7.3.5 practice quizOnline version imperialism industrialization Africa by Shaner Adams 1 Why did industrialized countries begin to practice imperialism? a They wanted to help weaker nations become successful. b They needed raw materials for factories and markets for their products. c They needed to protect foreign diplomats. d They wanted to buy manufactured goods from other countries. 2 What did people mean when they said, “The sun never sets on the British Empire”? a England was the only industrialized nation that had electric lights to light up the night. b The British Empire would never end. c Britain’s empire covered so much of the globe that the sun was always shining on one of its colonies. d Britain was full of many “bright” or smart people. 3 What led many European countries to explore and colonize Africa? a Africans asked Europeans to colonize Africa. b The discovery of large oil deposits in South Africa. c Europeans wanted to control violence in Africa. d The success of rubber tree plantations in the Congo. 4 What was the result of the Berlin Conference? a Conflict was created in African countries because of the borders Europeans created. b Africa’s borders united people according to culture and language. c Europeans realized that colonizing Africa was a bad idea. d African nations met with Europeans to decide where to draw the borders in Africa. 5 What was the Open Door Policy? a It outlawed British goods in China. b The US forced China to open trade. c It slowed Chinese immigration to the United States. d It made China a French colony. 6 The demand for natural resources in many industrialized countries led to a policy of: a appeasement. b protectionism. c isolationism. d imperialism. 7 The British Empire at its height controlled 24% of the Earth's total land area. This explains the phrase: a Not all those who wander are lost. b The sun never sets on the British Empire. c Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.) d When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys. 8 Belgium's colony in the Congo inspired the: a European "scramble for Africa." b abandonment of African exploration. c development of a transnational railroad. d protectionist policies of Britain and France. 9 Many of today's borders in Africa were determined by: a a joint committee of African and European leaders. b African nationals with the Treaty of Berlin. c Europeans at the Berlin Conference. d a UN delegation appointed to the task. 10 The US forced China to open trade equally to all countries in the: a Berlin Conference. b Meiji Restoration. c Open Door Policy. d Kyoto Protocol.
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