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 trade30sEditDelete
- 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" areas30sEditDelete
- 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" areas30sEditDelete
- 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 globe30sEditDelete
- 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 nation30sEditDelete
- 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 nation30sEditDelete
- 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 nation30sEditDelete
- Q8OceaniaAustralia and the surrounding islandsAustraliaAfricaAfrica and the surrounding islands30sEditDelete
- Q9imperialist nationthe nation that controls a weaker nation30sEditDelete
- 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 nation30sEditDelete
- 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 Britain30sEditDelete
- Q12location of Boxer RebellionAfricaCubaChinaIndia30sEditDelete
- Q13location of Sepoy RebellionCubaChinaAfricaIndia30sEditDelete
- Q14location of Zulu WarSouth AsiaChinaIndiaSouth Africa30sEditDelete
- Q15event that made USA an imperialist nationSpanish-American Warthe Boxer Rebellionthe Sepoy Rebellionthe Zulu War30sEditDelete
- Q16territory gained by the US after the Spanish American Warthe Philippines, Puerto Rico, and GuamGuam, Cuba, and Puerto Ricothe Philippines, Cuba, and GuamCuba, the Philippines, and Japan30sEditDelete
- Q17where Japan built its empirethe Philippines, Puerto Rico, and GuamChina, Korea, and RussiaChina, Guam, and RussiaKorea, India, and Guam30sEditDelete
- Q18what Japan had to do in order to become an imperialist nationindustrialized and made moneybuilt up its military and took over Indiawon a war against Russiabuild up its military and industrialize30sEditDelete
- Q19why Japan wanted to become an imperialist nationin order to compete with Europein order to make moneyin order to compete with Russiain order to take over land30sEditDelete
- Q20what the Spanish American War was fought overControl over Puerto Ricoindependence for Cubacontrol over Cubaindependence for Puerto Rico30sEditDelete
