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 Mutiny30s
- Q2Event that established guidelines for the colonization of Africa.Panama RevolutionRoosevelt CorollarySepoy MutinyBerlin Conference30s
- Q3The United States backed a rebellion to secure construction of this Central American waterway, which opened in 1914.Sepoy MutinySuez CanalHenry StanleyPanama Canal30s
- 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 Constitution30s
- Q5Under this policy, the United States claimed the right to intervene in Latin American countries considered guilty of misconduct.Berlin ConferenceRoosevelt CorollaryIndirect RuleSepoy Mutiny30s
- Q6British explorer who helped open the Congo River basin to European colonization.Mohandas GandhiPorfirio DiazHenry StanleyPancho Villa30s
- Q7Britain sought to colonize Egypt in large part to control this waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Red seas.Panama CanalDead SeaSuez CanalSt. Lawrence Seaway30s
- 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 Independence30s
- Q9This Indian lawyer inspired nationalists to seek independence and demand better treatment for the poor through nonviolent protest.Mohandas GandhiHenry StanleyTheodore RooseveltRonald Sepoy30s
- Q10Motivated by violations of Hindu and Muslim taboos, this event challenged British control over India.Roosevelt CorollarySepoy MutinyMexican RevolutionIndirect Rule30s
- 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.30s
- Q12European focus on plantation agriculture caused the _________________ to lead uprisings against colonial rule in Southeast Asia?rural peasantsurban working classelite ruling classprofessional middle class30s
- 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.30s
- 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 Burma30s
- 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 inaccessible30s