Chap 21 - Imperialism Flashcards
According to John A. Hobson, the primary motives behind Western imperialism were
a. social
b. religious
c. political
d. economic
d.economic
According to the famous saying, “the sun never set” on the
a. French Empire
b. British Empire
c. British navy
d. French Republic
b.British Empire
Which of the following was NOT a motivation in the European competition for colonies?
a. political neutrality
b. security concerns
c. economic interests
d. national prestige
a.political neutrality
In 1819, a new colony was founded on the island of Singapore by the
a. British
b. Dutch
c. United States
d. French
a.British
Which country did NOT include territories belonging to the Indochinese Union?
a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Laos
c.Thailand
Where did the British establish plantation settlements for ex-slaves?
a. Southern Africa
b. Nile valley
c. West Africa
d. East Africa
c.West Africa
The entrepreneur who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal was
a. Ferdinand de Lesseps
b. Stamford Raffles
c. George Dewey
d. David Livingstone
a.Ferdinand de Lesseps
Muhammad Ahmad was also known as the
a. Protector
b. Khedive
c. Mahdi
d. Viceroy
c.Mahdi
Muhammad Ali was a reformer and modernizer of
a. Egypt
b. Kenya
c. Zanzibar
d. Algeria
a.Egypt
The major shipping port on the east coast of Africa during the early nineteenth century was
a. Mozambique
b. Zanzibar
c. Senegal
d. Kilwa
b.Zanzibar
The most renowned missionary in nineteenth-century east Africa was
a. Charles Gordon
b. Thomas Babington Macaulay
c. Florence Nightingale
d. David Livingstone
d.David Livingstone
The South African Republic was also known as the
a. Orange Free State
b. Boer State
c. Transvaal
d. Afrikanerland
c.Transvaal
What people did Shaka lead in wars against European encroachment in Southern Africa?
a. Afrikaners
b. Dutch
c. Boers
d. Zulus
d.Zulus
According to David Livingstone, what were the “three Cs” of imperialism?
a. civilization, charity and compassion
b. Christianity, commerce and civilization
c. commerce, compassion and civilization
d. charity, Christianity and commerce
e. Christianity, compassion and charity
b.Christianity, commerce and civilization
What disease does quinine help prevent?
a. bubonic plague
b. typhoid
c. influenza
d. malaria
d.malaria
Otto von Bismarck convened the Berlin conference of 1884 in order to
a. plan future annexations of African territory
b. annex the colony of Tanganyika
c. dismantle African colonialism
d. claim vast territories in the Congo River basin
a.plan future annexations of African territory
What resources were the cause of the Boer War?
a. land and slaves
b. sugar and cloves
c. silver and gold
d. gold and diamonds
d.gold and diamonds
Which type of colonialism was most destructive to native traditions?
a. indirect and assimilation
b. direct and association
c. association
d. assimilation
d.assimilation
Which concept was used to justify imperialism during the Victorian period?
a. social Darwinism
b. indirect colonialism
c. industrial evolution
d. direct colonialism
a.social Darwinism
What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?
a. the Engield rifle
b. the export of Hindu troops
c. the suppression of the Mughal dynasty
d. the Gatling gun
a.the Engield rifle
