709 Q1

Question 1

What were two factors that allowed Europeans to penetrate Africa’s interior?

Answer 1

1) More deadly weapons 2) better quinine sources

Question 2

What caused tension between China and Britain?

Answer 2

Opium

Question 3

What three things motivated empire-building during the Age of Imperialism?

Answer 3

1) fear of poor people overpopulating Europe 2) sense of racial and cultural superiority in Europe 3) desire for profit

Question 4

A British official who governed in the name of the queen is called a what?

Answer 4

Viceroy

Question 5

In the 1800’s, the second largest empire was what?

Answer 5

France

Question 6

Who led a non-violent movement in Inida?

Answer 6

Mahatma Gandi

Question 7

What country was forced by Matthew Perry to open for trade?

Answer 7

Japan

Question 8

The United States became a great power during what age?

Answer 8

Age of Imperialism

Question 9

Colonized people became angry when what happened?

Answer 9

Other nations depleted their natural resources

Question 10

What privately owned trading company became the most powerful force in India?

Answer 10

British East India Company

Question 11

What were two main reasons Britain was interested in ruling India?

Answer 11

1) It had a large population that allowed businessmen to get rich. 2) It was a large country with many natural resources and raw materials

Question 12

What were three ways imperialism affect colonized nations?

Answer 12

1) provided education 2) improved transportation 3) improved public health and safety

Question 13

Germany did not become an imperial power during the late 1800 causing what effect?

Answer 13

It was slow in gaining colonies and lacked naval power

Question 14

India was colonized by what country?

Answer 14

Britain

Question 15

What country was the largest in land area at the beginning of the Age of Imperialism?

Answer 15

Russia

Question 16

What country was forced by the Treaty of Nanjing to open more ports?

Answer 16

China

Question 17

The Sepoy Rebellion caused what effect?

Answer 17

Indians were treated unjustly and their religious convictions were ignored

Question 18

The Congo Free State was controlled by who?

Answer 18

Leopold II

Question 19

Nations who are advanced in industry, education, science, and technology are called what?

Answer 19

Developed nations

Question 20

Captains authorized to attack foreign ships were called what?

Answer 20

Privateers

Question 21

What two things helped the United States to achieve great power status?

Answer 21

1) believe in Manifest Destiny 2) Desire for open trade

Question 22

What were three characteristics of the Age of Imperialism?

Answer 22

1) it contributed to the world wars in the 1900s 2) It strained relationships between the great powers 3) It was the time from the mid-1800s to early 1900s when nations built empires

Question 23

What was made of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos?

Answer 23

Indochina

Question 24

What controls private trade in mercantilism?

Answer 24

The Government

Question 25

In the 1800’s the largest empire in the world was ruled by what country?

Answer 25

Britain

Question 26

Which countries were formed from India?

Answer 26

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Question 27

The Ottoman Empire was replaced by what country?

Answer 27

Turkey

Question 28

Britain gained overseas wealth through what?

Answer 28

Piracy and Trade