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Age of Imperialism Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This was a belief that it becames the responsibility of the of the Europeans to civilize the people of the native cultures that they imperialized.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Racism
c)
White Man's Burden
d)
Social Darwinism
2.
Native people absorbing into the culture of the imperialistic country.
a)
colony
b)
imperialism
c)
assimilation
d)
Berlin Conference
3.
14 European nations met to lay down the rules for the division of Africa.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Berlin Conference 
d)
Sphere of Influence
4.
The idea that the stronger nations and people would succeed over the weaker…”survival of the fittest.”
a)
racism
b)
protectorate
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
paternalism
5.
A country or a territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power.
a)
protectorate
b)
colony
c)
sphere of influence
d)
racism
6.
The idea that one race is superior over another race.
a)
imperialism
b)
assimilation
c)
racism
d)
Berlin Conference
7.
The take over of a weaker country by a stronger country with the intent of dominating it politically, economically or socially.
a)
Imperialism
b)
sphere of influence
c)
protectorate
d)
assimilation
8.
This image shows a belief that the colonizers have the responsibility to civilize those they colonize which is referring to the concept known as
a)
protectorate
b)
White Man's Burden
c)
Imperialism
d)
colony
9.
This image shows scientific racism which emerged as a way convince/justify the actions of one group over another---- it was rooted in the concept of "survival of the fittest"
a)
Imperialism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Paternalism
d)
colony
10.
European imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known as
a)
Spheres of Influence
b)
Scramble for Africa
c)
World War I
d)
French Revolution
11.
Which European nation took control of the Congo?
a)
Britain
b)
Belgium
c)
Portugal
d)
France
12.
The main reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations was
a)
to gain raw materials
b)
to spread Christianity
c)
To show national pride
d)
To build factories there
13.
The Berlin Conference was a .....
a)
meeting of European nations to split up Asia.
b)
meeting of European nations to unify Africa.
c)
meeting of European nations to divide up Africa.
d)
European party.
14.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
15.

Who was excluded (left out) from the Berlin Conference?

a)

representatives for the US

b)

representatives of European countries

c)

representatives of African countries

d)

representatives of the 3rd Estate

16.

Motivations:

When the United Stated forced Japan to open their ports to trade in 1848 is an example of

a)

Military Motivation

b)

Economic Motivation

c)

Political Motivation

d)

Humanitarian Motivation

17.

What was the greatest obstacle the Europeans faced expanding their empires into tropical Africa?

a)

Hostile nations like the Zulu

b)

Difficulty transporting supplies during the wet season.

c)

Tropical diseases, especially Malaria.

d)

European crops couldn't grow in tropical climates.

18.

The major rival to the British in Africa were the... [blue territories]

a)

Germans

b)

French

c)

Belgians

d)

Italians

19.

Before being taken over by the French, many of the newly independent states in North Africa had been a part of what Empire?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Islamic Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Algerian Empire

20.

in the early 19th century, at the end of the feudal period, Japan was ruled by a(n) _____________, or supreme military dictator.

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

21.

The most powerful of all of the shogun families was the

a)

Tokugawa

b)

Meiji

c)

Kanagawa

d)

Mutsuhito

22.

Prior to the arrival of the American fleet, led by Cdre. Matthew Perry, the main policy of the Japanese Shogunate was on of...

a)

Protectionism

b)

Militarism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Isolationism

23.

Because they had fallen so far behind the west, technologically, the Japanese were forces to sign what treaty in 1854?

a)

Treaty of Kanagawa

b)

Treaty of Kyoto

c)

Treaty of Meiji

d)

Treaty of Tokogawa

24.

The Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito began rapidly modernizing Japan, including building modern industrial factories and a modern military. This period in reform was known as

a)

the Meiji Restoration.

b)

the Japanese Enlightenment.

c)

the Mutsuhito Reformation.

d)

the Mutsuhito Restoration.

25.

Following the humiliation of the Treaty of Kanagawa internal power struggles led to an overthrow of the Shogun and power bring restored to...

a)

the people.

b)

the Samurai.

c)

the Emperor.

d)

the military.

26.
What was the name of the conflicts between Britain and China over trade rights?
a)
Opium Wars
b)
Anglo-Chinese Wars
c)
Clone Wars
d)
Hundred Days War
27.
What was the name of "unequal treaty" signed by the British and Chinese in 1842?
a)
Treaty of Nanking
b)
Treaty of Hong Kong
c)
The Free Trade Treaty
d)
The New Port Authority Treaty
28.
What term is used for the various regions in which foreigners controlled their own affairs in China in the 19th and 20th centuries?
a)
spheres of influence
b)
extraterritorial regions
c)
special economic zones
d)
foreign administered regions
29.
What term describes America's desire to trade with China but NOT to form colonies there?
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
A Square Deal
d)
Big Stick Diplomacy
30.
How the loss of the Opium War impact China?
a)
It allowed foreign countries to imperialize China
b)
It caused Chinese peasants to rebel against their govt.
c)
China modernized and became an imperialist power
d)
China returned to isolationism from trade with the West
31.
What did England sell to China?
a)
Opium
b)
Tea
c)
Cotton
d)
Salt
32.
The 1840s were the beginning of China's...
a)
Qing dynasty
b)
Manchu rule
c)
Century of Humiliation
d)
Closed door policy
33.
Which word best describes the picture?
a)
Taiping
b)
Kowtow
c)
Opium
d)
Porcelain
34.
China's Qing emperors were from...
a)
The Han Dynasty
b)
Manchuria
c)
Mongolia
d)
Britain
35.
Which of these countries did NOT have a sphere of influence in China?
a)
Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Germany
d)
United States
36.
Which of these was a British island colony on the coast of China?
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Shanghai
c)
Singapore
d)
Nanjing
37.
Who illegally smuggled opium into China in the mid-1800's?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain 
c)
Japan
d)
Russia 
38.

Prior to the western imperialism of the 18th-19th centuries India was dominated by the

a)

Persian Sultanate

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Delhi Sultanate

d)

Mughal Empire

39.

What religious divide existed in India (and still does)?

a)

Hindus v. Christians

b)

Muslims v. Hindus

c)

Christians v Muslims

d)

Hindus v. Buddhists

40.

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

a)

Raja

b)

Viceroy

c)

Sepoy

d)

Levy

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