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Topic 6 Imperialism
Topic 6 Imperialism
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1
Hawaii was a nation until it was overthrown by whom?
the British East India Company
the Dutch East India Company
some American sugarcane plantation owners
the Japanese
2
Thailand, resisted imperialism by being a buffer state between the colonies of the United Kingdom and who?
Japan
France
Spain
the United States of America
3
Germany built a railroad going from Berlin to where?
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Islamabad
Dubai
4
The Berlin Conference was sparked by the colonization of what region by Belgium?
the Congo
the Sahel
the Sudan
South Africa
5
Mexico struggled after the war with the USA because of what?
roughly 100 years of assassinations and revolts
Spain constantly trying to make Mexico a colony again
the USA constantly invading Mexico
sugar plantation owners keep trying to overthrow the government
6
the Sepoy Mutiny in India, occurred because of what?
the cruel treatment from the French
animal fat used to grease their ammunition
sugarcane plantation owners upset over a new tariff
the massive addictions to opium caused by the British
7
How many Africans were killed in the Congo because they didn't harvest enough rubber?
over 10 million
between 1 million and 5 million
less than 1 million
between 5 million and 10 million
8
Who led the resistance in the Sudan?
the Queen
the Sepoys
the Boers
the "Mahdi"
9
How did Australia start out being colonized?
the British used it as a penal colony
the French made rubber plantations there
the Zulu tribe almost kept the English from colonizing it
the Dutch used it as a refueling station
10
Which nation helped create Liberia, so that ex slaves could move back to Africa?
China
the United States of America
France
the United Kingdom
11
the Philippines was owned by Spain, and then which nation prior to becoming their own independent nation?
Cuba
France
the United States of America
the United Kingdom
12
How many people died in total, during the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire?
between 5 million and 10 million
between 1 million and 5 million
less than 1 million
over 10 million
13
A large percentage of the Chinese got addicted to the drug, opium, that was brought into China by whom?
the Germans
the English
the Dutch
the French
14
In Saudi Arabia, the Wahabi movement tried to make the government be?
more industrialized
more Westernized
more Islamic
more secular
15
Which of the following did the United Kingdom NOT take over?
Australia
Cuba
South Africa
Canada
16
the Great game was an unofficial ~70 year war between Russia and what other nation?
the United States of America
Afghanistan
France
the United Kingdom
17
Japan annexed Korea after going to war with which nation?
the United Kingdom
the United States of America
France
China
18
Afghanistan had a piece of land added it to because of?
to keep Russia and Britain from sharing a border
so China could share a border with the Middle East
to make opium easier to get into China
to keep Thailand from expanding
19
Which nation took over Egypt, after they could not pay off their debts from reforms and making the Suez Canal?
Germany
England
France
Japan
20
the US proposed an "open door" policy towards the taking over of what nation?
China
Thailand
Liberia
Ethiopia
21
Which nation lost control of the land now known as Panama, thanks to the US backing the Panamanians?
Mexico
Venezuela
Costa Rico
Columbia
22
The Zulus, in South Africa, were unified by which ruler?
Menelik II
Shaka Zulu
Cetshwayo
Shaka Khan
23
Italy tried but failed to take over which African nation?
Egypt
South Africa
the Congo
Ethiopia
24
Why did France invade Mexico for ~ 4 to 5 years?
they were requested to invade by the liberals
the Mexicans blew up a French ship near Cuba, causing France to go to war
they were requested to invade by the conservatives
they could not repay their loans they owed to France
25
the US gained Cuba and Guantanamo Bay, after being in a war with Spain that lasted how long?
4 weeks
4 days
4 years
4 months
26
When Panama became a nation they gave a 10 mile wide strip of land to which nation?
France
the United States of America
Columbia
the United Kingdom
27
The 2 largest rubber producing locations were the Congo (under Belgium) and Malaysia, under control of which nation?
France
the United States of America
the United Kingdom
China
28
In South Africa, the people originally from Netherlands were more commonly known as?
Netherlanders
Afrikaners or Boers
Dutch
Zulus
29
The French owned what region that is made up of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam?
Micronesia
Indochina
Indonesia
Malaysia
30
Japan modernized very quickly copying the government of which nation?
the USA
France
Italy
Germany
