The Reach of Imperialism
Quiz by Paul Bachman
Grade 9-12
Social Studies
California Public Schools Standards
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- Q1France established this type of colonial government, in which local rulers keep their positions of authority, in northern Vietnam.direct ruleindirect rulePanama CanalSepoy Mutiny30sEditDelete
- Q2Event that established guidelines for the colonization of Africa.Panama RevolutionRoosevelt CorollarySepoy MutinyBerlin Conference30sEditDelete
- Q3The United States backed a rebellion to secure construction of this Central American waterway, which opened in 1914.Sepoy MutinySuez CanalHenry StanleyPanama Canal30sEditDelete
- Q4France established this type of colonial government, in which local officials are replaced by officials from the colonizing country, in southern Vietnam.Mohandas Gandhiindirect ruledirect ruleMexican Constitution30sEditDelete
- Q5Under this policy, the United States claimed the right to intervene in Latin American countries considered guilty of misconduct.Berlin ConferenceRoosevelt CorollaryIndirect RuleSepoy Mutiny30sEditDelete
- Q6British explorer who helped open the Congo River basin to European colonization.Mohandas GandhiPorfirio DiazHenry StanleyPancho Villa30sEditDelete
- Q7Britain sought to colonize Egypt in large part to control this waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Red seas.Panama CanalDead SeaSuez CanalSt. Lawrence Seaway30sEditDelete
- Q8Many American businesses and officials likely opposed this document for limiting foreign investments and redistributing land.The Embargo ActLand Rights ActMexican Constitution of 1917Declaration of Independence30sEditDelete
- Q9This Indian lawyer inspired nationalists to seek independence and demand better treatment for the poor through nonviolent protest.Mohandas GandhiHenry StanleyTheodore RooseveltRonald Sepoy30sEditDelete
- Q10Motivated by violations of Hindu and Muslim taboos, this event challenged British control over India.Roosevelt CorollarySepoy MutinyMexican RevolutionIndirect Rule30sEditDelete
- Q11European nations began to search for new overseas colonies after 1880 tobring 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.30sEditDelete
- Q12European focus on plantation agriculture caused the _________________ to lead uprisings against colonial rule in Southeast Asia?rural peasantsurban working classelite ruling classprofessional middle class30sEditDelete
- Q13Why 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.30sEditDelete
- Q14The colonial takeover of Southeast Asia grew largely out of the economic and political rivalry between which two nations?United States and SpainFrance and BritainJapan and ChinaVietnam and Burma30sEditDelete
- Q15What challenge did the British face in their colonization of South Africa?religious conflict among different indigenous groupsresistance from the Boers of the Transvaalwidespread efforts among urban workers to organize labor unionsgeographic barriers that made the region largely inaccessible30sEditDelete
- Q16Which 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.30sEditDelete
- Q17One reason the Great Rebellion did not succeed in India was thatthe 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.30sEditDelete
- Q18What was its immediate goal after the formation of the Indian National Congress?violent overthrow of British ruleunity among both Hindus and Muslimsa share in the governing process of Indiaindependence for India and Pakistan30sEditDelete
- Q19What group most supported the rule of Porfirio Díaz?urban workersforeign businessessmall landownersrevolutionary campesinos30sEditDelete
- Q20Imperial economic policies in Latin America resulted inwidespread 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.30sEditDelete