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- 1. Multiple Choice
The "White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling made the argument that imperial nations should....
avoid all contact with non-white peoples
try to help civilize non-white peoples even if it meant war and conquest
take resources away from non-whites and give nothing back
respect Enlightenment ideals and treat non-white peoples equally
- 2. Multiple Choice
What characterized most of the 1800s - why are countries wanting colonies? (2 answers)
Building an empire was one way for a country to asset its national identity in the global arena
Creating an empire would guarantee resources in an industrial age
Empires promoted tolerance and love
In the beginning, there was only man and nature
- 3. Multiple Choice
Victory in what war allowed Japan to eventually take over Korea and Taiwan?
First Sino-Japanese War
Formosan War
The Boxer Rebellion
the Darwinism
- 4. Multiple Choice
Select that one that is wrongly paired with its colonies
Britain = India and Australia
France= Algeria and West Africa, Pacific
Italy = New Rome
Spain = the Americas
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the attitude of the colonizing powers in regards to the people they conquered?
that they were intellect superior to those they subjugated, thinking that they had a "civilizing mission"
that love and tolerance would civilize them
that people were created equal and that the US Constitution would protect all Indians in India
that people had different, but powerful expressions of civilization
- 6. Multiple Choice
Pseudosciences, used to justify racism, are...
sciences incompatible with the scientific method
interesting, but difficult to understand sciences
studied in school in they include forensics, biology, and astronomy
used to commercilize products thru ads in tv, radio, and internet
- 7. Multiple Choice
A pseudoscience, Phrenology studies
sizes and shapes of pelvic bones which would determine the speed of people
sizes and shapes of skulls which would prove the mental feebleness of Africans, Asians, and Amerindians.
sizes and shapes of brains which would prove the mental feebleness of Africans, Asians, and Amerindians.
sizes and shapes of spine bones which would determine the stenght of people
- 8. Multiple Choice
Pseudo-scientists distorted Darwin's idea of natural selected and created the theory of Social Darwinism which is
a theory which argues that European and American success in colonization proved the biological superiority of whites and was used to further imperialism
a theory which argues for the adaptation and evolution of the species
a theory that calls for the societal construct of human races
a theory which argues that European and American success in colonization proved the intellectual superiority of whites and was used to further imperialism
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did colonizing countries force their culture on the places they took over? (multiple answers)
combined different ethnic groups and races into a single colony for administrative purposes
Colonizers introduced their language
Introduced their educational, political, religious institutions, and recreational activities
introduced the ideals of Confucius and Voltaire
- 10. Multiple Choice
British Protestant Missionaries such as David Livingstone from Scotland were among the most...
tireless "civilizing" agents of imperialism that would open up economic gain for others
incredible minds of the 19th century, helping Cecil Rhodes build mines in South Africa
important quaterbacks in the 1700s and his legacy would live on until the 19th century
ruthless inventors alongside Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla
- 11. Multiple Choice
the two biggest examples of economic imperialism are the
the Americas
the East India Company and Dutch East Indies Company which had trading monopolies until both were taken over by their respective mother countries
India and Indonesia
Increased trade
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the "New Imperialism" ?
Pursuit of Europeans, America and Japan to obtain more colonies for raw materials and as markets for their manufactured products
the colonization of the hearts of the African natives
the increase in the demand for chocolate created the demand for mugs, crackers, whip cream, milk, and microwaves
Pursuit of lies, liberty and happiness
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