Question 1

The product that allowed Europeans to advance into Africa's interior without fear of contracting malaria was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  penicillin 
B)  aspirin 
C)  quinine 
D)  gin 
E)  gyoba berries 
A)  penicillin 
B)  aspirin 
C)  quinine 
D)  gin 
E)  gyoba berries C

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Leopold II

Accepted Answer

Belgian king who established personal rule over a large part of central Africa (later the Belgian Congo)

Question 3

In expanding into Central Asia, Russia bypassed what traditional imperial policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural assimilation 
B)  Deindustrialization 
C)  Religious conversions 
D)  Economic assimilation 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Cultural assimilation 
B)  Deindustrialization 
C)  Religious conversions 
D)  Economic assimilation 
E)  All of these. E

Question 4

John Hobson's Imperialism: A Study argued that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  British colonies needed to expand to thrive 
B)  the model of French imperialism was less moral than that of Britain 
C)  democracy in Britain was bolstered by the imperial project 
D)  the status of the working class would continue to improve as imperialism began to stabilize 
E)  None of these. 
A)  British colonies needed to expand to thrive 
B)  the model of French imperialism was less moral than that of Britain 
C)  democracy in Britain was bolstered by the imperial project 
D)  the status of the working class would continue to improve as imperialism began to stabilize 
E)  None of these.

Question 5

Which east Asian nations were not directly colonized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan and Indonesia 
B)  Indochina and China 
C)  Japan and Indochina 
D)  Japan and China 
E)  Indonesia and Indochina 
A)  Japan and Indonesia 
B)  Indochina and China 
C)  Japan and Indochina 
D)  Japan and China 
E)  Indonesia and Indochina

Question 6

How did missionary work represent an extension of European colonialism in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. As part of the "white

Question 7

The most significant economic product for France in Indochina was what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spices 
B)  Rubber 
C)  Petroleum 
D)  Raw silk 
E)  Coffee 
A)  Spices 
B)  Rubber 
C)  Petroleum 
D)  Raw silk 
E)  Coffee

Question 8

What year did Japan open to American trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  1824 
B)  1834 
C)  1844 
D)  1854 
E)  1864 
A)  1824 
B)  1834 
C)  1844 
D)  1854 
E)  1864

Question 9

What were the critical needs of Europe that pushed for imperialism in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expanded territory for the excess population 
B)  Resources to support a largely urbanized European population 
C)  Raw materials to maintain and further the economy based on industrialization 
D)  Promoting European superiority 
E)  Spreading Christianity throughout the world 
A)  Expanded territory for the excess population 
B)  Resources to support a largely urbanized European population 
C)  Raw materials to maintain and further the economy based on industrialization 
D)  Promoting European superiority 
E)  Spreading Christianity throughout the world

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-manifest destiny

Accepted Answer

North American ideology that s

Question 11

One of the most important tools in administering colonies was the telegraph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Congo was the personal investment of which European leader until 1908?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany 
B)  King Edward of England 
C)  Tsar Nicholas of Russia 
D)  King Leopold of Belgium 
E)  King Vittorio Emmanuel II of Italy 
A)  Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany 
B)  King Edward of England 
C)  Tsar Nicholas of Russia 
D)  King Leopold of Belgium 
E)  King Vittorio Emmanuel II of Italy

Question 13

What was the British official policy of religion in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-interference 
B)  Preference for Muslims 
C)  Imposition of the Protestant Church of England 
D)  Preference for Hinduism 
E)  Taxation of all religions that were not Christian 
A)  Non-interference 
B)  Preference for Muslims 
C)  Imposition of the Protestant Church of England 
D)  Preference for Hinduism 
E)  Taxation of all religions that were not Christian

Question 14

David Livingstone was a missionary in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was not an area of Africa colonized by Bismarck's directive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southwest Africa 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Togo 
D)  Camaroon 
E)  Tanzania 
A)  Southwest Africa 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Togo 
D)  Camaroon 
E)  Tanzania

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Opium Wars

Accepted Answer

Conflict between Bri

Question 17

What did England consider to be its most important colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  India 
C)  The Bahamas 
D)  Egypt 
E)  The former colonies of the United States 
A)  South Africa 
B)  India 
C)  The Bahamas 
D)  Egypt 
E)  The former colonies of the United States

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-new imperialism

Accepted Answer

Extension and strengthening of

Question 19

Imperial administration was facilitated by all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  telegraphs 
B)  telephones 
C)  railways 
D)  steamships 
E)  radios 
A)  telegraphs 
B)  telephones 
C)  railways 
D)  steamships 
E)  radios

Question 20

The African National Congress was established to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  promote cultural assimilation with Europeans 
B)  bridge the divisions between African natives and European settlers 
C)  arbitrate wages and working conditions for Africans in European jobs 
D)  fight against the injustices of colonial rule 
E)  take over from the colonial administration and implement self-rule 
A)  promote cultural assimilation with Europeans 
B)  bridge the divisions between African natives and European settlers 
C)  arbitrate wages and working conditions for Africans in European jobs 
D)  fight against the injustices of colonial rule 
E)  take over from the colonial administration and implement self-rule

Exam 24: The Age of Imperialism

The product that allowed Europeans to advance into Africa's interior without fear of contracting malaria was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Leopold II

In expanding into Central Asia, Russia bypassed what traditional imperial policy?

John Hobson's Imperialism: A Study argued that ______________.

Which east Asian nations were not directly colonized?

How did missionary work represent an extension of European colonialism in the nineteenth century?

The most significant economic product for France in Indochina was what?

What year did Japan open to American trade?

What were the critical needs of Europe that pushed for imperialism in the late nineteenth century?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -manifest destiny

One of the most important tools in administering colonies was the telegraph.

The Congo was the personal investment of which European leader until 1908?

What was the British official policy of religion in India?

David Livingstone was a missionary in China.

Which of the following was not an area of Africa colonized by Bismarck's directive?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Opium Wars

What did England consider to be its most important colony?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -new imperialism

Imperial administration was facilitated by all of the following except ______________.

The African National Congress was established to ______________.

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