Question 1

Who asserted that British colonialism had a moral purpose to promote Christianity and build a better world?

Accepted Answer

A)  John A. Hobson 
B)  Edmund Morel 
C)  Charles Gordon 
D)  Henry Curzon 
E)  Jules Ferry 
A)  John A. Hobson 
B)  Edmund Morel 
C)  Charles Gordon 
D)  Henry Curzon 
E)  Jules Ferry

Question 2

In the nineteenth century, European nations exploited areas of Asia and Africa for the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  raw materials, which could be used in European factories. 
B)  markets these regions provided for European manufactured goods. 
C)  opportunities that exploitation presented for European cultural expansion. 
D)  manufactured goods to be sent from Asia to Europe. 
E)  possible fields for missionary activities. 
A)  raw materials, which could be used in European factories. 
B)  markets these regions provided for European manufactured goods. 
C)  opportunities that exploitation presented for European cultural expansion. 
D)  manufactured goods to be sent from Asia to Europe. 
E)  possible fields for missionary activities.

Question 3

What was the primary result of introducing the zamindar system in rural India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rent increases across rural India forced many families from their homes. 
B)  The countryside became politically and socially stable for the duration of British rule. 
C)  Farmers were able to become landed gentry, which mirrored the British system. 
D)  Local gentry increased taxes and forced the less fortunate to become tenants or lose their land entirely. 
E)  It facilitated the collection of agricultural taxes and created a stronger political system. 
A)  Rent increases across rural India forced many families from their homes. 
B)  The countryside became politically and socially stable for the duration of British rule. 
C)  Farmers were able to become landed gentry, which mirrored the British system. 
D)  Local gentry increased taxes and forced the less fortunate to become tenants or lose their land entirely. 
E)  It facilitated the collection of agricultural taxes and created a stronger political system.

Question 4

The Sepoy Rebellion was one of several successful resistance efforts against European colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Quinine was used by Europeans to provide partial immunity from

Accepted Answer

A)  sleeping sickness. 
B)  diphtheria. 
C)  scurvy. 
D)  cholera. 
E)  malaria. 
A)  sleeping sickness. 
B)  diphtheria. 
C)  scurvy. 
D)  cholera. 
E)  malaria.

Question 6

After the Sepoy Rebellion, the British gave precedence to Gurkhas and Sikhs as the main fighting force of India's colonial army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Whose last will and testament left a massive estate to be used to create a worldwide British Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Sarraut 
B)  Cecil Rhodes 
C)  Muhammad Ali Jinna 
D)  David Livingstone 
E)  Paul Kruger 
A)  Albert Sarraut 
B)  Cecil Rhodes 
C)  Muhammad Ali Jinna 
D)  David Livingstone 
E)  Paul Kruger

Question 8

Proof of its lack of racist attitudes, ____ colonial policies permitted Africans to run for office and serve in that country's assembly.

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States' 
B)  England's 
C)  France's 
D)  Germany's 
E)  Italy's 
A)  the United States' 
B)  England's 
C)  France's 
D)  Germany's 
E)  Italy's

Question 9

Among the first British colonies in West Africa was

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya. 
B)  Gold Coast. 
C)  Senegal. 
D)  Liberia. 
E)  Zanzibar. 
A)  Libya. 
B)  Gold Coast. 
C)  Senegal. 
D)  Liberia. 
E)  Zanzibar.

Question 10

The Berlin Conference of 1884

Accepted Answer

A)  settled the Boer War. 
B)  established guidelines for future annexation of African territory by European nations. 
C)  led to a large-scale German attack on British colonial property in Kenya. 
D)  devised a system for collaborative missionary activity in Africa. 
E)  was convened by Queen Victoria. 
A)  settled the Boer War. 
B)  established guidelines for future annexation of African territory by European nations. 
C)  led to a large-scale German attack on British colonial property in Kenya. 
D)  devised a system for collaborative missionary activity in Africa. 
E)  was convened by Queen Victoria.

Question 11

The prototype for direct rule in Africa was the British system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the most important reason that drove European powers in their rush to increase their imperialist holdings in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quest for new markets prompted by rapid industrialization at home 
B)  The rivalries between European nations and fears that other countries would claim Africa first 
C)  The strong desire to extend Christianity throughout Africa 
D)  The goal to bring European technological advantages to Africans 
E)  The fear of Russian economic expansion into Central Africa and world domination 
A)  The quest for new markets prompted by rapid industrialization at home 
B)  The rivalries between European nations and fears that other countries would claim Africa first 
C)  The strong desire to extend Christianity throughout Africa 
D)  The goal to bring European technological advantages to Africans 
E)  The fear of Russian economic expansion into Central Africa and world domination

Question 13

Which African country, with a temperate climate in its Central Highlands, attracted a relatively large European population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cameroon 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Sokoto 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Mozambique 
A)  Cameroon 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Sokoto 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Mozambique

Question 14

"New" products that European nations sought to obtain from colonies in Africa and Asia in the nineteenth century included

Accepted Answer

A)  gold and silver. 
B)  cloves and pepper. 
C)  oil, tin and rubber. 
D)  tea, silk, and porcelain. 
E)  ivory and rayon. 
A)  gold and silver. 
B)  cloves and pepper. 
C)  oil, tin and rubber. 
D)  tea, silk, and porcelain. 
E)  ivory and rayon.

Question 15

The Great Trek

Accepted Answer

A)  was ordered by the French government. 
B)  took place before the Boers encountered the Zulus. 
C)  was a Zulu march led by their ruler named Shaka. 
D)  was the northeastward advance of the Boers after the British take-over of the Cape Colony. 
E)  took place as a result of Khoisan and Bantu military clashes. 
A)  was ordered by the French government. 
B)  took place before the Boers encountered the Zulus. 
C)  was a Zulu march led by their ruler named Shaka. 
D)  was the northeastward advance of the Boers after the British take-over of the Cape Colony. 
E)  took place as a result of Khoisan and Bantu military clashes.

Question 16

The term 'neocolonialism' refers to European colonial tactics

Accepted Answer

A)  after the 16th century. 
B)  in all parts of the world except Africa. 
C)  after the abolition of the slave trade. 
D)  in Africa only. 
E)  after former European colonies were replaced by independent nation-states. 
A)  after the 16th century. 
B)  in all parts of the world except Africa. 
C)  after the abolition of the slave trade. 
D)  in Africa only. 
E)  after former European colonies were replaced by independent nation-states.

Question 17

What might be considered a benefit of colonialism in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The creation of high-wage manufacturing centers 
B)  Economic exploitation of native workers 
C)  The beginnings of a modern economic infrastructure 
D)  The creation of universal peasant landownership 
E)  The bringing of Christianity to the heathen pagans 
A)  The creation of high-wage manufacturing centers 
B)  Economic exploitation of native workers 
C)  The beginnings of a modern economic infrastructure 
D)  The creation of universal peasant landownership 
E)  The bringing of Christianity to the heathen pagans

Question 18

The Philippine guerrilla leader who failed to thwart the United States conquest was

Accepted Answer

A)  Antonio Celino. 
B)  Antonio Barbosa. 
C)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
D)  Ferdinand Marcos. 
E)  Mongkut Chulalongkorn. 
A)  Antonio Celino. 
B)  Antonio Barbosa. 
C)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
D)  Ferdinand Marcos. 
E)  Mongkut Chulalongkorn.

Question 19

The fundamental weakness of colonialism was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  required a substantial economic investment in the infrastructure by the colonizer. 
B)  relied on theories of Social Darwinism. 
C)  is ultimately based on the self-interests of the colonial powers. 
D)  assumed a welcome system of reciprocity with the subject nation. 
E)  could not establish a uniform system of administration between direct or indirect rule. 
A)  required a substantial economic investment in the infrastructure by the colonizer. 
B)  relied on theories of Social Darwinism. 
C)  is ultimately based on the self-interests of the colonial powers. 
D)  assumed a welcome system of reciprocity with the subject nation. 
E)  could not establish a uniform system of administration between direct or indirect rule.

Question 20

In his famous poem "The White Man's Burden," Rudyard Kipling expressed the idea that whites

Accepted Answer

A)  greatly suffered from the cruelty of African native tribes when they were captured. 
B)  were never really recompensed for the loss of their colonies after the end of colonialism. 
C)  were more susceptible to native African diseases and therefore experienced greater mortality. 
D)  carried the economic cost of infrastructure development in their former colonies. 
E)  had a moral responsibility to lift Africans from a state of lower societal development. 
A)  greatly suffered from the cruelty of African native tribes when they were captured. 
B)  were never really recompensed for the loss of their colonies after the end of colonialism. 
C)  were more susceptible to native African diseases and therefore experienced greater mortality. 
D)  carried the economic cost of infrastructure development in their former colonies. 
E)  had a moral responsibility to lift Africans from a state of lower societal development.

Exam 21: The High Tide of Imperialism

Who asserted that British colonialism had a moral purpose to promote Christianity and build a better world?

In the nineteenth century, European nations exploited areas of Asia and Africa for the following EXCEPT

What was the primary result of introducing the zamindar system in rural India?

The Sepoy Rebellion was one of several successful resistance efforts against European colonialism.

Quinine was used by Europeans to provide partial immunity from

After the Sepoy Rebellion, the British gave precedence to Gurkhas and Sikhs as the main fighting force of India's colonial army.

Whose last will and testament left a massive estate to be used to create a worldwide British Empire?

Proof of its lack of racist attitudes, ____ colonial policies permitted Africans to run for office and serve in that country's assembly.

Among the first British colonies in West Africa was

The Berlin Conference of 1884

The prototype for direct rule in Africa was the British system.

What was the most important reason that drove European powers in their rush to increase their imperialist holdings in Africa?

Which African country, with a temperate climate in its Central Highlands, attracted a relatively large European population?

"New" products that European nations sought to obtain from colonies in Africa and Asia in the nineteenth century included

The Great Trek

The term 'neocolonialism' refers to European colonial tactics

What might be considered a benefit of colonialism in Southeast Asia?

The Philippine guerrilla leader who failed to thwart the United States conquest was

The fundamental weakness of colonialism was that it

In his famous poem "The White Man's Burden," Rudyard Kipling expressed the idea that whites

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