Final Exam!

Question 1

List 6 forces of motives behind Imperialism

Answer 1

1. Need for natural resources (raw materials) to keep industry
2. Desire for new market to sell their goods
3. Competition for world power
4. Racism belief that European cultures
5. Beliefs that it was European responsibly
6. Chitianizen the heathen world

Question 2

Racism was reflected in the social theory known as _______. (Survival of the fittest)

Answer 2

Social Darwinism

Question 3

_____ was the only country in Africa to successfully resist European colonialism.

Answer 3

Ethiopia

Question 4

The West African country of ______, was started by the USbas a heaven for ex-slaves.

Answer 4

Liberia

Question 5

Name and give a brief description of the four forms of imperialism

Answer 5

1. Colony country/territory is governed internally by foreign power.
2. Protector country/territory is governed by its own leaders but is under the power of an outside power aka “puppet stage”
3. Sphere of influence country/territory foreign power has exclusive trading rights
4. Economic imperialism country/territory is controlled by private business rather then government.

Question 6

What was the major purpose of the Berlin Conference?

Answer 6

For the Europeans to divide up Africa

Question 7

What two European countries received the “lions share” of Africa?

Answer 7

France & Britain

Question 8

What two valuable natural resources did South Africa contain? What was war fought over these resources?

Answer 8

Rubber & ivory, gold & diamonds

Boer War

Question 9

___1___ was a British businessman who amassed s huge fortune in Africa and started his own country known as ___2___ . Later this country was renamed ___3___

Answer 9

1= Cecil Rhodes 2= Rhodesia 3= Zimbabue

Question 10

____ was the dominant “world power” of the age

Answer 10

Great Britain

Question 11

____ is a policy in which a weaker nation is expected to give up its own culture and adapt the European culture.

Answer 11

Assimilation

Question 12

What was meant by the saying “The sun never sets on the British Empire?

Answer 12

That it was so large that it was always daylight somewhere in the empire.

Question 13

Why was Africa known as the “Dark Continent”?

Answer 13

Was so unknown by the Europeans.

Question 14

____ was a Scottish missionary doctor who was the first European to explore Africa.

Answer 14

David Livingstone

Question 15

Why did Joseph Conrad white “The Heart of Darkness”?

Answer 15

Attempt to justify imperialism, reason why we must civilize them.

Question 16

____ is an interest in the taking of the land for its strategic location or products.

Answer 16

Geopolitics

Question 17

What American was sent out to find Dr. livingstone in Africa? Upon finding him what famous line did he quote?

Answer 17

Henry Stanley. “Dr. Livingstone I presume”

Question 18

The name given to Dutch farmers was ____.

Answer 18

Boers

Question 19

______ wrote the poem, “the white man’s burden”. What supposedly was their burden?

Answer 19

King Leopoldo ll.

Civilizing the world.

Question 20

______made the Congo into his own personal plantation.

Answer 20

King Leopoldo ll

Question 21

What area was known as the “crossroads of the world”? Why was it called this?

Answer 21

The middle east, it connected three countries

Question 22

What was known as the “lifeline of the British Empire”?

Answer 22

Sevz

Question 23

The ____ , are countries that border the pacific ocean.

Answer 23

Pacific rim/ ring of fire

Question 24

What is the Dutch Indies called today?

Answer 24

Indonesia

Question 25

What two large port cities did the British control in Asia?

Answer 25

Hong Kong and Singapore

Question 26

Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos made up the area known to the Europeans as _____.

Answer 26

French Indu China

Question 27

__1__was a British schoolteacher who came to Siam (Thailand) to teach the king __2__children

Answer 27

1= Anna Leonowers 2= Mongkut

Question 28

What country was known as the big prize in Asia?

Answer 28

China

Question 29

_____ was a British nurse who was known by the moon as the “lady with the lamp”

Answer 29

Florence Nrgtengale

Question 30

A ____ was the name given to Indian soldiers in the British army.

Answer 30

Sepoy

Question 31

_____ is considered the father of modern day India

Answer 31

Gandhi

Question 32

What was the purpose of the boxer rebellion?

Answer 32

To kick all of the European out

Question 33

How did Japan avoid being taken over by European imperialist nation?

Answer 33

They imperialistic other countries

Question 34

What product did the British discover that the Chinese with that? What products did the British receive an exchange from China?

Answer 34

Opium is what we sold for silk, tea ,and porcelain.

Question 35

Pans victory in the Russo-Japanese War proved what believe about race to be wrong?

Answer 35

Whites aren’t always victorious

Question 36

Why did some groups believethat the United States should colonize like other European countries? Two reasons

Answer 36

1. World power – domination 2. Trade – new markets

Question 37

_____ Led the Filipino nationalist in their struggle to get independence from the USA

Answer 37

Emilio Aguirado

Question 38

United States gained what for territories as a result of the Spanish American war?

Answer 38

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam

Question 39

The ____ Doctrine stated that all European imperialist powers should stay out of the Americas

Answer 39

Monroe

Question 40

What was “Seawards folly”?

Answer 40

Everyone laughed at Sen. Seward horrifying chunk of rice and snow from

Question 41

Queen ____ was the last monarch of Hawaii

Answer 41

Liliva Kalani

Question 42

______ was American sugar plantation owner, who was very instrumental in the annexation of Hawaii

Answer 42

Sanford dole

Question 43

Listen to negative into positive impact imperialism on “victim” nations

Answer 43

1. forced labor 2. Forced to assimilate

1. Hospitals/medicine 2. Education and school.

Question 44

Define Imperialism/Colonialism

Answer 44

Seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.