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AP Chapter 25 Test
1. The most important of England’s colonies during the era of new Imperialism was
a. Canada
b. India
c. Australia
d. Ireland
e. Cape Colony
2.A major commodity in Britain’s exports to China was
a. Tools
b. Silk
c. Tobacco
d. Opium
e. Sugar
3.The event which caused the British government to take direct control of India was
a. A, the Indian National Congress
b. The Sepoy rebellion
c. The Berlin Conference of 1885
d. The passage of the Reform Bill of 1884
e. The Boxer Rebellion
4.The formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 demonstrates
a. the successful colonization of India by Britain
b. the scramble for Africa
c. the formation of nationalism as a response to Western imperialism
d. the beginning of the New Imperialism
e. all of the above
5.One of the most perceptive critics of imperialism was
a. J.A. Hobson
b. Charles Darwin
c. Lionel Jensen
d. Benito Mussolini
e. Albert Einstein
6.Which of the following was NOT a possible cause of the New Imperialism?
a. The need for new markets to sell European manufactured goods and to invest
newly created capital
b. The rampant nationalism of the 19th century that unified European nations and
gave them a sense of historical destiny
c. The ability of European political elites to act without worrying about public
opinion
d. The technological innovations in weaponry and transportation that encouraged
European military adventurism
e. The need for competing European political elites to win the support of the newly
politicized and enfranchised masses
7.The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857
a. Was a vast nationalist uprising
b. Demonstrated anti-Western sentiment in China
c. Drove the British from Burma
d. Led the British government to begin to rule India directly
e. Led the British to concentrate on bringing liberal reforms to India
8.Throughout the 1900s, an increased need for both raw materials and new markets for
manufactured goods led various European nations to pursue policies of
a. imperialism.
b. socialism.
c. isolationism.
d. communism.
9.At the end of the 1800s, colonies were generally seen as a
a. place to send criminals.
b. sign of a country’s power.
c. location to train military forces.
d. method for suppressing nationalism
10. Rudyard Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden” seemed to indicate that
a. Europeans had a duty to civilize other peoples
b. Imperialism meant hard work but great rewards
c. Service to one’s country was patriotic duty
d. Peoples of Africa and Asia, given a chance, could achieve as much as the
Europeans
e. Democracy must be established worldwide
11.The 19th century term "white man's burden" means
a. imperialism was opposed by most Europeans.
b. Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans.
c. Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples.
d.
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help.
12.The Berlin Conference of 1885 was called to address the status of 805
a. India
b. The Congo
c. The Balkans
d. South Africa
e. Morocco
13.The most direct cause of the Berlin Conference of 1885 was
a. The unification of Germany following the Franco-Prussian War
b. The occupation of Egypt by British troops
c. The setting up of criteria for European claims African territory
d. The establishment fo the principle that European power claiming African
territory must treat the African population humanely
e.The rapid expansion of Belgian inerests in the Congo
14. 19 centurt british imperialism was centered in which area of Africa?798
a. Egypt and southern Africa
b. East Africa
c. West Africa
d. Senegal
e. Algeria
15. What was the geopolitical importance of Egypt to the British?
a. It was important for protection of British interests in Latin America
b. It provided a critical source of cotton fabric for sale in Asia
c. It permitted the British to protect access to lucrative markets in India
d. It provided a coaling station for access to the Pacific
e. It gave Britain access to the Mediterranean
16. The Suez Canal episode in the early 1880s illustrates which of the following aspects
of the “New Imperialism”
a. The underlying economic motives
b. The willingness of western governments to rule imperial holdings directly
c. The way imperial expansion demanded further expansion
d. The competitive nature of European expansion
e. All of the above
17.In the late nineteenth century, the British commonly referred to the Suez Canal in
Egypt as the “Lifeline of the Empire” because it
a. held large deposits of coal needed by British industries.
b. provided a strategic shipping route to British colonies.
c. served as a ship-building center for the British navy.
d. irrigated several cash crops in the British colonies.
18. Both, the French and the British were interested in controlling Egypt in the mid 19 th
century because Egypt had
a. control of the spice trade.
b. an industrial-based economy.
c. important mineral resources.
d. a strategic location.
19.In mid 20th century France, the colony whose liberation stirred the most controversy
was
a. Morocco
b. French Indochina
c. Algeria
d. Tunisia
e.Senegal
20.The two crises over Morocco in the early 20th century almost brought war between
a. England and France
b. England and Morocco
c. France and Germany
d. Italy and Germany
21.H.M. Stanley originally went to Africa to
a. claim land for Leopold of Belgium
b. look for gold
c. search for David Livingstone
d. explore the Congo River
search for Victoria falls
22.Who was the person who provided the calalyst for the “scramble for Africa”?
a. Otto von Bismark, chancellor of Germany
b. Camillo di Cavour, premier of Italy
c. King Leoppold II of Belgium
d. Kaiser Wilhelm II, king of Germany
23.The “Scramble ofr Africa” was precipitated by which of the following events
a. the completion of the Suez Canal
b. France’s prevention of Italy from annexing Tunisia
c. Britain’s expansion into present day Zimbabwe
d. Bismark’s annexations of southwest Africa, Togoland, the Cameroons, and East
Africa
e. Britain’s advance into the Sudan
24.The initial German reaction to French colonialism in Africa was
a. Distrust of French intentions
b. Anger
c. Tacit acceptance
d. To look to Great Britain to block French expansion
e. To build their own colonies
25.Until 1890, who was the arbiter of European diplomacy?
a. Disraeli
b. Bismark
c. Cavour
d. Gladstone
e. Rhodes
26.What country’s entry into the colonial race in southern Africa threatened Britain’s
dominance over the Boer republics?
a. The Netherlands
b. Portugal
c. France
d. Germany
e. Italy
27.International reaction to British policy during the Boer War is best characterized as
a. Indifference
b. Hostility
c. Approval
d. Voluntary offer of assistance
e.Unified resistance
28. In South Africa around the turn of the 20th century, descendants of Dutch settlers
a. Got rich from the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Transvaal
b. Retreated inland to escape the British
c. Fought the British in the Boer War
d. Assimilated themselves into British colonialism
e. Refused to join the Union of South Africa
29.The Fashoda Crisis in Africa resulted from tension between the
a. Dutch and British in South Africa
b. French in Morocco and the British n Egypt
c. French and British in the Sudan
d. Belgians and Germans in West Africa
e.Italians and native people in Ethiopia
30.Which of the following African countries is incorrectly matched with the European
country that dominated it in the late 19th century
a. Kenya-Britain
b. Morocco-France
c. Libya-Italy
d. South Africa-the Netherlands
e. Congo-Belgium
31Which was not a justification for the 19th century land grab in Africa and Asia
a. Imperialism was a tool of social policy
b. Imperialism was a way to bring Christianity and “civilization” to foreign peoples
c. Imperialism would serve as a source of economic security and would finance a
program of domestic reform reform and welfare
d. Imperialism would help cure the depression of 1873-1896
e. Imperialism would help to increase the diminishing European population
32.Which of the following regions was NOT part of the US imperial network?
a. Panama
b. Africa
c. The Caribbean Islands
d. Samoa
e. Hawaii
a. Rid China of a Japanese presence
33.In 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the
a. Nian Rebellion.
b. Boxer Rebellion.
c. Taiping Rebellion.
d. Sepoy Rebellion.
34.The Taiping Rebellion I connected to European history because
a. The rebels were demanding Western-style reform
b. It was a result of the Russo-Japanese war
c. Western encroachment undermined the poer of the ruling dynasty
d. It was caused by fighting in WWII
e. The rebels were acting at the instigation of Westerners
35. Matthew Perry’s visit in 1853 to Japan can best be described as
a. US imperialism in Asia
b. English imperialism in Asia
c. French imperialism in Southeast Asia
d. The US Open Door Policy
e. Asia’s openness with the West
36.Which of the following regions was NOT part of the US imperial network?
a. Panama
b. Africa
c. The Caribbean Islands
d. Samoa
e. Hawaii
37.The Boxers of China favored the
a. Creation of a democratic government
b. Overthrow of the Manchu dynasty
c. Expulsion of foreigners
d. Opening of all Chinese ports to foreign trade
e. End of smuggling of opium
38.The long term result of Western imperialism in China was
a. The fall of the Manchu empire
b. The Opium War
c. The Rape of Nanking
d. The Taiping rebellion
e. The Boxer rebellion
39.The Boxer Rebellion was fought to
a. Expel foreign missions and businesses from China
b. Topple the empress of China
c. Capture Beijing
d. Overturn the Open Door policy
e. Rid China of a Japanese presence
40.The term “informal empire” best describe the situation in
a. Rhodesia
b. The Congo
c. Indochina
d. India
e.China