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Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
If the statement is True select A, if the statement is False select B.
True= A
False= B
__________ 1.
Belgian settlers in South Africa were known as Boers.
__________ 2.
Racism is the name for the belief that one race is superior to others.
__________ 3.
In 1884 and 1885, 14 Africa nations met at the Berlin Conference to discuss the future of
Africa.
__________ 4.
The theory of Social Darwinism was used to attack the actions and beliefs of European
imperialists.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 5. The European policy of paternalism reflected the belief that Africans should be
A. watched over and taken care of.
B. granted more rights and freedoms.
C. trained to function as leaders.
D. separated into ethnic groups.
____ 6. Which of the following best describes the national boundaries that existed in Africa at the end of the
19th century?
A. unnaturally imposed
B. ancient
C. traditionally established
D. geographically logical
____ 7. By 1914, the Ottoman Empire had
A. begun to experience a decline.
B. ceased to exist.
C. spread to include much of southern Europe.
D. achieved its greatest size.
____ 8. Which of the following lost the Crimean War?
A. France
B. the Ottoman Empire
C. Britain
D. Russia
____ 9. Muhammad Ali instituted a series of reforms in the military and in the economy of
A. Persia.
B. Herzegovina.
C. the Ottoman Empire.
D. Egypt.
____ 10. The Suez Canal was built through the combined efforts of the
A. Russians and Persians.
B. French and the Turks.
C. French and Egyptians.
D. Egyptians and Persians.
____ 11. The term Raj is used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was
A. torn apart by civil war.
B. dominated by Britain.
C. loosely ruled by the British East India Company.
D. independent.
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____ 12. The sepoys were
A. Mughal princes.
B. Indian soldiers.
C. Bengal Hindus.
D. Sikh civil servants.
____ 13. All of the following were causes of the Sepoy Mutiny EXCEPT
A. nationalism.
B. famine.
C. resentment of British rule.
D. religious beliefs.
____ 14. One result of the Sepoy Mutiny was that?
A. The British government tightened its control over India.
B. The British stopped trying to convert Indians to Christianity.
C. British officials became more sensitive to the needs of Indians.
D. The British East India Company went bankrupt.
____ 15. Malaysia became the world's leading exporter of
A. rubber
B. teak
C. sugar cane
D. tea
____ 16. The main reason for British colonization of Singapore was to obtain use of its
A. tin mines.
B. harbor.
C. sources of cheap labor.
D. plantations.
____ 17. As a direct result of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired all of the following
EXCEPT
A. Puerto Rico.
B. Guam.
C. Hawaii.
D. the Philippine Islands.
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Boer War
Crimean War
Emilio Aguinaldo
Sepoy Mutiny
Menelik II
Nigeria
Persia
Queen Liliuokalani
Raj
Shaka
____ 18. The opposition of Dutch settlers to British policy in South Africa turned violent during the ___.
____ 19. The ___began after rumors spread among Indian soldiers that the cartridges of their rifles were
sealed with beef and pork fat.
____ 20. ___ managed to maintain the independence of Ethiopia by exploiting imperialistic rivalries
between European nations and by building up a modern arsenal that helped his forces defeat an
Italian army.
____ 21. ___ was a British colony that combined diverse cultures and long-term rival groups.
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 22. Where did the British Empire control an entire continent?
A. Africa
B. North America
C. Australia
D. Europe
____ 23. Which continent had the greatest number of British colonies?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. North America
D. South America
____ 24. On which of these continents did Britain control the smallest land area?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. South America
D. North America
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 25. What was the goal of direct control?
A. to develop future leaders
B. to use local government officials
C. assimilation
D. limited self-rule
____ 26. Which of the following colonies was governed by indirect control?
A. German East Africa
B. Angola
C. Nigeria
D. Somaliland
____ 27. What was true of indirect control?
A. Foreign officials were brought in to rule.
B. It had limited self-rule.
C. German colonies used it.
D. Government institutions were based only on European styles.
____ 28. What did indirect control and direct control have in common?
A. They both based government institutions on European styles.
B. They both encouraged assimilation as their main goal.
C. They both encouraged limited self-rule for all colonies.
D. They both used local government officials and local rules.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 29. Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
A. The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism.
B. It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies.
C. The success of India's self-sufficient economy strengthened Britain.
D. It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires.
____ 30. What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
A. France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
B. There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
C. African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers.
D. Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
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____ 31. What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
A. Europeans used too much of the farmland as building sites.
B. Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.
C. Most of the farm land was used for mining.
D. Native farmers were drafted into the colonial armies.
____ 32. Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal?
A. The British helped the Egyptians defeat French invaders.
B. Egypt could not pay its foreign debt.
C. France traded control of the Suez Canal for control of Nigeria.
D. Muhammad Ali considered maintaining its security a burden.
____ 33. What event BEST illustrates geopolitics-an interest in taking land for strategic purposes?
A. Sepoy Mutiny
B. Boer War
C. Crimean War
D. Maji Maji rebellion
____ 34. How were Muhammad Ali's policies and European colonial policies similar?
A. Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
B. Like most local rulers, Muhammad Ali had little real power.
C. Peasants lost their local chiefs in exchange for centralized power.
D. Muhammad Ali ruled as an indirect ruler of a British colony.
____ 35. Why did Western nations desire lands in the Pacific Rim?
A. because Western nations had lost their foothold in Africa
B. because Pacific Rim lands were considered "the jewel in the crown"
C. because of their natural resources and strategic location
D. because Europe had already conquered Africa and South America
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
Beijing
Guangxu
Hong Kong
Hong Xiuquan
Boxer Rebellion
Open Door policy
Taiping Rebellion
spheres of influence
Opium War of 1839
extraterritorial rights
Dowager Empress Cixi
self-strengthening movement
____ 36. The Treaty of Nanjing gave control of this island to Britain.
____ 37. These were regions of China in which Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia dominated
trade and investment.
____ 38. These provided American and other foreigners with privileges that exempted them from Chinese
law at several Chinese ports.
____ 39. This was declared by the United States in an effort to protect American trading rights in China and
China's freedom from colonization.
____ 40. This ruler, who at times adopted reforms and at other times rejected them, ruled China almost
continuously between 1861 and 1908.
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____ 41. This open clash between the British and the Chinese resulted in the humiliating defeat of China and
the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 42. With which nation did Japan sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, opening ports for trade?
A. Korea
B. Britain
C. Germany
D. the United States
____ 43. After which nation did Japan decide to model a strong central government during the Meiji era?
A. Germany
B. the United States
C. Russia
D. the Netherlands
If the statement is true, write "true" on the line. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to make it true.
__________ 44.
Use of the Panama Canal reduced the sea route from the west coast of the United States to
the east coast by about 9,000 miles.
__________ 45.
After independence from colonial rule, caudillos ruled many Latin American nations as
dictators.
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best completes the statement.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Benito Juárez
Boxer Rebellion
"Pancho" Villa
José Martí
Open Door Policy
Russo-Japanese War
sphere of influence
Spanish-American War
Treaty of Kanagawa
____ 46. Chinese people fought against the Dowager Empress Cixi's rule and foreign privilege in the ___.
____ 47. Because of the ___, Japan opened two ports to U.S. ships, and the United States set up an
embassy in Japan.
____ 48. After losing the ___, Spain lost its colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines.
____ 49. A ___ is a region in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment.
____ 50. Two great powers fought over Korea during the ___.
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 51. What was the approximate length in miles of the Suez Canal?
A. 95
B. 60
C. 105
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D. 75
____ 52. If a ship is using the Suez Canal to reach the Gulf of Suez, in what direction does it mainly travel?
A. north
B. east
C. south
D. west
____ 53. What waterway or body of water provided part of the route for the Panama Canal?
A. Panama River
B. Gatún Lake
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
____ 54. What was the approximate length in miles of the Panama Canal?
A. 35
B. 80
C. 50
D. 65
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 55. Why did Britain sell opium to China?
A. to keep the drug out of Britain
B. to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China
C. to encourage the Chinese government to buy British products
D. to weaken the Chinese people
____ 56. What American system did the Japanese adopt during the Meiji era?
A. separation of local and central governments
B. the development of naval and land-based military operations
C. a military draft
D. universal public education
____ 57. Who benefited the most from the granting of extraterritorial rights in 19th century China?
A. foreigners in China
B. Chinese government officials
C. Chinese Christians
D. Chinese peasants
____ 58. What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?
A. Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa.
B. Japan closed its ports to all Western traders.
C. Japan declared war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone.
D. Japan tried to build its own modern navy before Perry's return.
____ 59. What action did the United States take to gain the right to build the Panama Canal?
A. It fought the Spanish-American War, defeated Spain, and gained Panama as a result.
B. It invaded Mexico and forced the Mexican president to give up Panama.
C. It aided Panama's fight for independence from Colombia.
D. It bought the isthmus of Panama from Colombia.
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Answer Key
1. False / Dutch
2. True
3. False / European
4. False / support or justify or defend
5. A. watched over and taken care of.
6. A. unnaturally imposed
7. C. spread to include much of southern Europe.
8. D. Russia
9. D. Egypt.
10.
C. French and Egyptians.
11.
B. dominated by Britain.
12.
B. Indian soldiers.
13.
B. famine.
14.
A. The British government tightened its control over India.
15.
A. rubber
16.
B. harbor.
17.
C. Hawaii.
18.
A. Boer War
19.
D. Sepoy Mutiny
20.
E. Menelik II
21.
F. Nigeria
22.
C. Australia
23.
B. Africa
24.
C. South America
25.
C. assimilation
26.
C. Nigeria
27.
B. It had limited self-rule.
28.
A. They both based government institutions on European styles.
29.
B. It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies.
30.
D. Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
31.
B. Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.
32.
B. Egypt could not pay its foreign debt.
33.
C. Crimean War
34.
A. Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
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35.
C. because of their natural resources and strategic location
36.
C. Hong Kong
37.
H. spheres of influence
38.
J. extraterritorial rights
39.
F. Open Door policy
40.
K. Dowager Empress Cixi
41.
I. Opium War of 1839
42.
D. the United States
43.
A. Germany
44.
True
45.
True
46.
C. Boxer Rebellion
47.
J. Treaty of Kanagawa
48.
I. Spanish-American War
49.
H. sphere of influence
50.
G. Russo-Japanese War
51.
A. 95
52.
C. south
53.
B. Gatún Lake
54.
C. 50
55.
B. to improve the balance of trade between Britain and China
56.
D. universal public education
57.
A. foreigners in China
58.
A. Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa.
59.
C. It aided Panama's fight for independence from Colombia.
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Standards Summary
GA SSWH15.d
describe imperialism in Africa and Asia by comparing British policies
in South Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies
in Asia.
GA 18
Imperialism Individuals and History (Cecil Rhodes)
Traces the spread of imperialism into Asia and Africa.
NCSS IIc
identify and describe significant historical periods and patterns of
change within and across cultures, such as the development of
ancient cultures and civilizations, the rise of nations-states, and
social, economic, and political revolutions;
NCSS Ia
analyze and explain the ways groups, societies, and cultures address
human needs and concerns;
NCSS Ic
apply an understanding of culture as an integrated whole that
explains the functions and interactions of language, literature, the
arts, traditions, beliefs and values, and behavior patterns
NCSS IVe
examine the interactions of ethnic, national, or cultural influences in
specific situations or events;
NCSS IXa
explain how language, art, music, belief systems, and other cultural
elements can facilitate global understanding or cause
misunderstanding;
GA SSWH15
The student will be able to describe the impact of industrialization, the
rise of nationalism and the major characteristics of world wide
imperialism
NCSS IIId
calculate distance, scale, area, and density, and distinguish spatial
distribution patterns;
describe, differentiate, and explain the relationships among various
regional and global patterns of geographic phenomena such as
landforms, soils, climate, vegetation, natural resources, and
population;
NCSS IIIb
create, interpret, use, and synthesize information from various
representations of the earth, such as maps, globes, and
photographs;
NCSS IIIc
use appropriate resources, data sources, and geographic tools such
as aerial photographs, satellite images, geographic information
systems (GIS), map projections, and cartography to generate,
manipulate, and interpret information such as atlases, data bases,
grid systems, charts, graphs, and maps;
NCSS VIIa
explain how the scarcity of productive resources (human, capital,
technological, and natural) requires the development of economic
systems to make decisions about how goods and services are to be
produced and distributed;
NCSS VId
compare and analyze the ways nations and organizations respond to
conflicts between forces of unity and forces of diversity;
NCSS VIf
analyze and evaluate conditions, actions, and motivations that
contribute to conflict and cooperation within and among nations;
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NCSS IXb
explain conditions and motivations that contribute to conflict,
cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, and
nations;
GA SSWH15.b
compare and contrast the rise of the nation state in Germany under
Otto von Bismarck and Japan under Emperor Meiji.
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