New Imperialism

The government of Great Britain built railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in colonial India primarily to

• prepare India for independence

• strengthen its political and economic control in India

• secure favorable trading arrangements with different Indian leaders

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.

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

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

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

• advantages Europeans would gain by colonizing Africa, Asia, and Latin America

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

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

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

• the control of Hong Kong being returned to China

• an increase in European spheres of influence in China

• the rejection of Buddhism by the Chinese people

To which period does the slogan “The Sun never sets on the British Empire” refer?

• Middle Ages

• Protestant Reformation

• Age of Imperialism

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• the establishment of communist governments in Asia

• Latin American revolutions in the early 19th century

• European imperialism in the late 19th century

Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800’s?

• The cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded.

• The continent was divided equally among the colonial powers.

• African unity was encouraged.

European nations acquired colonies in Southeast Asia mainly to

• gain resources and markets for their industries

• obtain land to resettle their surplus population

• foster a spirit of international interdependence

The results of the Opium war (1839 – 1842) indicate that China was

• still a major military power

• not strong enough to resist Western demands

• rapidly building a modern industrial economy