Africa
When did the Berlin Conference happen?
The Berlin Conference took place from November 1884 to February 1885.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
To warn European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. Understandably, the United States has always taken a particular interest in its closest neighbors, especially the Latin American countries.
In 1910, Japan officially imposed ________ on Korea.
(Type of Imperialism)
Annexation
Why did Britain refuse to stop trading Opium with China?(100)
To keep drugs out of Britain
Who is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX?
a) Jeff Bezos b) Elon Musk c) Bill Gates
b) Elon Musk
Describe Social Darwinism.
Social Darwinism is a theory that applies the concept of “survival of the fittest” to human societies, suggesting that social, economic, and political inequalities are natural and justified.
What was the Crimean War?
The Crimean War (1853-1856) was a conflict primarily between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia. The war was mainly fought on the Crimean Peninsula.
Russo-Japanese War was a war between _______ and ______.
Russia and Japan
What was the Open Door Policy?
Policy that proposed that China’s doors were opened to foreign merchants
Which social media platform was originally known as "TheFacebook"?
a) Twitter b) Instagram c) Facebook
c) Facebook
In which country? Which king started imperialism in Africa?
King Leopold II of Belgium
What is the Suez Canal and its importance?
The Suez Canal is a human-made waterway that cuts north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt. It is an important international navigation canal linking the Mediterranean Sea at Port Said and the Red Sea at Suez
Describe the result of Treaty of Kanagawa
Japan opened two ports where U.S. ships could take on supplies.
What is the extraterritorial right?
Under this law, foreigners were not subject to Chinese law at Guangzhou and four other Chinese ports.
What year did the COVID-19 pandemic begin?
a) 2019 b) 2020 c) 2021
a) 2019
(Answer at least 4 of the factors)
1. Technological Advancements
2. Medical Advances
3. Political Fragmentation in Africa
4. Economic Motivations
5. Nationalism and Competition
6. Ideological Justifications
7. It Diplomatic Agreements
How did the Ottoman Empire lose its power?
The Ottoman Empire lost power due to internal inefficiencies, economic decline, military defeats, nationalist movements, European intervention, and its defeat in World War I.
Who was the Emperor during the Meiji Era?
(Extra 400points)
(What does the word Meiji mean?)
Mutsuhito
(Enlightened Rule)
What was the Taiping Rebellion for?
(Purpose?)
To build the “Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace”, where all Chinese people share China’s wealth and no one would live in poverty.
When was the World Wide Web (WWW) invented?
a) 1985 b) 1991 c) 2000
b) 1991
What were the impacts of the Berlin Conference (1884-1885) on the political boundaries of Africa and how it influenced the relationship between indigenous African societies and European colonial powers?
The Berlin Conference significantly reshaped Africa's political boundaries and had lasting socio-political impacts. The actions of European colonial powers during this period set the stage for many of the challenges faced by African nations in the post-colonial era.
What is the Panama Canal? What challenges were overcome in constructing the Panama Canal?
The Panama Canal is a constructed waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama. The three biggest problems were rain, disease, and transportation.
During their isolation, they still continued their trade with _____ and with ______ merchants from ________.
China, Dutch, and Indonesia
What was the Boxer Rebellion? What caused it to be formed?
Qing officials stopped the modernization of China seeing it as threats to their power, so peasants and workers formed it to be against the Dowager Empress’s rule and foreigner privilege
When was the first iPhone released?
a) 2005 b) 2007 c) 2010
b) 2007