Question 1

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 2

The abuses of the Congo Free State were publicized by European writers such as Joseph Conrad in his book:

Accepted Answer

A)  Out of Africa. 
B)  The Heart of Darkness. 
C)  Darkness at Noon. 
D)  Black Athena. 
E)  The Wretched of the Earth. 
A)  Out of Africa. 
B)  The Heart of Darkness. 
C)  Darkness at Noon. 
D)  Black Athena. 
E)  The Wretched of the Earth.

Question 3

Opium was exported from China in the nineteenth century to Britain,India,and the rest of the world for use in medicine and for pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

After "the mutiny," Britain sought to rule India:

Accepted Answer

A)  through the Indian upper class. 
B)  through the East India Company. 
C)  directly. 
D)  by means of example rather than force. 
E)  under martial law. 
A)  through the Indian upper class. 
B)  through the East India Company. 
C)  directly. 
D)  by means of example rather than force. 
E)  under martial law.

Question 6

The Great Rebellion of 1857 was triggered by the discipline of Indian soldiers who refused to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The early colonial success Italy realized with Eritrea and parts of Somalia encouraged it to invade:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  Sudan. 
C)  Uganda. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
E)  Libya. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Sudan. 
C)  Uganda. 
D)  Ethiopia. 
E)  Libya.

Question 8

The Boxer Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  was caused by French expansion into Vietnam. 
B)  serves as an example of an anti-imperialist movement. 
C)  was not serious enough to necessitate a response from the Great Powers. 
D)  demonstrated the invincibility of European imperial power. 
E)  led to the expulsion of foreign powers from China. 
A)  was caused by French expansion into Vietnam. 
B)  serves as an example of an anti-imperialist movement. 
C)  was not serious enough to necessitate a response from the Great Powers. 
D)  demonstrated the invincibility of European imperial power. 
E)  led to the expulsion of foreign powers from China.

Question 9

How do formal and informal imperialism differ?

Accepted Answer

Formal imperialism is synonymous with co

Question 10

Historians refer to the form imperialism takes when a country annexed territories outright and subjugated the peoples who lived there as:

Accepted Answer

A)  informal imperialism. 
B)  direct rule. 
C)  First European empires. 
D)  formal imperialism. 
E)  indirect rule. 
A)  informal imperialism. 
B)  direct rule. 
C)  First European empires. 
D)  formal imperialism. 
E)  indirect rule.

Question 11

The last area of India annexed by the British in 1856 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Madras. 
B)  Oudh. 
C)  Punjab. 
D)  Calcutta. 
E)  Kumaon. 
A)  Madras. 
B)  Oudh. 
C)  Punjab. 
D)  Calcutta. 
E)  Kumaon.

Question 12

The United States became an imperial power following its victory in the "splendid little war" against:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Cuba. 
A)  Canada. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Cuba.

Question 13

After World War I had come to an end,the Great Powers:

Accepted Answer

A)  were more confident of human progress than they had been in the previous century. 
B)  recognized the principle of self-determination for all people. 
C)  resumed their imperialist endeavors. 
D)  abandoned any hope of maintaining the partition of Africa. 
E)  found it impossible to reimpose the conditions of late nineteenth-century imperialism. 
A)  were more confident of human progress than they had been in the previous century. 
B)  recognized the principle of self-determination for all people. 
C)  resumed their imperialist endeavors. 
D)  abandoned any hope of maintaining the partition of Africa. 
E)  found it impossible to reimpose the conditions of late nineteenth-century imperialism.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it guaranteed their control of Egypt. 
B)  it allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine. 
C)  it demonstrated their superiority over the French. 
D)  it cut the travel time to their colony of India in half. 
E)  it allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad. 
A)  it guaranteed their control of Egypt. 
B)  it allowed them to control their mandate of Palestine. 
C)  it demonstrated their superiority over the French. 
D)  it cut the travel time to their colony of India in half. 
E)  it allowed them to complete the "Cape-to-Cairo" railroad.

Exam 22: Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

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

The abuses of the Congo Free State were publicized by European writers such as Joseph Conrad in his book:

Opium was exported from China in the nineteenth century to Britain,India,and the rest of the world for use in medicine and for pleasure.

The sati was the Indian rite in which a wife immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre.

After "the mutiny," Britain sought to rule India:

The Great Rebellion of 1857 was triggered by the discipline of Indian soldiers who refused to use rifle cartridges greased with pork fat.

The early colonial success Italy realized with Eritrea and parts of Somalia encouraged it to invade:

The Boxer Rebellion:

How do formal and informal imperialism differ?

Historians refer to the form imperialism takes when a country annexed territories outright and subjugated the peoples who lived there as:

The last area of India annexed by the British in 1856 was:

The United States became an imperial power following its victory in the "splendid little war" against:

After World War I had come to an end,the Great Powers:

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

The British were especially interested in controlling the Suez Canal because:

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