WorksheetsWHII - Topic 15: The Age of Imperialism & Transformations
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is a foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other activities?
a)
imperialism
b)
racism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
geopolitics
2.
Which is a foreign policy based on a consideration of the strategic locations or products of other lands?
a)
imperialism
b)
racism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
geopolitics
3.
Which is a the belief that one race is superior to others?
a)
imperialism
b)
racism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
geopolitics
4.
Which is a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially?
a)
imperialism
b)
racism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
geopolitics
5.
Which is the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
annexation
c)
extraterritorial rights
d)
Monroe Doctrine
6.
Which is a U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
annexation
c)
extraterritorial rights
d)
Monroe Doctrine
7.
Which is a policy under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
annexation
c)
extraterritorial rights
d)
Monroe Doctrine
8.
Which is an exemption of foreign residents from the laws of a country?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
annexation
c)
extraterritorial rights
d)
Monroe Doctrine
9.
Which is a 1900 revolt in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country?
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Opium War
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Taiping Rebellion
10.
Which is a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China?
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Opium War
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Taiping Rebellion
11.
Which is a human-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Opium War
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Taiping Rebellion
12.
Which is a conflict between Britain and China over Britain's opium trade in China?
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Opium War
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Taiping Rebellion
13.
Which ruler had their own colony in Africa?
a)
Queen Victoria
b)
King Leopold II
c)
Muhammad Ali
d)
David Livingstone
14.
What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Mutiny?
a)
widespread political imprisonment and random executions
b)
the requirement that Indian soldiers bite off the end of an ammunition cartridge greased with animal fat
c)
the requirement that the sepoys practice sati
d)
the refusal of Hindu priests of Delhi to support Christian rule in India
15.
Before 1858, British imperialism in India was carried out by the
a)
British government.
b)
Indian Civil Service.
c)
British East India Company
d)
British National Congress
16.
Following the Civil War in the United States, Britain relied on India for which raw material?
a)
tea
b)
indigo
c)
Jute
d)
cotton
17.
As the Chinese military weakened in the late 1800s, which countries rushed to claim spheres of influence in China?
a)
Japan, Russia, France, Denmark, Spain, and Canada
b)
Germany, France, Great Britain, and the United States
c)
Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia
d)
Sweden, France, Russia, Portugal, and Spain
18.
The Meiji Restoration refers to the
a)
peace process between China and Japan in the late 1800s.
b)
period of unrest in China that preceded the 1911 revolution.
c)
Japanese emperor’s return to power.
d)
rebuilding of Japan’s imperial cities.
19.
What was the result of the Russo-Japanese war of 1904–1905?
a)
Japan’s victory over Russia was celebrated all over Asia.
b)
Russia retained its control over two Manchurian ports and influence over Korea.
c)
Japan gained control over two Manchurian ports but lost influence over Korea.
d)
Russia retained control of railway lines in southern Manchuria but Japan gained influence over Korea.
20.
The only Southeast Asian country to retain its independence in the 1800s was
a)
Siam
b)
Malavsia
c)
Cambodia
d)
Malacca
21.
Which of the following was the emperor of Ethiopia who modernized his army and defeated the Italians?
a)
Shaka
b)
Menelik II
c)
Samory Toure
d)
Maji Maji
22.
Which of the following Mexican revolutionaries gathered support from the lowest classes and forced Porfirio Diaz to resign as president?
a)
Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Madero
b)
Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Emiliano Zapata
c)
Benito Juarez and Francisco "Pancho" Villa
d)
Francisco Madero and Francisco "Pancho" Villa
23.
Which of the following was a factor that allowed European nations to extend their control over Asia & Africa after 1800?
a)
military advantages such as superior weapons
b)
the rise of great empires in Asia and North Africa
c)
the superiority of European trading networks
d)
European democratic traditions
24.
Why did the British occupy Egypt in 1882?
a)
to rebuild the Suez Canal to accommodate larger ships
b)
to set up trading posts along the coast
c)
to maintain access to the Suez Canal when the Egyptian government appeared unstable
d)
to secure the Congo River to aid Leopold of Belgium
25.
Who was sent by the United States to open trade with Japan?
a)
James Cook
b)
Matthew Perry
c)
Horatio Nelson
d)
David Farragut
26.
European imperialists redrew the map of Africa with little regard for
a)
trade agreements.
b)
ethnic boundaries.
c)
mining rights.
d)
the slave trade.
27.
During the Qing Dynasty, massive flooding, official corruption, and hardship led to
a)
the Open Door Policy
b)
the Boxer Uprising
c)
the Taiping Rebellion
d)
the Meiji Restoration
28.
Which of the following statements best describes the Meiji Restoration?
a)
The Meiji reformers refused to adapt to Western ways.
b)
The Meiji Restoration worked to restore a rigid feudal order.
c)
The Meiji reformers adapted the German model of government.
d)
The Meiji constitution did not give the emperor absolute power.
29.
The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War gave the United States control of
a)
Cuba.
b)
Mexico.
c)
the Philippines.
d)
the Panama Canal Zone.
30.
Which factor led to the Boer War?
a)
The Boers tried to retake the Cape Colony.
b)
Gold and diamonds were discovered in Boer lands.
c)
Britain imposed racial segregation in South Africa.
d)
The Zulus tried to stop the slave trade in Boer lands.
31.
Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown when she
a)
annexed Samoa.
b)
placed high taxes on American sugar crops.
c)
tried to reduce foreign influence.
d)
closed a U.S. naval station.
32.
Who is sometimes called the “father of modern Egypt”?
a)
Shaka
b)
Menelik II
c)
Muhammad Ali
d)
Usman dan Fodio
33.
After it defeated China in the Opium War, Britain took control of which Chinese island?
a)
Taiwan
b)
Manchuria
c)
Shanghai
d)
Hong Kong
34.
Competition between China and Japan to establish control over ________ resulted in the Sino-Japanese War.
a)
Korea
b)
Manchuria
c)
Shanghai
d)
Taiwan
35.
Which country made Egypt a protectorate after the Egyptian government struggled to pay its debt to European bankers?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia
36.
Emilio Aguinaldo led Cuban rebels against Spanish colonialism.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The United States supported an independence movement in Panama against Colombia in order to build the Panama Canal.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
The Spanish-American War began when a U.S. battleship exploded in a Cuban harbor.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Egypt was the only African kingdom able to remain independent during the Scramble for Africa.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The Zulu people resisted colonization for 50 years, but the British eventually annexed their kingdom as a colony.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
King Leopold II hired David Livingstone to explore the Congo River basin.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
China supported Britain’s selling of opium to their citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Vietnam was the only kingdom in Southeast Asia to remain independent from European colonization.
a)
True
b)
False
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