Chapter 11 Imperialism Review

1. Chapter 11 Imperialism Review America and the World I

2. Which of the following is not a reason for imperialism? • Exploration • Economic • Political • Ideological • Social Darwinism • Religious

3. He sought to find Dr. David Livingstone and in the process ended up making deals for European countries to take parts of Africa. • King Leopold II • Ismail Ali • Mohammad Ali • Emilio Aguinaldo • Henry Stanley • William McKinley • Sanford Dole

4. A country that has its own internal government, but is under the control of an outside power. • Colony • Protectorate • Sphere of Influence • Economic Imperialism • Paternalism

5. The main problem of producing cash crops is • They are very expensive to produce and not much profit is made without slavery. • Cash crops strip the land of the quality nutrients in the soil and only produce high yield of crops for a short time. • The only way to produce a cash crop is to have someone who can afford the investment to start the plantation of cash crops. • When you farm only cash crops meant for export, there is little opportunity to produce agricultural products for the society, thus carving the people to starve.

6. Which of these is not an indication that Africa had culture before the Europeans came to “civilize” the continent. • Africa had over 1,000 languages spoken in their lands. • African culture had wooden statues. • African culture had religion. • African culture had trade networks • Africa had governments that ruled over 10 million people. • All of these are examples that prove Africa did not need to be “civilized”.

7. India: Britain :: ______ : United States • Georgia • Azerbaijan • Vietnam • Egypt • Hawaii • South Africa

8. Which of the following is not a drawback to colonization? • People lost control of their land. • New diseases killed many indigenous people. • Local wars ended. • Famine resulted from the production of cash crops. • The restructuring of boundaries caused conflicts.

9. Q_E_N_I_I_O_I_A_I • G X J T U E D I • R W A I H O P K • Z O V J W P A I • L U K E L L N U

10. Ethnocentrism is • Allowing people do work for you without payment. • A belief that people you conquer should take up your ideas and follow them. • A belief that only the educated in society deserve rights. • A belief that your culture is superior to all others. • A belief that while you may disagree with another person’s religious beliefs, it is their right to have their own beliefs.

11. This event set up the rules for how the Europeans would take land in Africa. • Treaty of Versailles • Congress of Vienna • Oslo Accords • Berlin Conference • McKinley Tariff Act

12. He felt betrayed by the United States because he led Filipino troops to fight against the Spanish, but then the U.S. just took over anyways. • Queen Liliuokilani • Shaka Zulu • Menelik II • Mohammad Ali • Emilio Aguinaldo • Sanford Dole

13. C_S_ _R_P_ • K N E I H • B I T I Z • I H D U K • S O H A C

14. How did Ismail Ali attempt to modernize Egypt? • Built the Suez Canal • Created Irrigation projects • Built communications networks • Established national banks • All of the above except d • All of these were attempts made by Ali

15. Who helped Britain to keep the Indian people under their colonial rule? • French • Sepoys • Zulu Tribe • Boers • Maharajahs • King Mongkut

16. Examples of Indian modernization were to do all of the following except • End widow suicide • End religious practices • End child marriages • End the rigid class system

17. He helped lead the revolution in the Philippines, but ultimately was just taken over by another country. • Queen Liluokilani • King Mongkut • Mohammad Ali • Shaka Zulu • Emilio Aguinaldo • King Leopold II • Menelik II

18. S_A_A_U_U • T R Q K • L K H Z • C P J N • Y L M W

19. Assimilation is • The taking over of land for its strategic location. • Governing people in a fatherly way, providing for their needs but neglecting their rights. • An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges. • Absorbing the colonizing country’s culture into the new lands with the expectation that the colony will follow the imperializing country’s ways and practices.

20. Which of the following was not a reason why Britain wanted to control India? • India had many natural resources • India had a large population in which to sell goods. • India had already built the 3rd largest railroad in the world, thus making it easier to transport goods. • All of these are reasons why Britain wanted to control India.

21. These two groups form in India to attempt to bring independence from British rule. • The Hindu Alliance • The Muslim League • Filipino Federation • The Indian National Congress • A and B • A and C • A and D • B and C • B and D • C and D

22. This is a type of imperialism in which an independent less developed nation is controlled by a private business rather than by another government. • Colony • Economic Imperialism • Sphere of Influence • Protectorate • Paternalism

23. This is why the British took over control of the Suez Canal • The British won the property as a result of the Crimean war. • The British heard that Egyptians were persecuting Christians and wanted to protect them. • The British saw it is an opportunity to give something back to the African people. • The British paid off the Egyptian loans.

24. Russia starts wars with Prussia and the Ottoman empire over the same issue. What was that issue? • Rights of former Russian citizens • The need for a warm water port • The desire to acquire gold • The need for cash crops

25. What led to the U.S. acquiring its first colonial possessions? • The War of 1812 • The American Civil War • The Crimean War • The Spanish American War • WWI • WWII • Korean War

26. The ruler who prevented Siam from being colonized by the Europeans. • Queen Liluokilani • King Mongkut • Mohammad Ali • Shaka Zulu • Emilio Aguinaldo • King Leopold II • Menelik II