Glencoe World History: Modern Times © 2011 Virginia Edition

Chapter 14: The Height of Imperialism

The Height of Imperialism

1
The phase of imperialism during the 1800s, was different because now European states_____.
A)set up trading posts in Africa and Asia
B)set up Christian missions
C)set up colonies in North America
D)sought direct control over vast territories
2
Which of the following forms of resistance was NOT undertaken against colonial rule in Southeast Asia?
A)monarchs fighting colonial rule directly
B)peasant revolts
C)westernized intellectuals focusing on nationalism
D)sit-down strikes and other means of passive resistance
3
Great Britain saw the Suez Canal primarily as _____.
A)its main way to access its African colonies
B)its "lifeline to India"
C)a way to protect its interests in the Mediterranean
D)a way to protect its interests in Egypt
4
The European presence in Africa grew most rapidly in _____, where many indigenous people were put on reservations.
A)Egypt
B)Congo
C)South Africa
D)Liberia
5
Which of the following was NOT among the harmful effects of British rule in India?
A)Indian school–aged children were not allowed to attend school.
B)Indians starved as a result of the shift to cotton production.
C)The best jobs and housing were reserved for Britons.
D)British manufactured goods destroyed the India cotton industry.
6
Mohandas Gandhi called for _____.
A)Indians to share in the governing process
B)Indians to oppose British rule through violence
C)Indians to use nonviolent resistance to win independence
D)the Indian National Congress to lead the campaign for independence
7
Latin America's creoles were _____.
A)Latin Americans of European descent
B)Latin Americans of Native American descent
C)Spanish officers in the Americas
D)Latin Americans of mixed European and Native American descent
8
Which of the following was known as one of the "Liberators of South America"?
A)François-Dominique Toussaint-Louverture
B)Simón Bolívar
C)Benito Juárez
D)Miguel Hidalgo
9
Despite independence, old trade patterns reemerged, with Latin America serving as a source of _____ for Britain and the United States.
A)textiles
B)finished consumer goods
C)raw materials and foodstuffs
D)steel
10
In the mid-nineteenth century, _____ remained the basis of wealth and power in Latin America.
A)land ownership
B)stock ownership
C)manufacturing
D)ties to foreign powers
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