WH Imperialism Test

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What was a unique driver of the “new imperialism” of the late 1800s? Options: a need for factory resources in home countries, a demand for labor in home countries, shortages in food supplies of home countries, cooperative actions by home countries

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a need for factory resources in home countries

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The British takeover of the kingdom of Burma was driven by a desire to: control an important Southeast Asian water route., convert native peoples through British missionaries., protect existing British imperial holdings in India, dominate the spice trade with European countries.

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protect existing British imperial holdings in India

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Which factor led to the further colonization of Australia by the British in the 1850s? Options: the rise of racism, the growth of trade, the discovery of gold, the protection of missionaries

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the discovery of gold

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Which of the following was an economic consequence of imperialism in Southeast Asia? Options: the destruction of infrastructure, the increase of wages for workers, the industrialization of the region, the development of plantation economies

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the development of plantation economies

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Which concept stemming from a new generation of urban and educated Southeast Asians became the focus of Southeast Asian colonial resistance movements in the early 1900s?

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nationalism

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How did advances in medicine impact imperialism?

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They allowed Europeans to stay healthy in climates where they could not before.

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Great Britain ruled Burma through

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its established colonial government.

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Why were the British interested in taking territory in East Africa in the late 1800s?

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It was seen as a way to connect British holdings from South Africa to Egypt.

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What event occurred that set off competition among European countries to take control of Central Africa? Options: the construction of the Suez Canal in Egypt, the annexation of West Africa by France, the acquisition of Central Africa by Belgium, the invasion of Ethiopia by Italy

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the acquisition of Central Africa by Belgium

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What was an outcome of the Boer War?

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the limitation of black South African civil rights