New Imperialism Quiz

The ideas of the Zollverein as expressed in the poem led most directly to which of the following?

• An end of serfdom in the German states after the revolutions of 1848

• Prussian leadership in the German unification movement

• The decline of the Metternich system and the Concert of Europe

• Bismarck’s proclamation of the German Empire in Berlin

The long-term effect of German economic unity as expressed in the poem was

• industrialization in Germany without government sponsorship

• an increase in manufactured imports by the German states

• the development of the autobahn and a more efficient transportation system

• the rapid industrialization of Germany after 1871

Which of the following would have most agreed with the ideas expressed in the poem?

• Klemens von Metternich

• Giuseppe Garibaldi

• Eduard Bernstein

• Jeremy Bentham

The ideas expressed in the poem were somewhat an effect of which of the following?

• The increasing influence of romantic idealism that developed in the first half of the nineteenth century

• The decreasing influence of liberalism that occurred as a result of the Congress System

• The increasing importance of oil and steel to the German economy

• The decreasing importance of Great Britain as an economic competitor

Which of the following sixteenth and seventeenth century imperialistic trends were most similar to Europe’s influence in Africa by 1914?

• The English presence in Nova Scotia

• The French presence in India

• The Spanish presence in the Mesoamerica

• The Portuguese presence in west Africa

All of the following were factors leading to territorial developments seen in the map EXCEPT

• European diseases that ravaged African populations

• European missionary activity in the African interior

• European development of new military weaponry

• European desire for raw materials

Which of the following philosophies was most responsible for the territorial developments seen in the map?

• Social Darwinism

• Humanitarianism

• Realism

• Communism

Which of the following best accounts for the European influence on Africa by 1914?

• European countries that were the first to explore Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries became the most dominant in Africa by 1914.

• European countries that were the first to industrialize came to dominate Africa by 1914.

• European countries that had republican and democratic governments were less likely to dominate Africa than countries with more authoritarian regimes.

• European countries that were strongly influenced by national churches were most likely to dominate Africa for missionary purposes.

Which of the following best explains changing diplomatic relations among European states as a result of European influence on Africa by 1914?

• After the Berlin Conference, territorial disputes between European states rarely emerged.

• The results of the Moroccan crises brought Britain and Germany closer together.

• The Fashoda Crisis nearly brought France and Germany into open warfare.

• Imperialist tensions in the early twentieth century became a cause of the First World War.

Which of the following was the first European country to dominate the interior of sub-Saharan Africa after 1870?

• Italy

• Germany

• Belgium

• Portugal