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The Reach of Imperialism

Quiz by Paul Bachman

Grade 9-12
Social Studies
California Public Schools Standards

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  • Q1
    France established this type of colonial government, in which local rulers keep their positions of authority, in northern Vietnam.
    direct rule
    indirect rule
    Panama Canal
    Sepoy Mutiny
    30s
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  • Q2
    Event that established guidelines for the colonization of Africa.
    Panama Revolution
    Roosevelt Corollary
    Sepoy Mutiny
    Berlin Conference
    30s
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  • Q3
    The United States backed a rebellion to secure construction of this Central American waterway, which opened in 1914.
    Sepoy Mutiny
    Suez Canal
    Henry Stanley
    Panama Canal
    30s
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  • Q4
    France established this type of colonial government, in which local officials are replaced by officials from the colonizing country, in southern Vietnam.
    Mohandas Gandhi
    indirect rule
    direct rule
    Mexican Constitution
    30s
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  • Q5
    Under this policy, the United States claimed the right to intervene in Latin American countries considered guilty of misconduct.
    Berlin Conference
    Roosevelt Corollary
    Indirect Rule
    Sepoy Mutiny
    30s
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  • Q6
    British explorer who helped open the Congo River basin to European colonization.
    Mohandas Gandhi
    Porfirio Diaz
    Henry Stanley
    Pancho Villa
    30s
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  • Q7
    Britain sought to colonize Egypt in large part to control this waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Red seas.
    Panama Canal
    Dead Sea
    Suez Canal
    St. Lawrence Seaway
    30s
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  • Q8
    Many American businesses and officials likely opposed this document for limiting foreign investments and redistributing land.
    The Embargo Act
    Land Rights Act
    Mexican Constitution of 1917
    Declaration of Independence
    30s
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  • Q9
    This Indian lawyer inspired nationalists to seek independence and demand better treatment for the poor through nonviolent protest.
    Mohandas Gandhi
    Henry Stanley
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Ronald Sepoy
    30s
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  • Q10
    Motivated by violations of Hindu and Muslim taboos, this event challenged British control over India.
    Roosevelt Corollary
    Sepoy Mutiny
    Mexican Revolution
    Indirect Rule
    30s
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  • Q11
    European nations began to search for new overseas colonies after 1880 to
    bring the economic benefits of industrialization to underdeveloped nations.
    obtain raw materials for their industries and open new markets for their products.
    promote a free exchange of ideas between Eastern and Western cultures.
    find people who would work in European factories for low wages.
    30s
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  • Q12
    European focus on plantation agriculture caused the _________________ to lead uprisings against colonial rule in Southeast Asia?
    rural peasants
    urban working class
    elite ruling class
    professional middle class
    30s
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  • Q13
    Why did Europeans want to colonize West Africa?
    West Africa had many useful natural resources.
    Several African nations were on the verge of civil war.
    Britain and France had invested in scientific expeditions there.
    Europeans needed a ready source of labor.
    30s
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  • Q14
    The colonial takeover of Southeast Asia grew largely out of the economic and political rivalry between which two nations?
    United States and Spain
    France and Britain
    Japan and China
    Vietnam and Burma
    30s
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  • Q15
    What challenge did the British face in their colonization of South Africa?
    religious conflict among different indigenous groups
    resistance from the Boers of the Transvaal
    widespread efforts among urban workers to organize labor unions
    geographic barriers that made the region largely inaccessible
    30s
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  • Q16
    Which statement best describes what life was like for Africans under European rule?
    Urbanization decreased levels of armed conflict.
    Education and skills training decreased racial and gender inequalities.
    New farming methods provided more food for people.
    Africans saw little benefit from their hard work.
    30s
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  • Q17
    One reason the Great Rebellion did not succeed in India was that
    the rifles and ammunition were contaminated.
    Indian troops refused to fight against the British.
    Hindus and Muslims could not work together.
    sepoys refused to massacre women and children.
    30s
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  • Q18
    What was its immediate goal after the formation of the Indian National Congress?
    violent overthrow of British rule
    unity among both Hindus and Muslims
    a share in the governing process of India
    independence for India and Pakistan
    30s
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  • Q19
    What group most supported the rule of Porfirio Díaz?
    urban workers
    foreign businesses
    small landowners
    revolutionary campesinos
    30s
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  • Q20
    Imperial economic policies in Latin America resulted in
    widespread land redistribution to poor farmers.
    the generally peaceful transition to democratic forms of government.
    the decline of middle sectors of society.
    regional dependence on exports to Western powers.
    30s
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