What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?

Peasants had less rice to eat because French exported it

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

Most Valuable of all British Colonires

How did Menelik II keep colonial interest out of Ethiopia?

Exploited European rivalries and built an army

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

Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, like cotton

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

Europeans divide Africa into colonies w/oconsulting Africans

A primary reason European languages are spoken in Africa today is that?

European explorers and merchants establish colonies there

The Berlin Conference affected European Imperialism in Africa by?

supporting the establishment of colonial sphere of influence

How did French goverment of colonies compare to British?

British indirect, French direct

Want did U.S. business leaders want Hawai'i annexed to the USA?

Sugar could be for higher profits

How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies?

provided for colonial peoples, but didn't give full rights

What was the main reason for the Crimean War?

Russia wanted land on Black Sea and gain acccess to Mediter.

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Ch. 27 Imperialism

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1
Why did thousands of Boers move north in the Great Trek?
to escape the British
to escape the Zulu
to find diamonds and gold
to prepare for the Boer War
2
What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?
French levied heavy taxes on local industry
Peasants had less rice to eat because French exported it
French importation of rubber trees destroyed rice fields
French only hired Vietnamese Christians for high govt. jobs
3
Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
Most Valuable of all British Colonires
Vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires
Strength of India's economy strengthened Britian
the Sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism
4
How did Menelik II keep colonial interest out of Ethiopia?
Enlisted help of neighboring African countries
Exploited European rivalries and built an army
Signed a pact with Egypt and Algeria to fight invaders
Signed a peace treaty with Britain, France, and Italky
5
Opening of which canal significantly reduced time and money to ship good east to west in USA?
Grand Canal
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
6
What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
Most of the farm land was used for mining
Europeans used too much farmland as building sites
Native farmers were drafted to colonial armies
Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, like cotton
7
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference 1884-1885?
Europeans divide Africa into colonies w/oconsulting Africans
African leaders voiced suggestions for better relations
France and Britain agreed to govern African colonies jointly
less fighting between African and European powers
8
A primary reason European languages are spoken in Africa today is that?
Alliances were formed during WWI
European territories in Africa were redistributed
British forces won the Boer War against the Dutch
European explorers and merchants establish colonies there
9
What was the goal of indirect control?
establishment of European-style governments
development of future leaders
assimilation
end of self-rule
10
The Berlin Conference affected European Imperialism in Africa by?
establishing partnerships w/African locals
defending African citizens so they could participate in govt
developing guidelines for joint stock trading companies
supporting the establishment of colonial sphere of influence
11
How did French goverment of colonies compare to British?
Both indirect
British direct, French Indirect
Both direct
British indirect, French direct
12
Which grievance was shared by French and American revolutionaries?
frequent public execution of citizens
unfair taxation
inequality of women
widesread starvation due to food shortage
13
What was true of direct control?
local rules were included w/ European style
British preferred it
local government officials were used
had no self-rule
14
Want did U.S. business leaders want Hawai'i annexed to the USA?
Sugar could be for higher profits
they wanted U.S. military support against Hawaiian royalty
Feared French Inochina might conquer Hawai'i
Improve trade w/ Pacific Rim countries
15
How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies?
trained colonial people to govern themselves
trained them in advanced Euro farming/mining
Allowed to assimilate to European society
provided for colonial peoples, but didn't give full rights
16
What was the main reason for the Crimean War?
Russia refused to pay an Ottoman export tax
Russia wanted oil and other raw material in Ottoman lands
Russia wanted land on Black Sea and gain acccess to Mediter.
Russia broke a treaty limiting amount of grain it could send
17
Which of the following countries was governed by direct control?
Vietnam
Nigeria
India
U.S. colonies on Pacific Islands
18
Which of the following leaders used modernization to keep country from foreign control?
Emilo Agunaldo and Queen Liliouhalani
Muhammad Ali and King Mongkut
Menelik II and Shaka
Ram Mohun Roy and Muhammad Ali

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