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Imperialism Review Quiz

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened during the Berlin Conference?
a)
Europeans decided how to divide up Africa.
b)
Africans decided how to divide up Africa.
c)
Africans mapped out routes for the slave trade.
d)
Germany staked claim to most of Africa.
2.
Pride in one's country is known as ____.
a)
apartheid
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
communism
3.

The phrase The White Man's Burden is the title of a poem by which British poet?

a)

Boba Fett

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Rudyard Kipling

d)

Cecil Rhodes

4.

King _______ was notorious for his poor treatment of the Congolese People.

a)

Leonard II

b)

Leopard II

c)

Leopold II

d)

Leotard II

5.

New Imperialism was focused mainly in:

a)

North and South America

b)

Africa and Asia

c)

Antarctica and Australia

d)

Europe

6.
What valuable resources did African have that European powers wanted? 
a)
Gold 
b)
Copper 
c)
Diamonds 
d)
All of the above
7.

What European countries were involved in the colonization of Africa?

a)

Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Portugal

b)

France, Mexico, Russia, Japan, India, United States, Spain

c)

Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Japan, Russia, United States, Portugal

8.

What is imperialism?

a)

When one country takes over another country.

b)

When one country is allies with another country.

c)

When one country is at war with another country.

d)

All of the Above.

9.
What does "The sun never sets on the British Empire" mean? 
a)
Great Britain is near the equator
b)
Great Britain continues to fight after dark
c)
Great Britain has colonies all over the world 
d)
Great Britain never set out to conquer new colonies
10.
What phrase did Britain use to describe India?
a)
Sun never sets on the British Empire
b)
The Jewel of the Crown
c)
Great Place
d)
The Jewel of the Nile
11.
As the European powers grew more industrialized, their colonies became very important as sources of what?
a)
New inventions
b)
Raw materials
c)
Slave labor
d)
Transportation
12.
Which of the following attempted to support imperial takeovers and inspired Westerners to take their "superior" culture to lesser nations?
a)
The Open Door Policy
b)
The White Man's Burden
c)
Sepoy Rebellion
d)
The Opium Wars
13.
Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army
a)
Raja
b)
Viceroy
c)
Sepoy
14.

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

An uprising in Great Britain over the price of tea, because of the American Revolution

b)

A militant uprising within India that lasted from 1898 to 1900.

c)

A militant uprising within China that lasted from 1898 to 1900.

d)

Dog only, uprising at local dog parks.

15.

What product did the government of China try to prevent the British from trading in their country?

a)

opium

b)

silver

c)

tea

d)

silk

16.
A political unit that depends on another government for its protection.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Militarism 
c)
Protectorate
d)
Westernization
17.

Type of imperialism in which foreign powers have authority over government decisions & trading privileges.

a)

Sphere of Influence

b)

Indirect Rule

c)

Protectorate

d)

Resources

18.

What place is Queen Liliuokalani most closely associated with?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Cuba

c)

Philipines

d)

Panama Canal

19.
Building a short cut to ship goods and send its Navy between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean quickly and cheaply was essential to president Theodore Roosevelt.
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Erie Canal
c)
English Channel
d)
Jones Canal
20.
President Theodore Roosevelt's method for achieving American goals in the Caribbean; it featured the threat and use of military force to promote America's commercial supremacy, to limit European intervention in the region, and to protect the Panama Canal.
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Big Stick Policy
d)
Open Door Policy
21.
President Theodore Roosevelt stated to the European powers that the nations of Central and South America were not open to colonization and that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries.
a)
Magna Carta Policy
b)
Free Will Policy
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
22.
The main motivation for imperialism was 
a)
economic.
b)
religious.
c)
ideological.
d)
political.
23.
Which of the following was NOT a territory gained by the U.S. during the Age of Imperialism?
a)
Philippines 
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Guam
d)
Dominican Republic 
24.
Which future U.S. president famously led the Rough Riders to victory in the Spanish-American War?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
William Taft
25.
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
26.
This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Manchuria
d)
Korea
27.

The Sepoy Mutiny was rebellion against British rule over:

a)

better pay for Indian soldiers

b)

disregard for overtime hours/pay for Indian soldiers

c)

Better benefits for Indian soldiers

d)

disregard for Religion / culture of Indian soldiers

28.

The Sepoys were

a)

Indian Soldiers

b)

Bengal Hindus

c)

Mughal Princes

d)

Sikh Civil Servants

29.
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
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.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
32.

American imperialist cultural belief that American settlers should expand across North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Exodusters

c)

immigrants

d)

push/pull factors

33.

created to keep Native Americans off of lands Americans wished to settle, while allowing some sovereignty, cultural and social traditions.

a)

reservation system

b)

buffalo extermination

c)

sovereignty

d)

railroad expansion

34.

process in which a minority group or culture is required to assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of a dominant group

a)

forced assimilation

b)

Dawes Act

c)

American Indian Wars

d)

culture

35.

immigrants living near each other for easier access to labor, markets, credit, and business information

a)

ethnic enclaves

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

forced assimilation

d)

Dawes Act

36.

One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that

a)

Great Britain was defeated in World War II

b)

the Treaty of Versailles required Great

Britain to give up its colonies

c)

Great Britain did not have the resources

to maintain an empire after World War II

d)

India had supported the Axis Powers

during World War II

37.

In the 1940s, the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the leadership of the Muslim League supported the goal of

a)

helping the British fight World War II

b)

removing British control from the

subcontinent

c)

abolishing caste distinctions and

discrimination

d)

establishing a unified government based

on religious teachings

38.

Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?

a)

Many jobs were being outsourced

overseas.

b)

The government offered housing

incentives in newly developed areas.

c)

Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.

d)

The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.

39.

Which event was used by Mohandas Gandhi to bring world attention to the injustices of British colonialism?

a)

Salt March

b)

partition of India

c)

Sepoy Mutiny

d)

formation of the Indian Parliament

40.
The newly formed Australian federal government of 1901 created what policy to combat non-European migration?
a)
What Australia Policy
b)
Whassup Australia Policy
c)
White Australia Poliocy
d)
Off-white Australia Policy
41.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
42.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
43.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment

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