WorksheetsAge of Imperialism Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins
The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.
Africa
Asia
Australia
South America
Which of these was not a motivation for imperialism?
Natural Resources
Markets
Cheap or Slave Labor
Supporting native populations
The Berlin Conference
was a meeting of African leaders to discuss the division of Africa.
was a meeting of European countries to discuss the slave trade in Africa.
was a meeting of European countries to discuss the division of colonies in Africa.
was a meeting of European countries to discuss the division of the colonies in southern Asia.
Name of the powerful kingdom in south Africa that resisted imperialism for nearly 50 years.
Sulu
Zulu
Solo
Southern Guard
Leader of the Zulu Tribe in Southern Africa
Sulu
Shaka
David Livingston
Sepoy
Ivory
Which type of imperialism is when a large population moves into another area to establish towns, farms, and businesses?
Protectorate
Settlement Colony
Dependent Colony
Intervention
A type of imperialism when local leaders kept their power, but foreign leaders controlled the land was called __________.
Dependent Colony
Intervention
Protectorate
Settlement Colony
What were the only African countries to be independent from European Imperialism?
Liberia and Ethiopia
Morocco and Ethiopia
Egypt, South Africa, Algeria
Sudan, Egypt, Liberia
Which was not a reason for European imperialism in the 1800s?
Nationalistic pride and competition
Economic competition for new markets
Belief in superiority of the European way of life
Desire to increase the number of soldiers for their armies
What does the phrase "White Man's Burden: in this excerpt refer to?
The belief that Europeans had a duty to "civilize" primitive people.
The challenge of opening up trade with remote regions.
The advantage non-Europeans would gain by trading with Europeans.
The idea that bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage.
What is Social Darwinism?
Survival of the fittest in society
The idea that some races are better than others
The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures
all of these options
The Boers were descendants of
Watusi nomads, who had been driven south by German colonists.
the original Dutch settlers of Cape Town and the surrounding areas.
the indigenous Zulu peoples of South Africa.
German colonists who pushed the Zulu peoples out of Nigeria.
Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.
Boer War
Interdependence
Extraterritoriality
Imperialism
What African Country remained independent because it modernized and imported European Weapons?
South Africa
Nigeria
Liberia
Ethiopia
Which factor did not contribute to the weakening of the Ottoman Empire?
a series of weak sultans
corruption that led to financial losses
waves of diseases
increasing inflation
The Russian Empire was defeated in the Crimean War because
the Ottoman army was superior in arms and training
Britain and France joined forces to prevent Russian expansion into the Ottoman Empire.
Russian troops mutinied and demanded a new consultation.
the people of the Balkan Peninsula resisted Russian advances.
A primary purpose for building the Suez Canal was to
Encourage Jewish settlement in nearby Palestine
Increase trade between European colonies in Asia and the Middle East
Reduce the time needed for travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Allow Indian merchants to reach the east coast of Africa
The Panama Canal and Suez Canal are similar in that both
shorten shipping routes between major bodies of water.
were built by the British to expand their empire.
replaced the Silk Road as the world's main trade route.
directly connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Suez Canal was built through the combined efforts of the
Egyptians and Persians
French and Egyptians
Russians and Persians
British and French
Crimean war was a war between what 2 countries?
Russian, British and French
French and Britain
Russians and Ottomans
Ottomans and Greeks
Who is the person that the Ottomans sent to govern Egypt?
Suleyman I
Selim III
Uthman ibn Affan
Muhammed Ali
where did the suez Canal conect from and to?
Red sea to Mediterranean
Arabian gulf to Red sea
Mediterranean to pacific ocean
Why did Europe find the Ottoman Empire's land useful?
Geographical Location
Better Land for farming
Better weather
More jobs
What was the Great Game?
a struggle for territories between Russians and Ottomans
a struggle for territories between British and Hindus
a struggle for territories between Russians and British
a struggle for territories between British and Ottomans
The tobacco boycott didn't work in Persia.
True
False
This country in Asia was known as Britain's "jewel in the crown".
Pakistan
India
Calcuta
Bengali
What is the similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion of India and Menelik II in Ethiopia?
Both were led by rich, upper class citizens
Both were led by the government
Both resisted foreign influence over their nation
Both welcomed foreign control by the West
Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. as soldiers.
Raja
Viceroy
Sepoy
Varna
The Sepoy Mutiny in 1857 failed because of...
division between muslims and hindus
lack of modern weapons
lack of transportation
racism
The British direct control in India from 1757 until 1947
Indian National Congress
Meiji
Raj
Muslim League
Ruler in India during the Raj
Sepoy
Governor
Viceroy
Raja
What country in South East Asia, formerly known as Siam, was NEVER colonized by European powers?
Thailand
Cambodia
Philippines
Vietnam
Which of the following was most cultivated in South East Asia especially Vietnam?
coffee
beans
rice
wheat
What is called The Pacific Rim?
The countries in South East Asia
The countries that border the Pacific Ocean
The countries in Indochina
The islands in the Philippines
Dutch people thought of Indonesia as their home.
True
False
British took the territories of the Malayan Peninsula, Singapore and Burma.
True
False
Westerners recognized the value of Pacific colonies as sources of
Tropical Agriculture
Minerals
Oil
Exotic Furs
The French helped to establish the ________ dynasty in Vietnam.
Nguyen
Han
Ching
Meiji
Southeast Asia became a melting pot of what religions?
Hindus
Muslims
Christians
Buddhists
The three largest of the 250 different ethnic groups in British controlled Nigeria were
Hausa-Fulani
Yoruba
Igbo
Boer
