How did Menelik II keep colonial interests out of Ethiopia?

He exploited European rivalries and built a modern army

Why did some US business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the US?

Sugar could be sold for higher profits

What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?

Peasants had less rice to eat because the French exported it

How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies?

They provided for colonial peoples needs but not full rights

Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the USA?

Sugar could be sold for higher profits

What was the main reason for the Crimean War?

Russia wanted wanted access to the Mediterranean

Why was India called the "jewel in the Crown'?

It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?

Europeans divided Africa without African consent

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

Europeans insisted the growth of cash crops, such as cotton

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policy in which a nation encourages or forces a group of people to adopt its customs
geopolitics
racism
assimilation
paternalism
2
the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit
paternalism
assimilation
annexation
geopolitics
3
man made waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Super Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Sepoy Canal
4
A foreign policy based on the consideration of strategic locations or products of other lands
racism
annexation
imperialism
geopolitics
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How did Menelik II keep colonial interests out of Ethiopia?
He enlisted the help of neighboring African countries
He signed peace treaties with everyone
He signed a pact with Egypt andAlgeria to fight invaders
He exploited European rivalries and built a modern army
6
meeting to discuss how Africa would be divided up
Nuremberg Laws
Boston Conference
Berlin Conference
Sepoy
7
Why did some US business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the US?
It would improve trade with Pacific Rim countires
They wanted US military support against Hawaiian royalty
Sugar could be sold for higher profits
They feared that French Indochina might conquer Hawaii
8
Why did thousands of Boers move north in the Great Trek?
to escape the British
to prepare for the Boer War
to escape the Zulu
to find diamonds and gold
9
What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?
Peasants had less rice to eat because the French exported it
The French levied heavy taxes on local industry.
The French only hired Vietnamese Christians
The French importation of rubber trees destroyed most rice.
10
How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies?
They trained them in advanced European farming and mining
They allowed them to assimilate into their society
They trained colonialist to govern themselves
They provided for colonial peoples needs but not full rights
11
belief that one race is superior to another
segregation
sepoy
assimilation
racism
12
Which leaders used modernization to successfully keep their countries from foreign control?
Muhammad Ali and King Mongkut
Menelik II and Shaka
Emilio Aguinaldo and Queen Liliuokalani
Ram Mohun Roy and Muhammad Ali
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Why did some U.S. business leaders want Hawaii to be annexed to the USA?
They feared that French Indochina might conquer Hawaii.
They wanted U.S. military support against Hawaiian Royalty.
Sugar could be sold for higher profits
Improve trade with Pacific Rim Countries
14
policy in which a strong country seeks to dominate other countries
racism
assimilation
imperialism
colonialism
15
What was the main reason for the Crimean War?
Russia broke a treaty
Russia refused to pay an export tax levied by the Ottomans
Russia wanted oil from the Ottoman Emoire
Russia wanted wanted access to the Mediterranean
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Why was India called the "jewel in the Crown'?
It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism
The success of India's economy strengthened Britain
It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires
17
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?
African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relation
Europeans divided Africa without African consent
There was less fighting between African and European leaders
France and Britain agreed to govern Africa jointly
18
Dutch farmers/settlers in South America
Boers
Sepoy
pioneers
racism
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What was the main cause of inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
most of the farm land was used for mining
farmers were drafted into colonial armies
Europeans used too much farmland as building sites
Europeans insisted the growth of cash crops, such as cotton
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Indian soldiers who served under the British military
seaboy
seaman
Boers
sepoy
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treating subjects like children, giving them what they need but not rights
fraternalism
maternalism
imperialism
paternalism

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