Chapter 25 Quiz

1.

1 point

Which of these was a key element in the successful scrambles for Asian and African territory in the late 1800s?

crumbling states in Asia and Africa

lack of Asian and African resistance

Europe’s growing technological advantage

waves of European diseases that hit these regions

2.

1 point

In general, in the 1800s Europeans agreed that ________.

south Asians and Africans should rule themselves

the greatest European contribution to south Asia and Africa was infrastructure

their culture was superior to those of Asia and Africa

Europeans should not interfere in local culture

3.

1 point

Which of these summarizes American annexation of Hawaii?

The U.S. government was pressured into annexation when planters staged a coup.

Hawaii was annexed as a convenient military base.

War broke out between King Kamehameha and the United States, leading to annexation.

Hawaii was colonized and then annexed following a period of territorial rule.

4.

1 point

Across Africa and Asia, more direct European rule meant also that colonized nations ________.

developed infrastructure that would make decolonization easier

began to prepare for independence

became economically dependent on Europe

experienced impressive growth in literacy

5.

1 point

Which of these made India vulnerable to British rule?

centuries of political division

religious hostilities

the region’s small size

lack of stable governments

6.

1 point

The idea of white racial superiority ________.

led to greater interaction between Europeans and those they ruled

was the main driving force for the imperialism of the 1800s

became most popular when European intervention in other nations peaked

developed to justify colonization, after the fact

7.

1 point

Industrialization tended to ________ imperialism.

put an end to

create new arguments against

follow

encourage

8.

1 point

Colonization in South Africa was unusual in the history of nineteenth-century colonization because it ________.

was spurred by the discovery of mineral resources

led to British control

involved the dispossession of local peoples

saw warfare between two European nations

9.

1 point

The British Raj was ________.

the governor of the British East India Company

petty south Asian kingdoms under British rule

the British governor of south Asia

British rule in south Asia

10.

1 point

Which of these played an important role in the distinctive development of tropical dependencies and settlement colonies?

climate

date of colonization

natural resources

distance from Europe