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WorksheetsModule 8 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the term for when one nation extends it's rule and authority over another nation, sometimes through extreme use of force? Great Britain was a great example of this term in the 19th Century.
Exploration
Imperialism
Raw Materials
Industrialization
Which of the following reasons listed below is NOT an example of why nations used Imperialism in the 1800's?
Nations used Imperialism because they were stronger than other places in the world and knew that they could take advantage of the people in those places for their own financial ($$) gain.
Nations used Imperialism so they could gain an advantage in trade markets and have more goods than other countries.
Nations used Imperialism to help the people of a foreign land become wealthy and provide better for themselves.
Nations used Imperialism to get raw materials that they needed and couldn't get in their own country.
Which European nation's empire grew so large in the 1800's that it was said "the sun never set" upon it? It included controlling areas of Africa, India, China, North America and Australia?
Germany
Spain
Great Britain
France
What was the Scramble for Africa?
A time period in the 1700's when European countries began trading with African nations.
A time period in the late 1800's when 7 European nations came to control 90% of the continent of Africa.
A time period in the late 1800's when Europeans began to teach Africans how to create natural resources.
A time period in the 1700's when Europeans began teaching Africans about the benefits of eating scrambled eggs.
The Opium Wars took place in what country after that country tried to restrict the trading of Great Britain within their own borders?
South Africa
China
Japan
India
What was the name of the event in Japan that resulted in the Emperor taking back authority in the country and kicking off a rise in industrialism in Japan to help them fight off foreign invaders and help them expand an empire?
The Last Samurai
The Meiji Restoration
The Russo-Japanese War
The Boxer Rebellion
The Chinese uprising that occurred in the year 1900 that attempted to kick out all foreign powers from within Chinese borders was eventually demolished by a powerful military force made up of multiple nations that had trading rights in China. What was the name of that uprising?
The Boxer Rebellion
The Russo-Japanese War
The Meiji Restoration
The Opium Wars
What was the name of the conflict that took place in 1904-05 between Japan and Russia over control of a place called Port Arthur and recognition of Japanese control on the Korean Peninsula? It was the first time an Asian nation defeated a European nation in open conflict.
The Meiji Restoration
The Opium Wars
The Boxer Rebellion
The Russo-Japanese War
Analyze the strategic thinking behind the British Empire's focus on controlling key maritime routes during the 19th century.
It was primarily for cultural exchange.
It was to ensure military dominance and secure trade routes.
It was to promote global peace.
It was to isolate the empire from other nations.
What was the primary reason for the Scramble for Africa among European powers in the late 19th century?
The search for new religious converts
The competition to expand and gain resources
The desire to establish democratic governments
The need to escape European conflicts
