Test #9 pt. 2

Question 1

Some European nations were interested in West Africa because of its

Answer 1

raw materials

Question 2

By 1900, West Africa was mostly controlled by

Answer 2

France

Question 3

David Livingstone explored Central Africa because he wanted to

Answer 3

Spread Christianity

Question 4

King Leopold II of Belgium rushed enthusiastically into the pursuit of an empire in Africa, which caused

Answer 4

Competition from other European countries

Question 5

Why did German chancellor Otto von Bismarck call for the Berlin conference?

Answer 5

To make rules for taking over land in Africa

Question 6

The Boers in South Africa were

Answer 6

Descendants of the early Dutch settlers from the 1600s

Question 7

Why was the Boer War fought?

Answer 7

The British wanted to control South Africa

Question 8

Who led the initial fight for nationalism in African nations

Answer 8

Africans educated in western ways

Question 9

Western nations wanted to gain colonies in the late 1800s to improve their own

Answer 9

economies

Question 10

Which of the following statements shows how imperialist nations justified racism toward nations they wanted to control?

Answer 10

western nations improved the lives of non-western nations

Question 11

Who was Great Britain’s rival in taking over nations in Southeast Asia?

Answer 11

France

Question 12

France’s motives for invading Vietnam included

Answer 12

competing with Britain

Question 13

The Spanish-American War resulted in

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a new territory for the United States

Question 14

What was the direct rule of colonies?

Answer 14

replacing local rulers with officials from the foreign conqueror

Question 15

Colonial powers profited from their colonies by instituting

Answer 15

plantation agriculture owned by the foreign power

Question 16

Why did early attempts at resistance to Western control in Southeast Asia fail?

Answer 16

the Western nations overpowered those who protested

Question 17

Why were later attempts at resistance by the conquered nations focused on the idea of national independence?

Answer 17

more of their citizens has been educated in Western ideas

Question 18

Why did the Western nations want to end Japan’s isolation?

Answer 18

They wanted to open Japan’s ports to trade.

Question 19

The Meiji Restoration initiated land reform that stripped ________ of their lands.

Answer 19

the daimyo

Question 20

As a result of inviting Western experts to Japan in the late 1800s, new ideas influenced

Answer 20

the Japanese arts

Question 21

Which of the following was an external factor that contributed to the decline of the Qing dynasty?

Answer 21

sale of opium in China

Question 22

What aspect of extraterritoriality harmed China?

Answer 22

Europeans did not have to obey Chinese laws

Question 23

In the civil war known as the Tai Ping Rebellion, the rebels were

Answer 23

peasants