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Imperialism MC Assessment TR

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Which area of the world was most directly affected by the decisions made at the Berlin
Conference?



Africa
China
India
Japan
Which statement best expresses the Western (European) perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white man’s burden”?



Europeans should preserve traditional cultures in Africa and Asia.
Europeans must protect existing African and Asian economies.
Europeans suffered great hardships in exploring new trade routes to Asia.
Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-
European peoples.
One result of the Opium War was that China



adopted democratic reforms
gained control of Hong Kong
regained control of Manchuria
was divided into spheres of influence
Which slogan best reflects the point of view of Cecil Rhodes as shown in this cartoon?






“Imperialism is a Glorious Pursuit.”
“Embrace African Diversity.”
“Unite All Africans.”
“Connecting Constantinople to Cairo.”
. . . “From the beginning,” says Marquis Ito, “we
realized fully how necessary it was that the
Japanese people should not only adopt Western
methods, but should also speedily become
competent to do without the aid of foreign
instruction and supervision. In the early days we
brought many foreigners to Japan to help to
introduce modern methods, but we always did it
in such a way as to enable (allow) the Japanese students
to take their rightful place in the nation after they
had been educated.” . . .
— Alfred Stead, Great Japan: A Study of National
Efficiency, John Lane Co., 1906

Which occurrence in Japanese history is described in the passage?



Boxer Rebellion
Meiji Restoration
Sepoy Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
. . . “From the beginning,” says Marquis Ito, “we
realized fully how necessary it was that the
Japanese people should not only adopt Western
methods, but should also speedily become
competent to do without the aid of foreign
instruction and supervision. In the early days we
brought many foreigners to Japan to help to
introduce modern methods, but we always did it
in such a way as to enable (allow) the Japanese students
to take their rightful place in the nation after they
had been educated.” . . .
— Alfred Stead, Great Japan: A Study of National
Efficiency, John Lane Co., 1906

The author of the passage suggests that Japan



remained isolated
accepted new technologies in order to modernize
become imperialized by the Europeans
fight the Europeans
This political cartoon best reflects the idea of



social darwinism
nationalism
militarism
communism
What was Lin Zexu’s purpose for writing this letter to Queen Victoria?



to negotiate opening trade between China and Britain
to attempt to stop the flow of opium into China
to address the injuries the Chinese inflicted (placed) on the British
to gain independence from unjust British rule
What was a result of the political situation shown on this map?


Most local rulers had power equal to that of European leaders.
The economic prosperity of the African nationalist leaders increased their power.
African leaders willingly adopted European forms of governance including constitutions
The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.
Which African state organized the most successful resistance movement to the European actions shown on this map?



Nigeria
Algeria
Ethiopia
Libya
Base your answer on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
“Let it be admitted at the outset that European brains, capital, and energy have … not been, and never will be, expended in developing the resources of Africa from motives of pure philanthropy; that Europe is in Africa for the mutual benefit of her own industrial classes, and of the native races in their progress to a higher plane; that the benefit can be made reciprocal, and that it is the aim and desire of civilized administration to fulfill this dual mandate. By railways and roads, by reclamation of swamps and irrigation of deserts, and by a system of fair trade and competition, we have added to the prosperity and wealth of these lands, and have checked famine and disease. We have put an end to the awful misery of the slave trade and inter-tribal war, to human sacrifice and the ordeals of the witch-doctor. Where these things survive they are severely suppressed. We are endeavoring to teach the native races to conduct their own affairs with justice and humanity, and to educate them alike in letters and in industry.”Lord Lugard, The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa, 1922
According to Lord Lugard, Europeans have achieved all of the following in Africa except (not)



increasing trade and wealth between continents
making significant infrastructure improvements
entirely wiping out traditional African practices
improving the health of the African peoples
Base your answer on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The period of imperialism has witnessed many wars. Most of these wars have been caused by attacks of white races upon so-called “lower races.” They have resulted in the taking of territory by force. . . . Their chief work is to organize labor for their support. In the typical colony, the most fertile lands and the mineral resources are owned by white foreigners. These holdings are worked by natives under their direction. The foreigners take wealth out of the country. All the hard work is done by natives.
-adapted from Imperialism by J.A. Hobson, a British scholar.
A student has been asked to find a source that presents a negative view of imperialism in Africa. Would this excerpt from J.A. Hobson meet this requirement?



Yes, because it is a primary source.
No, because it is a secondary source.
Yes, because it describes problems as a result of imperialism.
No, because it describes benefits as a result of imperialism
"The railroads facilitated, linked, and coordinated a wide variety of socioeconomic processes and cooperated with other large-scale transportation and communication systems. For example, the railroads enabled national markets with converging prices for food grains which reduced the gap between prices throughout India; the same railroads made it possible for peasant villagers to undertake quick pilgrimages (within a few days or less) during their brief respites [relief] from the demands of agriculture. The hard backbone of British colonial rule in India, the British soldier and his weaponry, could be quartered in fewer places in the knowledge that the railroads could transport troops rapidly to trouble spots. The publications of what became the outpourings of many presses owned by Indians and printed in Indian languages and in English found profitable markets. The railroads, synergistically [mutually] cooperating with the post office, facilitated the inexpensive, bulk shipments of books, magazines, and newspapers…"

Source: Ian J. Kerr, Engines of Change: The Railroads That Made India, Praeger

Which early 19th century invention enabled the transformation described in the passage?



irrigation
steam engine
lateen sail
spinning jenny
Base your answer to the question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
What do the dark-gray areas on this map represent?



the British Empire
countries attending the Congress of Vienna
newly independent French colonies
members of the Hanseatic League
Base your answer to the question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through



the inheritance of land
market demands
religious conversion
the use of technology
During the 1840s, China signed “unequal treaties” with Western nations mainly because


China had won the Opium War
Western nations had superior military technology
leaders in China favored expansion
China had requested economic assistance from the West
Base your answer to the question on the time line below and your knowledge of social studies.
Which would be the best title for this time line?



African Independence Movements
Mineral Discoveries in Africa
European Imperialism in Africa
Beginnings of World War 1
Which policy is most directly associated with the terms spheres of influence, extraterritoriality, and protectorate?


Imperialism
Collectivism
Industrialization
Isolationism
What country is represented in this cartoon?
England
United States
France
Germany
What country is represented in this cartoon?
Japan
United States
China
Germany
What country is represented in this cartoon?

England
United States
France
Germany
What country is represented as a rooster in this cartoon?
England
United States
France
Germany
What country is represented as a lion in this cartoon?
England
United States
France
Germany
What country is represented as a bear in this cartoon?
France
Russia
France
Germany
What country is represented as the man in the tree in this cartoon?
France
Russia
France
Germany
What imperial power is represented with a sword in this cartoon?

Japan
Russia
United States
Germany
What country is being depicted on it's knees in this cartoon?

Japan
Russia
China
Germany
What country is being depicted in this cartoon?
Japan
Turkey
China
France
What European ruler is depicted in this cartoon?
Queen Elizabeth
King Leopold II
King Louis XIV
Queen Victoria
What European ruler is depicted in this cartoon?

Queen Elizabeth
King Leopold II
King Louis XIV
Queen Victoria