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What were the main reasons Europeans colonized new lands in the 1800s? Mark all that apply.
Select 4 correct answer(s)
Question 1 options:
a)
To spread Christianity (Missionaries)
b)
To create new technology
c)
Because they could, they thought they were superior to the indigenous people (natives) (Social Darwinism)
d)
To create new markets for trade and business
e)
To claim and control natural resources
f)
To meet new people and learn about new cultures
Question 2 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Which terms best fit in the blanks below?
Question 2 options:
a)
A - Russians
B - Nationalism
b)
A - Americans
B - Imperialism
c)
A - Asians
B - Nationalism
d)
A - Europeans
B - Imperialism
Question 3 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Which of the following are characteristics of European Imperialism? Mark all that apply.
Question 3 options:
a)
Military conquest
b)
Missionary activity
c)
Moral superiority
d)
Fascism
e)
Exploitation of natural resources
f)
Higher education opportunities
Question 4 (Mandatory) (1 point)
True or False – The British colonized Africa primarily in the northwest region, and the French colonized the south.
Question 4 options:
a) True
b) False
Question 5 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Using the political cartoon below, what were the European nations doing to Africa in 1884?
Question 5 options:
a)
They were trying to decide how to stop the Atlantic Slave Trade.
b)
They were trying to solve the boundary disputes between Saharan and Sub-Saharan tribes.
c)
They were trying to decide which European countries could colonize Africa.
d)
They were trying to solve the issue of famine and disease that had affected southern Africa.
Question 6 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Two important concepts emerged in Europe in the 1700 – 1800s. When a group of people feel a common identity and strong patriotism for their country, this is known as _ A__; whereas, when a country colonizes other areas to expand its empire, this is known as B .
Question 6 options:
a)
A - Nationalism
B - Imperialism
b)
A - Capitalism
B - Communism
c)
A - Imperialism
B - Nationalism
d)
A - Socialism
B - Colonialism
Question 7 (Mandatory) (1 point)
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to European imperialism?
Question 7 options:
a)
Because Americans supplied Europeans with the telegram, Morse code, the spinning jenny and the steel plow.
b)
Because the new technology gave Europeans stronger weapons, faster communication and efficient transportation; this gave them an advantage over countries without these new technologies.
c)
Because Africa and India had all the natural resources France and Germany needed to make new machinery like the train.
d)
Because India had people willing to work in coal mines, on boats for long periods of time and in dangerous factories in the United Kingdom.
Question 8 (Mandatory) (1 point)
The items below are all consequences (effects) of what?
•Colonized countries were held back from being industrialized
•Native cultures, governments and economies were destroyed
•Natural resources were depleted (used up)
•Led to World War I and World War II
•Led to ethnic conflicts
•Led to a global economy
Question 8 options:
a)
Nationalism
b)
Communism
c)
Realism
d)
Imperialism
Question 9 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Match the term to the correct definition. (One will NOT be used)
Question 9 options:
Was when the Japanese revolted, took down the Tokugawa Shogunate and put the emperor back into supreme power
Wars between China and Great Britain in the 1800s that was over the buying and selling of addicting drugs.
Led the revolt against Manchu Qing Dynasty; wanted to bring economic stability and establish a democratic republic. He became president of the Chinese Republic in 1911
War between China and Japan; European countries helped China in exchange for trading rights and territories; China would regret partnering with Europe.
1.
Sino Japanese War
2.
Taiping Rebellion
3.
Opium Wars
4.
Meiji Restoration
5.
Sun Yat-Sen
Question 10 (Mandatory) (1 point)
How can this document be used to explain the primary cause of European imperialism in Africa?
Question 10 options:
a)
Because the document shows all the accomplishments of African rulers.
b)
Because this document shows all the technological advancements Europe & the US had.
c)
Because this table reflects all the natural resources needed for India to be part of the global economy.
Question 11 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Match the terms to the correct definition. (One will NOT be used)
Question 11 options:
This economic system emerged from United Kingdom that said people should own their own business, make their own products to sell, and earn their own profits; government should not interfere.
This economic system emerged from Russia (Karl Marx) that said capitalism leads to competition and would be dangerous to workers; better for the workers to control production, wages, profits; everyone works for the common good of society and everyone profits.
This economic system emerged from Europe and small societies in the United States that said the community (workers) should control production, wages, profits for the good of society.
1.
Communism
2.
Socialism
3.
Agrarianism
4.
Capitalism
Question 12 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Why were the Suez and Panama Canals necessary?
Question 12 options:
a)
So that Africa and Asia could be part of the Industrial Revolution.
b)
So that Europe and the United States could send boats "over" land instead of traveling around.
c)
So that Arabians and Panamanians had jobs.
d)
So that Central America and the Middle East could closely monitor European imperialism.
Question 13 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Why was the Suez Canal strategically important to European imperialism?
Question 13 options:
a)
Because Europeans could travel to their colonies faster.
b)
Because Europeans could trade goods, obtain resources and earn profits faster.
c)
Because Eastern Africans could now sail to the Indian Ocean.
d)
Because Asians could now sail to Eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia.
e)
Both A and B
f)
Both C and D
Question 14 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Which numbers on the map accurately reflect where the Panama and Suez Canals are located?
Question 14 options:
a)
1 – Suez
2 – Panama
b)
2 – Suez
4 – Panama
c)
1 – Panama
3 – Suez
d)
2 – Panama
4 - Suez
Question 15 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Match the terms to the correct definitions. (One will NOT be used)
Question 15 options:
The act of workers negotiating with their employers for better conditions, hours and wages.….
Group of workers who join to speak as a group to their employer/business owner to get better conditions, hours and wages; poses a threat to capitalism...
Former American slave who was an influential Abolitionist.
The idea that "survival of the fittest" could be applied to society is known as this; Europeans used this idea to justify taking over Africa and other colonies.
Member of Parliament who convinced other members in the United Kingdom to abolish slavery.
1.
Natural Selection
2.
Social Darwinism
3.
Collective Bargaining
4.
William Wilberforce
5.
Labor Unions
6.
Frederick Douglass
Question 16 (Mandatory) (1 point)
How did the technological advancements listed below advance imperialism?
Question 16 options:
a)
Europeans would sell or trade new medicines to their colonies.
b)
Europeans would take natural resources from their colonies to make better weapons and transportation.
c)
Europeans would build transportation (train tracks, ports) in their colonies
d)
All of the above
Question 17 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Europeans expanded the global economy in the 1800s by exploiting their African colonies for which goods
Question 17 options:
a)
Gold, diamonds, rubber, food, cotton, zinc, copper and lead.
b)
Linen, silk, emeralds, coconuts, petroleum and basalt.
c)
Rayon, cotton, guns, oak, tea.
d)
None of the above
Question 18 (Mandatory) (1 point)
After the artistic movement of Romanticism, came the _ __ movement that focuses on the harsh side of life and on the lives of working-class men and women; to improve the lives of the unfortunate.
Question 18 options:
a)
Classical
b)
Romantic
c)
Impressionism
d)
Realism
Question 19 (Mandatory) (1 point)
Match the people to the correct definition. (One will NOT be used)
Question 19 options:
Wrote War and Peace which depicted how the Napoleonic Wars affected ordinary lives of people in Russia.
Wrote Oliver Twist and Hard Times; his stories often depicted slums and factory workers.
Wrote Madame Bovary to describe the disappointment of having a romantic view of marriage as opposed to real life.
1.
Gustave Flaubert
2.
Charles Dickens
3.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4.
Leo Tolstoy
Question 20 (Bonus) (1 point)
Bonus: True or False – Between 1870 and 1895, the amount of goods being shipped through the Suez Canal tripled.
Question 20 options:
a) True
b) False
Question 21 (Bonus) (1 point)
Bonus: Which event comes first?
Question 21 options:
a)
Partitioning of Africa
b)
World War I
c)
European "New Imperialism"
d)
Partitioning of India
Question 1: a), c), d), e)
Question 2: d)
Question 3: a), b), e)
Question 4: b) False
Question 5: c)
Question 6: a)
Question 7: b)
Question 8: d)
Question 9: 1 - Meiji Restoration, 2 - Opium Wars, 3 - Sun Yat-Sen, 4 - Sino Japanese War
Question 10: b)
Question 11: 1 - Capitalism, 2 - Communism, 3 - Socialism
Question 12: b)
Question 13: e)
Question 14: a)
Question 15: 3 - Collective Bargaining, 5 - Labor Unions, 6 - Frederick Douglass, 2 - Social Darwinism, 4 - William Wilberforce
Question 16: b)
Question 17: a)
Question 18: d) Realism
Question 19: 4 - Leo Tolstoy, 2 - Charles Dickens, 1 - Gustave Flaubert
Question 20: a) True
Question 21: c) European "New Imperialism"