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- 1. Multiple Choice
created guidelines for the colonization of Africa
Constitution of 1917
Berlin Conference
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Rabindranath Tagore
- 2. Multiple Choice
Nobel Prize–winning Indian author
Constitution of 1917
Berlin Conference
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Rabindranath Tagore
- 3. Multiple Choice
colonial government in which local rulers keep their positions of authority
direct rule
dollar diplomacy
Suez Canal
. indirect rule
- 4. Multiple Choice
colonial government in which local officials are replaced by officials from the colonizing country
direct rule
dollar diplomacy
Suez Canal
. indirect rule
- 5. Multiple Choice
policy of joining a country’s economic and foreign policy interests
direct rule
dollar diplomacy
Suez Canal
. indirect rule
- 6. Multiple Choice
waterway that connects the Mediterranean and Red seas
direct rule
dollar diplomacy
Suez Canal
. indirect rule
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which class played a key role in resisting colonial rule in Southeast Asia?
peasant farmers
urban middle class
elite ruling class
working class
- 8. Multiple Choice
European nations began to search for new overseas colonies after 1880 to
find people who would work in European factories for low wages.
promote a free exchange of ideas between Eastern and Western cultures
bring the economic benefits of industrialization to underdeveloped nations.
obtain raw materials for their industries and open new markets for their products.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did Europeans want to colonize West Africa?
Some African states needed outside help to survive.
Britain and France were competing for control.
West Africa had many useful raw materials
Europeans needed a ready source of labor.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the immediate goal of the Indian National Congress?
a revolution embraced by both Hindus and Muslims
a share in the governing process of India
independence for India and Pakistan
violent overthrow of British rule
- 11. Multiple Choice
To appease the Boers after the Boer War, the British agreed that
there would be no further colonization of the African continent.
Boer women and children would not be held in detention camps
Cecil Rhodes would remain head of the Cape Colony.
only whites and propertied Africans would vote
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which word suggests something that is unknown
exploit
uncharted
export
traditions
civil
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which word means “relating to public matters”?
exploit
uncharted
export
traditions
civil
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which word can be used to describe the movement of goods, or commodities, from one country to another?
exploit
uncharted
export
traditions
civil
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which word suggests making the fullest use of a resource for one’s own gain?
exploit
uncharted
export
traditions
civil
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which word has nearly the same meaning as customs or practices?
exploit
uncharted
export
traditions
civil
- 17. Multiple Choice
David Livingstone is famous for exploring which continent?EuropeAustraliaAmericaAfrica - 18. Multiple ChoiceWho was sent to look for David Livingstone when he was presumed dead, captive or lost in Africa?John CabotVasco da Gama.Henry StanleyChristopher Columbus.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen a nation extends it's power to the government and economy of anotherViceroySphere of InfluenceExpansionImperialism
- 20. Multiple ChoiceViceroyKingKing's servantSomeone who rules as the monarch's representativeCommon people
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following countries in Africa were NOT colonized?A. LiberiaB. EthiopiaC. Both A & B are correctD. Nigeria
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat war resulted from British Imperialism in South Africa?Zulu WarZalu WarKhalo WarSlave Rebellion
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe application of Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” to human societies – particularly as justification for imperialist expansion.Social DarwinismBerlin ConferenceSocialismImperialism
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIndian soldier in an army set up by the French or English East India Company.SepoyBoerMissionaryCecil Rhodes
- 25. Multiple Choice
From the video , "The Eugenics of Social Darwinism" scientific racism was....
The study to belief that all people are created by god and are equal
The study that hypothesizes that feet size proves the intelligence of a person
The study that hypothesizes that head size proves the intelligence of a person
The study that hypothesizes that hand size proves the intelligence of a person
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the meeting where Europeans met to divide Africa?Yalta ConferenceBerlin ConferenceVersailles Conference
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho was the British businessman who wanted to Great Britain to control all of Africa and build a transcontinental railroad?Henry StanleyDavid LivingstoneCecil Rhodes
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Belgian Leader who controlled the Congo and forced people to farm rubber.Queen VictoriaKing Leopold IIMansa Musa
- 29. Multiple Choice
the extension of a nation’s power over other lands
imperialism
protectorate
racism
direct rule
- 30. Multiple Choice
Why did the United States fight so hard to defeat the Philippine guerrilla forces?
to defeat the Mongolia
to show Spain that the United States was in control
to gain a connection to the markets of China
to protect Americans in the Philippines
- 31. Multiple Choice
Citizens of the colonies probably preferred indirect rule over direct rule because
their taxes would be lower.
the government would be more efficient.
there would be fewer changes to their way of life.
foreigners would not be living in their country.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Europeans were interested in West Africa especially for its
size.
independence.
raw materials.
rivers.
- 33. Multiple Choice
What happened as a result of the large Boer farming settlements in South Africa?
Boer farmers’ takeover of Rhodes’s diamond and gold mines
war with Britain in which Britain won the territory
Zulus’ defeat by the British
Europeans’ loss of all holdings in South Africa
- 34. Multiple Choice
The major immediate cause of the Great Rebellion was
a rumor that rifle cartridges were greased with cow fat and pig fat.
revival and expansion of Indian nationalism.
rivalry between Hindu and Muslim soldiers.
a disagreement between the sepoys and the Indian command
- 35. Multiple Choice
As a result of the Great Rebellion, the British Parliament
immediately gave India its independence.
transferred the East India Company’s power directly to the British government.
granted voting rights to all men over the age of 21.
declared war on India.
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