Unit 10 Test: Imperialism

"Since the day of Japan’s victory over Russia, the peoples of Asia have cherished the hope of shaking off the yoke of European oppression, a hope which has given rise to a series of independence movements…"
This refers to ...

• world wards

• nationalism

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How did the British use Opium to access the Chinese market?

• Opium was introduced to the Chinese market to gain access to the tea trade  

• They got British citizens addicted to open up the tea market

  
  

One of the primary methods of implementing Imperialism is:

• compromise

• Divide & Conquer

With technologically superior military forces, many European nations in the late nineteenth century were able to gain which of the following in China?

• Zones of cooperation

• Spheres of influence

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Which of the following was the primary reason that Great Britain developed an extensive railway system in India?

• to transport raw materials and manufactured goods

• to help missionaries and doctors with their work

• to provide military protection for Indians

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Fourteen European nations met to divide Africa at which conference?

• Berlin Conference of 1884

  
  

• Geneva Convention

Railroads and steamships enabled European nations to become imperial economic powers by —

• making it cheaper to import immigrant laborers from the colonies.

• making it easier to transport raw materials from the colonies.

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Why were the rifle and other guns significant in the European colonization of Africa?

• It gave Africans the power to resist European imperialism.

• It gave Europeans a superior weapon to use against Africans.

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Located in africa which man-made feature that was fought over in World War II because of its effects on world trade?

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

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Which statement best describes the impact of the opening of the Suez and Panama Canals?

• They opened new trade routes and led to increased colonial struggles for control.

  
  

• They opened new trade routes and strengthened the independence of native governments.

  
  

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