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Heimler, Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

 Imperialism was brought on as a result of _.

a)
Democratic Revolutions 
b)
World War I 
c)
Industrialization 
d)
The Renaissance 
3.

When a strong country takes over a weaker country for its own benefit, it is called __.

a)

industrialization

b)

miliatrism

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

4.

A settlement on foreign land is known as a

a)

colony

b)

empire

c)

"mother" country

d)

alliance

5.

A group of countries under a single authority is known as

a)

an empire

b)

a colony

c)

the "mother country"

d)

an alliance

6.

Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except

a)

gain new resources

b)

show their power

c)

learn about other cultures

d)

spreading their greatness

e)

spreading Christianity

7.

This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Manchuria

d)

Korea

e)

South Africa

8.

What was the Meiji Restoration?

a)

a period of industrial growth in China

b)

a period of modernization and industrialization in Japan, including the military

c)

a revolt of Indian soldiers

d)

the return of African lands after the Zulu Wars

9.
Africa was controlled mainly by all of the following, except:
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Belgium
d)
Russia
10.

Missionaries were mainly interested in gaining new converts, but they also _.

a)

built hospitals and taught some secular subjects

b)

showed natives ovf the power of democracy

c)

shared new military technologies

d)

encouraged natives become educated citizens

11.

Wake up the White Man's burden —

Send forth the best ye breed —

Go bind your sons to exile

To serve your captives' need;

To wait in heavy harness


On fluttered folk and wild —

Your new-caught sullen peoples,

Half devil and half child.

"The White Man's Burden"


This poem _.

a)

is a Euro-centered poem

b)

is an Afro-centric verse

c)

is meant to be a humourous explanation as to why white people suffer when trying to help African's

d)

explains the sufferring of black slaves

e)

refers to Africans as both evil and simple

12.

__ took control of __ after the Sino/Japanese War of 1894.

a)

China, Japan

b)

Japan, China

c)

Japan, Korea

d)

Vietnam, Japan

13.

The main flaw with the chartered trade agreements signed with the Dutch, British and French, for the natives was that the agreements _.

a)

did not specify dates

b)

included high tariffs on all exported products

c)

did not allow for the indigeneous peeople to hold high positions in the companies

d)

allowed the companies to "defend themselves"

14.

Most of the world's diamond mines are located in _.

a)

England

b)

Mexico

c)

Poland

d)

Thailand

e)

South Africa

15.

Africa went from trading posts to full blown power grabs because of the _ , when quinine was developed to prevent malaria and steam boats made travel to the interior sooooo much easier.... you can figure this out...!

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

printing press

c)

Renaissance

d)

Agricultural Revolution

16.

The Ottomans were contracted to build the __ which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea creating an alternative to going around Africa.

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Red Sea Passage

d)

Egyptian Shortcut

17.

Previous win-win contracts with Britain were replaced due to the Africans resisting the influence of the imperialists in places such as _.

a)

Gambia, Lego, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast

b)

Yemen, Saudia Arabia, and Iran

c)

Thailand, Korea, and Japan

d)

Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

18.

France outsted the Ottomans from Algeria and turned it into a Settler country with peoples from __.

a)

Italy, Spain and France

b)

Denmark, Belgium, and Russia

c)

China, Beirut, and Palestine

Paraguay, Chile, and Argentina

19.

Penal colonies were set up for __, _ colonies were established by people who came to live.

a)

convicts, settler

b)

prisoners, royal

c)

workers, covenant

d)

laborers, Immigrant

20.

King Leopold II from Belgium was a __ ruler over his personal holding of the Free State of the Congo.

a)

benevolent

b)

brutal

c)

fair

d)

native

21.

Leopold II grew wealthy from the __.

a)

ivory

b)

rubber

c)

spice

d)

eco-travel industry

22.

The British gradually took control of more and more of the Mughal holdings in __, until they took the whole country.

a)

India

b)

Algeria

c)

Sudan

d)

South Africa

23.

The Western Powers took control over parts of China during the _ Dynasty.

a)

Yuan

b)

Han

c)

Qing

d)

Southern Song

24.

The _ in China were coastal cities where individual Western countries had exclusive trading rights.

a)

Spheres of Influence

b)

joint-stock mandates

c)

colonies

d)

doctrines

25.

_ became a colonizer to modernize during the Meiji Restoration, and took control of areas in _, South East Asia, the Pacific and Korea.

a)

Japan, China

b)

Thailand, India

c)

Japan, Laos

d)

Thailand, Vietnam

26.

When Holding Companies were too brutal or lost control __.

a)

the parent country often took control

b)

control usually reverted back to the natives

c)

the countries gained their independence

27.

Australia started as a _ colony for Britain.

a)

penal

b)

settler

28.

Australia was valuable for _.

a)

wool

b)

copper

c)

gold

d)

teddy bears

29.

New Zealand was home for the _ people who were relegated to part of the island, but were then further encroached upon- until they lost in the war.

a)

Maori

b)

Haitian

c)

Pygmy

d)

Aborigine

30.

The United States Congress passed the __ which forced natives to movie to the midwest in the Trail of Tears in _.

a)

Indian Removal Act, 1830

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Cheerokee Exclusion Act, 1820

d)

The Dakota Preservation Act, 1740

31.

The United States gained __ in the Spanish American War in 1895 over the sinking of the USS Maine.

a)

the Philipinnes

b)

Guam

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

e)

Hawaii

32.

Catherine II (the Great) of __ took control of 1/2 of Poland from the Ottomans in 1762.

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Padua

33.

__ of Russia took Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Finland and part of Armenia. Later took control of a large portion of Manchuria in the early 1800's.

a)

Alexander I

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Catherine the Great

34.

The French and Indian War was part of the _ between France and Britain.

a)

Seven Years War

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

Crimean War

d)

Napoleonic Wars

35.

The Proclamationof 1763 was a law passed in England that said that colonists _.

a)

could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

could not move north of the Canadian forts

c)

could not attack the natives

d)

had to help pay for the war since it was for their benefit

36.

Th Cherokees had some success with _.

a)

trying to assimilate culturally

b)

buying land rights with gold

c)

resisting British incursions with force

37.

In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which forced tribes including the Cherokee to move to _.

a)

Oklahoma Territory

b)

th Idaho Realm

c)

the Iowa Federation

d)

the Louisiana Purchase

38.

The _ was the prophecy that the the ancestors of the Sioux and others would return to drive out the whites.

a)

Ghost Dance

b)

Xhosa Cattle Killing Movement

c)

Dances with Wolves

d)

Buffalo Dance

39.

The Sioux were crushed in the war of _ in 1890.

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Custers's last stand

c)

Tecumseh's War

d)

Battle of Little Big Horn

40.

Tupac Amaru II of _ arrested a Spanish colonial leader and charged him with cruelty, many rebelled , but eventually he was caught and executed, ending major indian revolts there.

a)

Peru

b)

Bollivia

c)

Mexico

d)

Argentina

41.

_ of Mexico was the 1st native president, he held power for 14 years despite his liberal stand and the French involvement.

a)

Benito Juarez

b)

Fulgenica Batista

c)

Father Hidalgo

d)

Pancha Villa

42.

The British told the settlers in Australia to __.

a)

be kind to the aboriginies

b)

allow the aboriginies the same rights as British settlers

c)

take control of all aboriginal land

d)

to drive out the aboriginies

43.

The Australian settlers separated children from their families, forced the natives to do hard labor and _, when they realized the natives had no power in the courts.

a)

took the land of the aboriginies

b)

put the natives in prison

c)

killed all the aborignes in a mass slaughter

d)

treated the natives with respect

44.

The Xhosa killed their own cattle because they believed _.

a)

it would be better to die than live under colonial rule

b)

their spirits would rise up and drive out the Europeans.

c)

it would lead to a famine for the Europeans

d)

it was kinder to their sick cattle

45.

A caliphate is a place under _ rule.

a)

Muslim

b)

Buddhist

c)

Hindu

d)

Sikh

46.

Britain wanted control of Egypt because _.

a)

they wanted to control the Suez Canal

b)

They wanted the riches found in the tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs

c)

many attacks were being launched from there by indigenous warriors

d)

Gold was discovered there

47.

Subsistence farming is _.

a)

when farmers can grow just enough to survive

b)

an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit

c)

farming aimed at producing livestock, rather than growing crops.

d)

organic farming

48.

Cash crops means _.

a)

farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer

b)

an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit

c)

farming aimed at producing livestock, rather than growing crops.

d)

when livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures on which to graze.

49.

Africans were forced to grow _ for the Europeans .

a)

coffee

b)

rubber

c)

sugar

d)

none of these

50.

The Middle Class wanted more _, and _ made it posible to import.

a)

beef, refrigeration

b)

whiskey, trains

c)

casava, steamships

d)

potatoes, Ireland

51.

Imperialists wanted _ from Peru and Chile.

a)

(guano) bird poop

b)

chicken

c)

palm oil

d)

petroleum

52.

Rubber comes from rubber trees which grew wild in the Congo and _.

a)

the Amazon rain forest

b)

Egypt

c)

Australia

d)

Madagascar

53.

Palm oil was grown by _, and has become a crisis for the animals and environment.

a)

enslaved people

b)

poorly paid Irish immigrants

c)

Chinese immigrants to Mexico

d)

Indians

54.

Diamonds were found in _, and Cecil Rhodes started the the Debeers Diamond company which had a monopoly and manipulated the market.

a)

South Africa

b)

west Africa

c)

Belgium

d)

The Congo

55.

Cecil Rhodes became Prime Minister of South Africa and paved the way for apartheid, which was _.

a)

a type of forced labor

b)

government enforced racial segregation.

c)

a set of laws against discrimination

d)

equality for all races

56.

Cash crops were dangerous, because _.

a)

if the crops failed it would lead to large scaie starvation

b)

it could deplete the soil

c)

you can't live on indigo, rubber or sugar

57.

The British East India Company was founded in the early _'s.

a)

1600

b)

1760

c)

1850

d)

1890

58.

Britain imported mass quantities of _ from China.

a)

silk

b)

tea

c)

porcelain

d)

coffee

59.

Great Britain was unhappy because _ .

a)

China didn't want to sell them anything any more

b)

China didn't want to buy anything from Britain

c)

China didn't want to buy wool from them

d)

China was smuggling opium into Britain

60.

Britain won the _ War with China because they had a superior navy, and the war was mostly fought on the sea.

a)

Sino-British

b)

Opium

c)

Imperial

d)

Xinjiang

61.

__ will crush non-industrial nations every time.

a)

An industrialized nation

b)

A communist nation

c)

A nationalist nation

d)

Countries with large populations

62.

The Spheres of Influence in China were controlled by _ who had exclusive trading rights in that sphere. (cartoon)

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

63.

The _ Doctrine was a declaration and warning to European powers in 1823, to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Monroe

b)

Adams

c)

Jefferson

d)

Jackson

64.

The US became rich and powerful _.

a)

in the 2nd Industrial Revolution

b)

after WWI

c)

during the 1st Industrial Revolution

d)

right after the American Revolution

65.

The US invested heavily in _, for mining, railroads, meat packing and guano to form trading partnerships.

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Argentina

d)

Panama

66.

_ invested a lot of money in Argentina for breeding, farming and railroads- including financing a port in Buenos Aires.

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

67.

When nations began the abolition movement demand for raw materials...

a)

was already falling.

b)

was still high.

c)

slowed the industrial revolution.

68.

Many Japanese migrated to __.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Northeastern U.S.

c)

Southern states in the U.S.

d)

California

69.

Indentured servitude __.

a)

meant poor people could afford to migrate

b)

was when convicts were sent to work

c)

was another name for slavery

d)

often allowed migrants to send money home

70.

Devil's Island was __.

a)

a penal colony of the French

b)

a penal colony of the British

c)

extremely harsh

d)

offered some of the better jobs for convicts

71.

Many Indians migrated due to __.

a)

poverty

b)

the need for better opportunities

c)

famine

d)

religious persecution

72.

The Great Potato Famine pushed many migrants to leave __.

a)

California

b)

Ireland

c)

India

d)

Idaho

73.

Settler colonies to South Africa, New Zealand and Canada were __.

a)

engineers and geologists

b)

farmers and herders

c)

sugar plantation workers

d)

none of these

74.

Migrants from Ireland were particularly unwanted because __.

a)

they were willing to work for lower wages

b)

they refused to live in tenements

c)

they were reluctant to learn English

d)

they were usually Roman Catholic

75.

Some women during these migrations __.

a)

had more responsibility

b)

had less responsibility

c)

moved with their husbands

d)

stayed behind

76.

Most children of immigrants __.

a)

assimilate quickly

b)

resist giving up their language and customs

77.

Many Americans __ the Irish.

a)

appreciated the music and dances of

b)

embraced celebrations of St. Patrick's Day brought by

c)

adopted the religion of

d)

began joining Labor unions, particularly

78.

__ was particularly welcoming of European immigrants, granting them the same civil rights ans citizens.

a)

Argentina

b)

Russia

c)

South Africa

d)

Mexico

79.

The __ Exclusion Act limited immigrants to the U.S. in 1882.

a)

Chinese

b)

Japanese

c)

Irish

d)

Indian

80.

The __ Policy limited immigrants from countries other than Britain coming to Australia.

a)

White Australia

b)

Gentlemen's

c)

Exclusion

81.

During the Japanese diaspora, many Japanese tried to create a settlement in __ unsuccessfully.

a)

Russia

b)

Mexico

c)

China

82.

Indentured servants _.

a)

work an agreed upon number of years to pay for the expense of travelling, and room and board, then they are free

b)

agree to lifetime contracts for low wages, travel costs and room and board

c)

are criminals that work in the colonies until their sentence is up

d)

were tricked into moving to penal colonies