Imperialism Test
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- Q 1/31Score 0What is imperialism?29"stronger" nations taking over "weaker" nationsa colony has its own government but the imperialist nation has a final say in important mattersa colony that is protected by the military of the imperialist nationan area where the imperialist nation has exclusive rights and privileges for trade
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- Q1What is imperialism?"stronger" nations taking over "weaker" nationsa colony has its own government but the imperialist nation has a final say in important mattersa colony that is protected by the military of the imperialist nationan area where the imperialist nation has exclusive rights and privileges for trade30s
- Q2How did the Industrial Revolution lead to imperialist nations conquering huge empires?imperialist nations wanted military bases strategically spread around the globeTaking over a country for natural materials or new markets for the mother country to make money.Imperialist nations felt it was their duty to spread their culture to "less civilized" areas30s
- Q3Political motive for imperialismTaking over a country for natural materials or new markets for the mother country to make money.Taking over to gain military or political power or add more land to the mother country's empireImperialist nations felt it was their duty to spread their culture to "less civilized" areas30s
- Q4How did nationalism lead to imperialist nations wanting to conquer huge empires?Taking over a country for natural materials or new markets for the mother country to make money.Imperialist nations felt it was their duty to spread their culture to "less civilized" areasimperialist nations wanted military bases strategically spread around the globe30s
- Q5direct rulean area where the imperialist nation has exclusive rights and privileges for tradewhen a colony has its own government but the mother country has a final say in important mattersa colony that is protected by the military of the imperialist nationthe colony is completely controlled by the imperialist nation30s
- Q6What is indirect rule?when a colony has its own government but the imperialist nation has the final say in important mattersan area where the imperialist nation has exclusive rights and privileges to tradewhen a strong nation controls the government and/or economy of a weaker nationwhere a colony is completely controlled by the imperialist nation30s
- Q7What is a protectorate?an area where the imperialist nation has exclusive rights and privileges for tradea colony that is protected by the military of the imperialist nationwhen a colony has its own government but the imperialist nation has a final say in important matterswhen a colony is completely controlled by the imperialist nation30s
- Q8OceaniaAustralia and the surrounding islandsAustraliaAfricaAfrica and the surrounding islands30s
- Q9imperialist nationthe nation that controls a weaker nation30s
- Q10What is a sphere of influence?an area where the imperialist nation has exclusive privileges for tradewhen a colony has its own government but the imperialist nation has a final say in important mattersa colony that is protected by the military of the imperialist nationwhen a strong nation controls the government and/or economy of a weaker nation30s
- Q11Explain the meaning of the phrase "the sun never sets on the British empire"Great Britain's empire stretched all over the world, so it was never dark in all areas of Britain's empire at once.Great Britain only owned colonies in areas where it is sunnyit is always night time in Great BritainIt is always sunny in Great Britain30s
- Q12location of Boxer RebellionAfricaCubaChinaIndia30s
- Q13location of Sepoy RebellionCubaChinaAfricaIndia30s
- Q14location of Zulu WarSouth AsiaChinaIndiaSouth Africa30s
- Q15event that made USA an imperialist nationSpanish-American Warthe Boxer Rebellionthe Sepoy Rebellionthe Zulu War30s
