Imperialism

Britain using all of India's resources like cotton, tea, and rice to make money for themselves is an example of which type of imperialism?

• Cultural
• Political
• Economic
• National

Which of the following best describes "White Man's Burden"?

• Europeans should use African slaves as workers on cash-crop plantations.
• Europeans were created by god and other races evolved from "lower species."
• European nations become more powerful by gaining wealth and overseas colonies. 
• Europeans have a responsibility to civilize the "inferior" people of the world.

The Boxer Rebellion was a response to European influence in

• South Africa

• China

• India

• Korea

One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that   Africa provided a source of

• religious conversion of Africans
• slaves for the American colonies
• raw materials used in industry
• new technology to gain from Africans

 Imperialism was brought on as a result of 

• Democratic Revolutions 
• World War I 
• Industrialization 
• The Renaissance 

 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 

• France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
• less fighting between African leaders and European powers
• African leaders voiced their suggestions
• Europeans divided Africa into colonies 

The British controlled all of these during the 19th century EXCEPT

• Australia

• South Africa 

• India

• China

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially. or economically.

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Darwinism

Which of the following statements BEST describes European imperialism in the 1800s?

• European imperialism had no political motives

• The Industrial Revolution was a driving force behind European imperialism

• European imperialism was motivated by humanitarian goals

• European imperialism did not address cultural differences

How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism?

• It created a need for raw materials and markets

• It made westerners feel obligated to improve the human species

• It created a need for land

• It made Europeans feel sorry for their “little brothers”