Chapter 11 Age of Imperialism

Why did western nations desire lands on the Pacific Rim?

A. Because of their natural resources and strategic location

What event BEST illustrates geopolitics- an interest in taking land for strategic purposes?

A. Crimean War

Why did Maji Maji rebellion fail?

A. East Africans erroneously believed that magic water would protect them

Why did Britian take control of Suez Canal?

A. Egypt could not pay its foreign debt

What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?

A. European insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton.

How did Menelik II keep colonial interests out of Ethiopia?

A. He exploited European rivalries and built a modern army

Why did American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?

A. She wanted to restore the political power of the natives Hawaiians

Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the United States?

A. Sugar could be sold for higher profits

What happened as a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?

A. The British government took direct command of India

Why is the Ram Mohun Roy considered the ´Father of Modern India´?

A. he called for an end to traditional practices such as arranged child marriage

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

B. European divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders

What was the main reason for the Crimean War?

B. Russia wanted land on the Black sea to get to the Mediterranean.

Why did thousands of Boers move North in the Great Trek.

B. to escape the British

Which of the following leaders used modernization to successfully keep their countries from foreign control?

C. Muhammad Ali and King Mongkut

What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?

C. Peasants had less rice to eat because the Fr. exported most of it

How were Muhammad Ali´s policies and European colonial policies similar?

C. Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food

Why did the British style of government in Nigeria work better with the Hausa- Fulani than the Igbo

C. The Hausa- Fulani were accustomed to a strong central government.

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

C. to prevent fighting of European nations over the division of Africa

Why was India called ´the jewel in the crown´?

D. It was the most valuable of all Britian´s colonies

How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in countries?

D. They provided for colonial people´s needs but did not give