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- 1. Multiple Choicethe belief that some societies are better than othersSocial Darwinismexpansionismmilitarismcolonialism
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
- 3. Multiple ChoiceEuropean imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known asSpheres of InfluenceScramble for AfricaWorld War IFrench Revolution
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich European nation took control of the Congo?BritainBelgiumPortugalFrance
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe main reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations wasto gain raw materialsto spread ChristianityTo show national prideTo build factories there
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main problem that African nations had in stopping the spread of imperialism?PopulationEconomyWeaponsLanguage
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Berlin Conference was a .....meeting of European nations to split up Asia.meeting of European nations to unify Africa.meeting of European nations to divide up Africa.European party.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes how the Europeans felt about the Africans?A. White Mans BurdenB. Social DarwinismC. Both A and BD. Neither A or B
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis king of Belgium conquered the Congo region utilizing harsh tactics.Leopold IIHenry StanleyDr. LivingstoneCecil Rhodes
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen a stronger country takes over a weaker country.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliance System
- 11. Multiple Choice
An application of Darwin's scientific theories of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to the struggle between nations and races; used in the late 1800s to justify imperialism and racism.
Communism
Social Darwinism
Socialism
Social Theory
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word "civilize" mean in this sentence?
Europeans wanted to civilize the African people.To help.To give food and clothes to.To send them to school so they could get good jobs.To educate the Africans on European way of life. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for?A new place to build houses.A new place to educate their childrenFor natural resources, cheap labor, and markets.Because the weather was nice.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat helped Europeans get to Africa?The creation of the steam engine.Cars.Good wind.Africans picked them up in uber and drove them there.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceEconomic motives for imperialism include _________.a desire to spread Christianitya need for military bases around the worlda need for raw materials to be used in factoriesa desire to gain glory
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.superior to other culturesmisunderstood by Americansthe oldest culture in the worlda replica of Ancient Greek culture
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?They wanted Africa's natural resourcesThey wanted land to develop new types of shipsThey wanted to create a perfect societyThey wanted to learn new languages
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who was excluded (left out) from the Berlin Conference?
representatives for the US
representatives of European countries
representatives of African countries
representatives of the 3rd Estate
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was the most important motivation for imperialism?Economic reasons due to the Industrial RevolutionSocial and cultural reasonsMilitary reasonsThe desire for glory and power
- 20. Multiple Choice
Nationalism in European nations led to imperialism because
the nations wanted fueling stations for their naval ships.
the people of Africa and Asia were poor and in need of help.
the countries of Europe were competing to become the most powerful
because the Europeans wanted a market for goods made in factories
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