Chapter Test 25 (MU)

1.

1 point

How did the discovery of oil in Iran affect imperialist interests in the region?

Britain and Russia maneuvered for control of the oil fields

Russia and Britain moved their troops out of Iran

Russia lost interest in Iran

Iranian nationalists invited the British to take control

2.

1 point

By the 1800's, rising nationalism and religious intolerance would tear the Ottoman empire apart.

True

False

3.

1 point

How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism?

It created a need for raw materials and new markets.

It made Europeans feel sorry for the rest of the world.

It created a need for land.

It made Westerners feel obligated to improve the human species.

4.

1 point

The Berlin Conference set up the rules for European colonization of Africa, which of the following groups was not asked to participate?

the British

the French

the Africans

the Germans

5.

1 point

Muhammad Ali, the father of modern Egypt, was noted for all of the following accomplishments except

modernizing of Egyptian industry

encouraging world trade

backing irrigation projects

allowing more foreign control

6.

1 point

The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League both called for an independent, multinational India.

True

False

7.

1 point

Which countries sought to benefit from the slow crumbling of the Ottoman empire?

Russia, China, Japan, & India

Italy, Germany, Russia, & Egypt

Britain, France, Germany, & Russia

France, Britain, Italy, & Germany

8.

1 point

European missionaries went to Africa for all the following reasons, except...

to build churches, schools, and clinics.

to convert Africans to Christianity.

to replace African culture with their own.

to gather slaves.

9.

1 point

The Qing Dynasty of China welcomed western ideas and Christianity.

True

False

10.

1 point

In 1850, most of Africa was controlled by European countries, but by 1915, most of Africa was free.

True

False

11.

1 point

Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

India gained its independence from Britain.

The British East India Company took over the rule of India.

India became a protectorate of Britain.

India became a British colony.

12.

1 point

China was forced to give up the island of Hong Kong as result of

the Sepoy Rebellion.

the Taiping Rebellion.

the Boxer Rebellion.

the Opium War.

13.

1 point

One advantage that European countries had in their imperial expansion was

powerful armies and navies.

a lack of resistance on the part of the countries of Africa and Asia.

poorly organized governments in Africa and Asia.

weak economies in Africa and Asia.