Age of Imperialism Review

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

Which word best describes "the extension of a nation's power over other lands"?

• Imperialism
• Nationalism
• Communism
• Industrialization

Which term best describes extreme pride in one's country? 

• nationalism
• communism
• imperialism
• Social Darwinism

Which of the following was NOT a cause of imperialism?

• the need for natural resources
• national pride
• the quest to cure diseases in Africa
• rivalries with other countries

What does "The sun never sets on the British Empire" mean? 

• Great Britain is near the equator
• Great Britain continues to fight after dark
• Great Britain has colonies all over the world 
• Great Britain never set out to conquer new colonies

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

What was the Berlin Conference?

• A meeting of European nations to declare war
• A meeting of the US and European Nations to partition African lands
• A meeting of Germans to create a plan for German unification
• A meeting of Africans to develop a plan to keep European nations out of Africa

Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?

• representatives for the US
• representatives of European countries
• representatives of African countries
• representatives of the 3rd Estate

The main motivation for imperialism was 

• economic.
• religious.
• ideological.
• political.