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social studies Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the economic principle that stresses the control of the means of producing economic goods in a society should reside in the hands of those who invest the capital for production?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Capitalism

2.

Which event involved a series of religious wars initiated by the Roman Catholic Church urging the Catholic kingdoms of Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims?

a)

The Opium Wars

b)

The Fall of Constantinople

c)

The Sepoy Rebellion

d)

The Crusades

3.

Which European country established colonies in Goa, Malacca, Moluccas, Macao, Timor Leste, and Sri Lanka in the 16th century?

a)

Portugal

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

4.

Which country did NOT establish their own companies in the 16th-17th century for colonization?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

Netherlands

d)

Portugal

5.

What was the primary goal of Spanish exploration during the 16th-17th century?

a)

Cultural exchange

b)

Religious conversion

c)

Conquest and settlement of new lands for exploitation

d)

Establishing diplomatic relations

6.

Which French trading companies oversaw French commerce with India, eastern Africa, and other territories of the Indian Ocean and the East Indies?

a)

Spanish East India Company

b)

British East India Company

c)

French East India Company

d)

Dutch East India Company

7.

What was the armed conflict in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and the Qing dynasty?

a)

The Anglo-Burmese Wars

b)

The Opium Wars

c)

The Sepoy Rebellion

d)

The Crusades

8.

Which form of imperialism refers to the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory usually for trading or economic reasons?

a)

Colony

b)

Sphere of influence

c)

Protectorate

d)

Annexation

9.

What was the economic principle that became the dominant economic principle during the age of industrialization?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

10.

Which event led to the defeat of the Konbaung Dynasty and the loss of Burmese independence?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Sepoy Rebellion

c)

The Opium Wars

d)

The Anglo-Burmese Wars

11.

Which European country began exploring Asia at the start of the 17th century with the Dutch East India Company?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Netherlands

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

12.

What was the secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in an eventual partition of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Munich Agreement

b)

Cyprus Convention

c)

Treaty of Amiens

d)

Sykes-Picot Agreement

13.

Which European country established colonies in parts of India, Ceylon, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Burma, and Maldives?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

14.

What was the series of three wars fought between the kingdom of Burma and the English resulting in the defeat of the Konbaung Dynasty?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Sepoy Rebellion

c)

The Opium Wars

d)

The Anglo-Burmese Wars

15.

Which European country's search for possessions in Asia began with the creation of the English East India Company in 1600?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britain