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- 1. Multiple ChoiceImperialism is __________.when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nationwhen a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrializewhen a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nationwhen weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceEuropean Leaders met to set up rules for colonizing Africa.Berlin ConferenceWhite Manś BurdenBoxer RebellionPartition
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the government of Great Britain build railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in Africa?to prepare the colonies for independenceto strengthen its political and economic control in Africato help Africa maintain its traditional cultural systems
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe 19th-century term “white man’s burden” reflects the idea thatEuropeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoplesAsians and Africans were equal to Europeans
- 5. Multiple Choice“Take 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….”
~Rudyard Kipling, 1899
The phrase “White Man’s Burden” in this excerpt refers to thenegative attitude of Europeans toward peoples of the non-Western worldchallenges non-Europeans faced when trading with the Europeans - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best reflects the attitude of Great Britain, Germany, and France toward Africa during the 19th century?We should not become involved with people who are different from usThese lands are sources of raw materials and markets for our products
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich was a major effect of European imperialism on Africa?Africans and Europeans developed a respect for each other’s culturesMost Africans voluntarily abandoned tribal or ethnic loyalties for European valuesAfricans became economically dependent on European nations
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800s?The cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregardedNew nations were based on old tribal boundariesAfrican unity was encouraged
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