Rationales for Imperialism
State Expansion
Economic Developments
Migration
MC & SAQ Practice
100
Name 2 Motives/Justifications for Imperialism
Nationalism
Religion
Cultural or Racial Superiority
“Science”
Industrial Revolution / Natural Resources
100
Define and one example of a Penal colony.
a type of settler colony that were created exclusively to exile prisoners from the mother country. Examples include:
Australia (Britain)
New Caledonia (France)
French Guiana
100
Define Economic Imperialism
A system where foreign businesses exert great power/influence over a nation's government in an attempt to move resources out of the nation.
100
Name one major immigrant group during this time period and one local they predominantly went
Indian (British Colonies)
Chinese (America, Malaya, Australia)
Japanese (Hawaii, Cuba, Peru)
Italian (Argentina)
Irish (Britain, USA)
100
Which of the following facilitated European expansion in Asia in the nineteenth century?
A. The popularity of democratic values among Asians
B. A general easing of tensions and cooperative expeditions among European powers
C. Europe’s development of new military technologies
D. Asians’ lack of resistance to European diseases
E. Europe’s ability to send numerically superior armies to Asia
C
200
Name 3 Specific Resources Europeans were after during the Imperialistic Age
Cotton
Jutte
Wool
Vegetable Oil
Rubber
Wheat
Tea
Coffee
Diamonds
Copper
Tin
Silver
Cocoa
200
Why was the Berlin Conference called?
Vonn Bismarck saw Europeans might go to war over African colonies, so he wanted to peacefully divide Africa amongst them.
200
Name one technology that helped European imperialistic ventures
Railroads
Telegraph
Steamship
Maxim Machinegun
200
Name 2 jobs commonly held by immigrants during this time period
Agricultural laborer
Domestic Servant
Railroad laborer
200
Which of the following occurred in nineteenth-century Africa as a result of the end of the transatlantic slave trade?
A. An increased use of slave labor within Africa
B. The collapse of traditional religions
C. The spread of factory industry
D. A decrease in diamond production
E. The rise of political democracy
A
300
What “Scientific” theory was developed to justify Imperialism?
Social Darwinism
300
What is the term used to describe European control over China?
Spheres of Influence
300
What was the other economic advantage European powers sought from their oversea colonies other than their natural resources?
Near exclusive markets to sell their manufactured goods
300
Define Diaspora
The spread of people from their homeland
300
PHOTOGRAPH OF A FRENCH SCHOOL IN ALGIERS, INCLUDED IN A FRENCH GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SHOWING SCENES FROM COLONIAL ALGERIA, 1857
Private Collection / Archives Charmet / Bridgeman Images
The title of the photograph is “French Arab School in Algiers Under the Supervision of the Colonial Arab Bureau, Class Taught by Monsieur Depielle.” The writing on the chalkboard reads: “My children, love France, your new homeland.”
The photograph best illustrates which of the following aspects of European colonial policies in nineteenth-century Africa?
A. European states attempting to encourage colonial populations to emigrate
B. European states attempting to spread Christianity among colonial populations
C. European States imposing domestic systems in order to prepare colonial populations for self-rule
D. European states imposing their culture in an attempt to spread their values among colonial populations
D
400
Describe 1 role missionaries play during this time period
“Civilizing” Natives
Establishing and Running Schools
Improving and Supplying MEdicine
Promoting the End of the Slave Trade
400
Name and describe one resistance movement in either Africa or the Americas
South Africa - Xhosa people
Sokoto Caliphate
Anglo-Zula War
Samory Toures War
Mahdit Revolt
Cherokee Ghost dance
400
Name two companies that played a major role in economic imperialism
East India Company
Dutch East India Company
De Beers Diamond Company
400
Name one specific reason a specific immigrant group left their homeland
Chinese - Taiping Rebellion, Poverty
Irish - Great Famine
Indian - Poverty
Italy - Unification
400
PHOTOGRAPH OF A FRENCH SCHOOL IN ALGIERS, INCLUDED IN A FRENCH GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SHOWING SCENES FROM COLONIAL ALGERIA, 1857
Private Collection / Archives Charmet / Bridgeman ImagesThe title of the photograph is “French Arab School in Algiers Under the Supervision of the Colonial Arab Bureau, Class Taught by Monsieur Depielle.” The writing on the chalkboard reads: “My children, love France, your new homeland.”
The ability of the French colonial government in Algeria to establish schools for the native Algerian population can best be seen as part of which of the following broader developments in European colonialism in the late nineteenth century?
A. Some European states established trading-post empires.
B. Some European states strengthened their control over their existing colonies.
C. Some European states faced native resistance to their colonization efforts.
D. Some European states used Social Darwinism to justify their military subjugation of colonial peoples.
B
500
Name one event that historians argue is an example of Nationalism influencing a European nation to develop oversea empires
Britain wanting to regain prestige after losing many American colonies
Germany and Italy wanting prestige after unifying
France humiliating and taking Prussia’s oversea holdings
500
Describe one resistance movement in Asia
Sepoy Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
Philippine Revolution / Philippine-American War
500
Name 1 Latin American nation and industry that was influenced by economic imperialism.
Argentina - Agriculture
Chile - Copper Mining
Brazil - Rubber
Central America and Caribbean - Fruit (Banana Republics)
500
In general, how were many immigrants treated in their new homes? Give one specific example
With Prejudice
Example - Chinese Immigrants and the Chinese Exclusion Act, White Australia, etc.
500
PHOTOGRAPH OF A FRENCH SCHOOL IN ALGIERS, INCLUDED IN A FRENCH GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SHOWING SCENES FROM COLONIAL ALGERIA, 1857
Private Collection / Archives Charmet / Bridgeman Images
The title of the photograph is “French Arab School in Algiers Under the Supervision of the Colonial Arab Bureau, Class Taught by Monsieur Depielle.” The writing on the chalkboard reads: “My children, love France, your new homeland.”
The rapid expansion of European empires in Africa in the late nineteenth century is best explained in the context of which of the following?
A. Economic competition between European states fostering the creation of transnational business that sought to exchange raw materials from Europe for finished goods from colonies
B. Political rivalries between European states encouraging diplomatic agreements that reserved colonies for European powers
C. Rapid population increases in European colonies in Asia encouraging European states to create new colonies for migrants to settle
D. Revolutions in Europe leading European states to seek troops from colonial populations
B