Colonialism
The economic system that fueled European colonization is known as...
A. Feudalism
B. Imperialism
C. Mercantilism
D. Socialism
C. What is Mercantilism?
A key feature of the Industrial Revolution
A. Decline in urbanization
B. Return to handmade goods
C. Growth of factories and mass production
D. Avoidance of new technology
C. What is growth of factories and mass production?
Major goal of imperialism
A. Economic, political, and social gain
B. Isolation from other strong powers
C. Equal power among the European nations (including the U.S.)
D. Ending trade around the world
What is economic, political, and social gain?
What is a resistance movement?
A. Government-run military operation
B. Trade agreement
C. Group opposing oppression
D. Political campaign
C. What is a group opposing oppression?
What continent was most affected by the Scramble for Africa?
A. Asia
B. North America
C. Africa
D. South Africa
C. What is Africa?
The encomienda system was inspired by this system.
A. Indian caste system
B. American slavery
C. The Irish Civil War
D. Feudal system
D. What is the feudal system?
Industrialization changed urban life in this way.
A. Cities shrank
B. Population density increased/rapid urbanization
C. Transportation disappeared
D. Farming became dominant
B. What is an increase in population density?
What idea justified European control over other regions?
A. Socialism
B. White Man’s Burden
C. Berlin Conference
D. Civil War Theory
B. What is White Man's Burden?
This is NOT a common cause of resistance.
A. Cultural suppression
B. Economic exploitation
C. Desire for independence
D. Resisting liberation
D. What is resisting liberation?
Who was Nelson Mandela?
A. Indian independence leader
B. Anti-apartheid activist and president of South Africa
C. Leader of Vietnam
D. First African emperor
B. What is an anti-apartheid activist and president of South Africa?
The largest company during the Age of Exploration
A. The Dutch East India Company
B. The Guild of Chair Makers
C. European Spice and Trade Company
D. The British West Africa Company
A. What is the Dutch East India Company?
In addition to technological innovations, which of the following contributed to the start of the Industrial Revolution?
A. Agricultural revolution and new energy sources
B. People wanting to move to more rural areas
C. The rise of feudalism
D. The invention of the telescope and microscope
A. What is agricultural revolution and new energy sources?
A major motivation for the Scramble for Africa?
A. Human rights
B. Desire to spread Christianity
C. European competition
D. African requests for aid
C. What is European competition?
This best describes the Bandung Conference
A. European and African economic summit
B. Meeting of colonized nations (former and present) for peace and cooperation
C. Plan for imperial expansion
D. A war treaty
B. What is a meeting of colonized nations for peace and cooperation?
Under mercantilism, European nations competed to...
A. Accumulate as many resources as possible
B. Promote free and fair trade
C. Reduce imports and increase exports
D. Both A and C
D. What is a and c?
This was NOT how Europeans used mercantilism.
A. To promote free and fair trade
B. To enrich the home country
C. To gain new territory
D. To set up one-sided trade
A. What is promoting free and fair trade?
The Industrial Revolution began here before spreading around the world.
A. It began in Africa
B. It began in China
C. It began in Great Britain
D. It began in the United States
C. What is Great Britain?
The Berlin Conference was...
A. A peace treaty
B. African nations meeting to divide Europe
C. European nations dividing African territories
D. A meeting to end WWI
C. What is European nations dividing African territories
An example of nonviolent resistance
A. Guerilla warfare
B. Civil disobedience
C. Military occupation
D. Violent rebellion
B. What is civil disobedience?
The difference between Frantz Fanon and Mahatma Gandhi
A. Fanon supported violent resistance; Gandhi promoted nonviolence
B. Both used only peaceful protest
C. Gandi was French
D. Fanon was a South African president
A. Fanon supported violent resistance; Gandhi promoted nonviolence
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade impacted Africa in this way
A. It caused rapid industrial growth
B. It led to population loss and internal conflicts
C. It created trade equality
D. It helped kingdoms become self-sufficient
B. What is leading to African population loss and internal conflicts?
How did colonialism, mercantilism, and industrialization affect colonized peoples?
A. They promoted total equality among all nations
B. They led to the exploitation of colonized peoples
C. They ended global conflict
D. They resulted in isolationism and low trade
B. What is exploitation of colonized peoples?
Nationalism contributed to imperialism in this way.
A. It made countries isolate themselves
B. It weakened European empires
C. It motivated countries to compete for colonies to gain power and prestige
D. It encouraged alliances with colonized nations
C. It motivated countries to compete for colonies to gain power and prestige
How colonial powers often responded to resistance?
A. Immediate independence
B. Peaceful negotiation
C. Suppression
D. Reforms and empathy
C. What is suppression?
Which idea was used to justify European imperialism by claiming that stronger societies were naturally meant to dominate weaker ones?
A. The Bandung Declaration
B. Capitalism
C. Social Darwinism
D. National Sovereignty
C. What is Social Darwinism?