Britain fought a war over
the Korean peninsula
conquests along the Nile River
opium production and trade
the elimination of the samurai
To say that foreign countries seized “spheres of influence” in China means that they...
had secret agreements with the Chinese government.
created a new territorial government to prevent the U.S. from entering the trade market.
gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China.
established a circular discussion forum.
Japan is similar to Ethiopia in that...
it modernized and adapted over time
became a European colony
isolated itself completely from the West
worked with Europeans to colonize other areas
Imperialism impacted colonies in which of the following ways -
European culture and values were introduced to many parts of the world
colonies saw increased technology and modernization
indigenous people were often take advantage of economically/politically
All of the answers.
None of the answers.
