Imperialism Quizizz 7th Grade

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

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

• They wanted Africa's natural resources
• They wanted land to develop new types of ships
• They wanted to create a perfect society
• They wanted to learn new languages

A settlement on foreign land is known as a

• colony

• empire

• "mother" country

• alliance

Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except

• gain new resources

• show their power

• learn about other cultures

• spreading their greatness

Who benefited most from imperialism?

• European nations

• Native Americans

• African Kingdoms

• Indian Kingdoms

Germany's control of Togo, and Portugal's control of Angola are examples of___

• Realism

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Imperialism/Colonialism

Export more than you import

• Politics

• Mercantilism

• Horrible

• Poor Economics

This Imperial Motive relates to the Europeans belief that they are superior to the Africans.

• Economic

• Political

• Ideological

• Religious

Combining the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups was a bad/negative part of Imperialism

• True

• False

This was one reason Europeans were not able to conquer African territory initially

• Disease

• lack of food

• broken compasses

• steamships were too fast