Imperalism

The 19th-century term “white man’s burden” reflects the idea that

• Asians and Africans were equal to Europeans

• Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help

• imperialism was opposed by most Europeans

• Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial peoples

The phrase “White Man’s Burden” in this refers to the

• negative attitude of Europeans toward peoples of the non-Western world

• positive role of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa and Asia

• challenges non-Europeans faced when trading with the Europeans

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• Latin American revolutions in the early 19th century

• he establishment of communist governments in Asia

• European imperialism in the late 19th century

During the age of 19th-century imperialism, the economies of colonies were often changed from subsistence economies based on

• agricultural communes

• commercial banking

• heavy industry

• exporting raw materials

During the 19th century, European imperialism often led to the

• development of self-sufficient economies in the colonies

• exploitation of the colonial peoples and their lands

• rapid industrialization of Africa and Asia

• expansion of free-trade systems throughout the world

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to

• provide jobs for the colonists

• help missionaries spread Christianity

• impress the colonists with their technological knowledge

• obtain raw materials needed for industrialization

Spain’s policy of mercantilism affected the development of Latin American nations by promoting

• the production of raw materials and cash crops

• free and rapid trade with Asia and Africa

• respect for the rights of indigenous people

• isolationism as a response to international political issues

One country dominating another for economic, social, and politcial reasons is called what?

Which was a major result of the Opium War (1839–1842)?

• Great Britain forced China to open its ports for trade.

• Japan formed an alliance with China.

• Great Britain lost its influence in East Asia.

• Confucian ideals were rejected by the Chinese people.

In 19th-century China, the Opium War resulted in

• the control of Hong Kong being returned to China

• the removal of all British naval forces from China

• the rejection of Buddhism by the Chinese people

• an increase in European spheres of influence in China