AMSCO 6.5-6.6 Reading Quiz

1. Economic imperialism was a system that helped __________________ businesses.

• A. Foreign

• B. Domestic

2. The Dutch policy from 1835 - 1870 that forced Indonesians to either grow cash crops or participate in corvée labor (unpaid labor) was called the...

• A. Cash Crops System

• B. Agriculture System

• C. Culture System

3. China was not interested in trading their silk, tea, and porcelain to Great Britain for British goods. As a result, what drug did Britain force India to grow so they could illegally sell it to Chinese citizens?

• A. Marijuana

• B. Cocaine

• C. Aspirin

• D. Opium

4. True or False: One result of the 1st and 2nd Opium Wars was China being forced to open up their ports for Western trade

• True

• False

5. True or False: The "Spheres of Influence" was a policy that allowed the United States exclusive trading rights with China.

• True

• False

6. European imperial countries traded all of the following to their colonies in Africa for cash crops/raw materials EXCEPT:

• A. Alcohol

• B. Cotton textiles

• C. Guns

• D. Canned food

7. What was Egypt's primary colonial export towards the end of the 19th century?

• A. Cotton

• B. Steel

• C. Enslaved people

• D. Ivory

8. Though slavery was outlawed in British colonies in 1833, when was slavery in non-British colonies in Africa abolished by law?

• A. End of the 20th century

• B. First quarter of the 21st century

• C. Middle of the 21st century

• D. End of the 21st century

9. This term describes Central American countries that were under the economic power of foreign based companies who specialized in exporting tropical fruits.

• A. Pineapple Democracies

• B. Pineapple Republics

• C. Banana Democracies

• D. Banana Republics

10. True or False: The end of the Atlantic Slave Trade ended slavery around the world.

• True

• False