Question 1

Joining in the "scramble for Africa" Germany established colonies in Cameroon and

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya. 
B)  The Congo Free State. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Tanzania. 
E)  Sudan. 
A)  Libya. 
B)  The Congo Free State. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Tanzania. 
E)  Sudan.

Question 2

Private investors,such as Cecil Rhodes,played just as large a part in the partitioning of Africa as did individual countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Although Britain traded with China for luxury goods,such as opium,silk,porcelain,and art objects,it was the tea trade that heightened conflicts between the two nations in the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Although the slave trade was outlawed in British and French colonies,new systems of forced labor cropped up to take their place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The greatest problem faced by the French in their African colonies was:

Accepted Answer

A)  financing. 
B)  transportation. 
C)  a lack of natural resources to exploit. 
D)  labor. 
E)  their colonial officers. 
A)  financing. 
B)  transportation. 
C)  a lack of natural resources to exploit. 
D)  labor. 
E)  their colonial officers.

Question 6

The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Treaty of Nanking:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave the British Hong Kong "in perpetuity." 
B)  ended British missionary activity in China. 
C)  gave the lucrative opium trade to the Dutch. 
D)  ended British claims to trade with China. 
E)  established the foreign enclaves in Beijing. 
A)  gave the British Hong Kong "in perpetuity." 
B)  ended British missionary activity in China. 
C)  gave the lucrative opium trade to the Dutch. 
D)  ended British claims to trade with China. 
E)  established the foreign enclaves in Beijing.

Question 8

Which nation used the symbol of the "Cape-to-Cairo" railway as their goal in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belgium 
B)  Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
E)  Austria 
A)  Belgium 
B)  Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
E)  Austria

Question 9

When Great Britain took control of Egypt in 1870,Lord Evelyn Baring was appointed as the first:

Accepted Answer

A)  "royal governor" of the Egyptian colony. 
B)  "urban pasha," or military governor of Sinai. 
C)  "proconsul," in a power-sharing arrangement with the Egyptians. 
D)  "demi-pharaoh," to look after Britain's interests under an Egyptian ruler. 
E)  "viceroy" of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. 
A)  "royal governor" of the Egyptian colony. 
B)  "urban pasha," or military governor of Sinai. 
C)  "proconsul," in a power-sharing arrangement with the Egyptians. 
D)  "demi-pharaoh," to look after Britain's interests under an Egyptian ruler. 
E)  "viceroy" of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

Question 10

How do formal and informal imperialism differ?

Accepted Answer

Formal imperialism is synonymous with co

Question 11

One cause for much concern by Europeans and colonial authorities dealt with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tension between preserving national traditions and identity in the face of a constantly changing, hybrid colonial culture. 
B)  the surprisingly successful creation of a well-disciplined work force and complete Europeanization of cities in western and southern Africa. 
C)  the inability of the European countries to change the societies they had colonized; it proved very difficult to establish schools and financial institutions. 
D)  the continued rejection of all contact with Europeans by the newly colonized peoples of Africa and Asia; Europeans failed in their effort to fully integrate with the native populations. 
E)  the failure of people in the mother countries to allow any emigration by colonials to Europe and the continued suspicion of those who had served overseas. 
A)  the tension between preserving national traditions and identity in the face of a constantly changing, hybrid colonial culture. 
B)  the surprisingly successful creation of a well-disciplined work force and complete Europeanization of cities in western and southern Africa. 
C)  the inability of the European countries to change the societies they had colonized; it proved very difficult to establish schools and financial institutions. 
D)  the continued rejection of all contact with Europeans by the newly colonized peoples of Africa and Asia; Europeans failed in their effort to fully integrate with the native populations. 
E)  the failure of people in the mother countries to allow any emigration by colonials to Europe and the continued suspicion of those who had served overseas.

Question 12

How did ideas of race serve as justification for imperial conquest in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Most influential was the work of Arthur

Question 13

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

Accepted Answer

The causes of the mutiny were social,eco

Question 14

French interest in Africa was focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  colonizing the northern part of the continent across the Mediterranean from France. 
B)  pursuing colonies from the north to the south of Africa. 
C)  acquiring colonies from the west to the east of the continent. 
D)  its colony in the west, French Equatorial Africa. 
E)  seizing the British colony of South Africa for its mineral riches. 
A)  colonizing the northern part of the continent across the Mediterranean from France. 
B)  pursuing colonies from the north to the south of Africa. 
C)  acquiring colonies from the west to the east of the continent. 
D)  its colony in the west, French Equatorial Africa. 
E)  seizing the British colony of South Africa for its mineral riches.

Question 15

In 1882 Britain effectively took over Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism 1870-1914

Joining in the "scramble for Africa" Germany established colonies in Cameroon and

Private investors,such as Cecil Rhodes,played just as large a part in the partitioning of Africa as did individual countries.

Although Britain traded with China for luxury goods,such as opium,silk,porcelain,and art objects,it was the tea trade that heightened conflicts between the two nations in the early nineteenth century.

Although the slave trade was outlawed in British and French colonies,new systems of forced labor cropped up to take their place.

The greatest problem faced by the French in their African colonies was:

The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

The Treaty of Nanking:

Which nation used the symbol of the "Cape-to-Cairo" railway as their goal in Africa?

When Great Britain took control of Egypt in 1870,Lord Evelyn Baring was appointed as the first:

How do formal and informal imperialism differ?

One cause for much concern by Europeans and colonial authorities dealt with:

How did ideas of race serve as justification for imperial conquest in the nineteenth century?

What were the causes of the Great Rebellion of 1857?

French interest in Africa was focused on:

In 1882 Britain effectively took over Egypt.

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