World History Imperialism For Mastery Connect Test

During which century did the age of New Imperialism begin?

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

What does the phrase “the white man’s burden” refer to?

• the Europeans’ belief that they had a mission to civilize people of color

• the European epidemic of back pain as a result of the agricultural revolution

• a famous song that provides arguments for slavery

• Cecil Rhodes’s company during the scramble for Africa

What was the name of the theory that applied natural selection to civilized society?

• Social Darwinism

• Evolutionary Society

• Societal Fitness

• Darwinism Economics

What was the result of the Sepoy Mutiny?

• India gained independence from Britain

• Indians converted to Christianity

• The British government gained control of India

• the British East India Company went out of business

Why hadn’t conquistadors conquered Africa during the Age of Exploration?

• Maps of the time period did not include Africa

• They didn’t have the drugs needed to fight malaria

• They were too busy colonizing Latin America

• Their ships weren’t strong enough to reach Africa

Which two African countries remained independence during the Scramble for Africa?

• South Africa and Kenya

• North Rhodesia and South Rhodesia

• Ethiopia and Liberia

• Nigeria and Tanzania

How did Cecil Rhodes affect the map of Africa during the New Age Imperialism?

• He helped prevent deforestation in Africa

• He created the Rhodes Scholarship

• He named two countries after himself

• He changed the shape of the coastline

Who successfully led an African tribe’s fight against British colonizers?

• Shaka Zulu

• Cecil Rhodes

• David Livingstone

• Nelson Mandela

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Boer War?

• A total of 150,000 Boer women and children were put in forced labor camps

• South African racial conflict arose in the later 20th century

• The British gained control of South Africa

• Black South Africa immediately gained equal rights

The Boers were descendants of

• the indigenous Zulu peoples of South Africa

• Watusi nomads, who had been driven south by German colonists

• Original Dutch settlers of Cape Town and surrounding areas

• British missionaries who arrived in the 1800s