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1. Which of the following was a major economic cause of European imperialism? (1 point)
Europeans needed more land for their growing populations to live.
Europeans were trying to change from socialism to capitalism.
Europeans needed to find more natural resources to increase their industrial production.
Europeans wanted to be the first to explore new parts of the world.
2. Which of the following were one military advantage of Western nations in the late 1800s that helped them colonize much of the world? (1 point)
tanks
machine guns
poison gas weapons
cannons
3. Which type of imperial rule allowed Western governments to run colonies themselves? (1 point)
direct rule
indirect rule
sphere of influence
protectorate
4. How did colonization expand markets for European powers? (1 point)
Each person in a conquered region was also a potential labor leader.
Each person in a conquered region was also a potential customer.
Each person in a conquered region was also a potential entrepreneur.
Each person in a conquered region was also a potential stockholder.
5. How was village life affected by Western imperial rule? (1 point)
Village life remained much the same as Europeans focused on cities.
Villages were flooded with European colonizers, and locals had to give up their homes.
Villagers were forced out by the military and sent to Europe to work in factories.
Village life declined due to families moving to work on plantations or in factories.
6. Why did European contact with Africa increase in the 1800s? (1 point)
Cecil Rhodes and Leopold II traveled into the interior, showing other European leaders that such journeys were advantageous.
Explorers and missionaries showed that travel into the interior was possible, due to medical advances and steamships.
Europeans and Asians took a new interest in the slave trade, making increased contact valuable and necessary.
An African elite welcomed Westerners, eager to learn the culture and religion of the neighbors they admired.
7. Which of the following was one similarity of Western imperial rule in Africa and India? (1 point)
Only Britain ruled both areas.
Missionaries were sent to both areas.
Neither area was able to fend off imperial powers.
People in both areas were taught to speak English.
8. Which of the following was the main reason Africans resisted European colonization and rule in the late 1880s? (1 point)
They believed that Europeans could help them industrialize.
They believed that they should rule themselves.
They believed that the Europeans would not draw fair borders.
They believed that their economy would collapse under European rule.
9. Colonial powers were particularly interested in mining which resource that was abundant in Africa? (1 point)
copper
diamonds
iron ore
ivory
10. Shaka Zulu led tribes who mostly identified as what? (1 point)
warriors
farmers
slave traders
Muslims
11. Which was one immediate effect of the discovery of oil in Persia? (1 point)
Russia and Britain sent troops to protect their interests there.
Persians became wealthy overnight.
Manufacturing plants were built in Persia to take advantage of oil.
France and Italy sent diplomats to secure rights to oil.
12. Why was the Wahhabi movement in Arabia a threat to the Ottoman empire? (1 point)
Its members overthrew the Ottoman rulers in Arabia because they believed in Arab self-rule.
Its members wanted to Westernize education and revolted when the sultan turned down their requests.
Its members sought to return Arabian princes to their role as leaders of the kingdom.
Its members rejected Ottoman theology and law because they wanted to return to Muhammad's original teachings.
13. Why did the Ottoman ruler in Egypt lose control of the Suez Canal? (1 point)
He could not fight the British with the small Egyptian army.
He could not repay loans on the canal and so sold shares to Britain.
He was busy trying to put down revolts from nationalists.
He put the interests of the British ahead of the Egyptian people.