World History Final Review- Friday-PRHS

A main economic cause of the new imperialism of the 19th century was

• an increased demand for European manufactured goods.
  
• the need for raw materials for industrial production.
• a move from capitalism to communism by many European governments
• an increased demand for goods manufactured in Asia.

How did Westerners justify their right to rule over other people?

• They convinced Africans and Asians that they only wanted to protect them .
• They convinced colonized people that they would improve their lives.
• They adopted traditions of the colonized cultures as their own.
• They believed that Western culture was superior to others.

How did Western imperialism affect the culture of the colonies?

• Colonized people were encouraged to adopt Christianity and European culture, and local traditions weakened.
• Colonized people were encouraged to maintain their own religions, while adopting European languages and ideals.
  
• Colonized people were encouraged to teach their languages and traditions to their Western rulers, which strengthened relations between the groups.
• Colonized people were encouraged to adopt Christianity, while maintaining their own political and social traditions.

Under which type of imperial rule would Westerners run the government within the colony?

• direct rule
• protectorate
• sphere of influence
  
• indirect rule

In the early 1800s, North Africa was different from southern Africa in that

• North Africa was part of the declining Ottoman Empire, while the Portuguese ruled southern Africa.
• North Africa was controlled by Zulu warriors, while southern Africa was ruled by a large Asante kingdom.
• North Africa was part of the declining Ottoman Empire, while southern Africa was controlled by a Zulu kingdom that was battling Boers.
• North Africa was controlled by Hausa rulers, while southern Africa was part of a declining Ottoman Empire.

Why did European contact with Africa increase in the 1800s?

• Cecil Rhodes and Leopold II traveled into the interior, showing other European leaders that such journeys were advantageous.
• Explorers and missionaries showed that travel into the interior was possible, due to medical advances and steamships.
• Europeans and Asians took a new interest in the slave trade, making increased contact valuable and necessary.
• An African elite welcomed Westerners, eager to learn the culture and religion of the neighbors they admired.
  

What did Africans do to resist European rule in the late 1800s?

• They seized control of natural resources and set up independent channels for trade.
• They tried to peacefully co-exist without resorting to violence.
• They set up new African governments.
• They engaged in armed resistance and established nationalist movements.

The Opium War was significant for Britain because it led to

• a continued flow of opium for its people.
• increased power and trading rights in China.
• a decreased British influence in China.
• the collapse of the Qing dynasty.

How was the Taiping Rebellion different from the Boxer Uprising?

• The Taiping Rebellion targeted the Qing dynasty while the Boxer Uprising targeted foreigners.
• The Taiping Rebellion targeted the Japanese while the Boxer Uprising targeted the Qing dynasty.
  
• The Taiping Rebellion targeted peasants while the Boxer Uprising targeted the allies of the empress.
• The Taiping Rebellion targeted Britain while the Boxer Uprising targeted reformers.
  

According to the text, what challenges did the Chinese republic face after the fall of the Qing dynasty?

• It was often involved in internal wars or war with foreign invaders.
• The emperor of China sought to regain his power.
  
• The people of China did not support the republic.
• Its leaders were extravagant and corrupt.