Deck 26: The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

Question 1

 When the British wanted to return captured Africans back to freedom in Africa,what port did they use?

A)Cape Colony.
B)Kilwa.
C)Freetown.
D)Algiers.
E)Tripoli.

Answer 1

Freetown.

Question 2

 Which of the following are true of the Berlin Conference 

A)France,Britain,Belgium,Germany,Portugal,Italy,and Spain were participants in the conference.
B)the conference would decide how Africa would be partitioned.
C)only those powers who demonstrated effective occupation of a territory would be awarded that territory.
D)All of the answers are correct. 
E)the results of conference plunged Africa into years of military actions,killing millions of Africans.

Answer 2

All of the answers are correct. 

Question 3

 Otto von Bismarck,recognizing that industrialization and urbanization had a destabilizing effect,turned public attention to imperial expansion and

A)socialism.
B)the creative arts.
C)military glory.
D)extended male suffrage.
E)new sciences

Answer 3

military glory.

Question 4

 To the Bangwato,the term Jah! Jah! meant

A)Welcome! 
B)Be careful!
C)Oh Dear! 
D)It's time to pray! 
E)I'm sorry!

Question 5

 New Imperialism economic policies involved

A)countries attempting to control areas where they would have exclusive power and access to important resources.
B)the resurgence of chartered companies.
C)the search for markets.
D)all of the answers are correct.
E)search for global investments.

Question 6

 Who had the fastest growing industrial economy in the late nineteenth century (after 1871)?

A)Britain.
B)Russia.
C)Belgium.
D)Germany.
E)Italy.

Question 7

 What was the result of having Crowther,a West African Anglican bishop?

A)White missionaries accepted Crowther as a symbol of their success.
B)Crowther's appointment helped to destroy the Social Darwinist attitude toward Africans.
C)The appointment proved to the Anglican Church that it was to their benefit to have an African as a bishop.
D)Racism forced him into retirement and replaced by an English bishop.
E)White missionaries began to tutor other Africans to follow in Crowther's footsteps.

Question 8

 According to the text,who of the following was not exploited in the era of New Imperialism?

A)Koreans.
B)Polynesians.
C)Japanese.
D)Native Americans.
E)Africans.

Question 9

 Crowther translated the Bible into

A)Yoruba.
B)Latin.
C)English.
D)Swahili.
E)Arabic.

Question 10

 To guarantee that he shared in the "magnificent African cake," Stanley made a personal alliance with the leaders of

A)France.
B)England.
C)Germany.
D)Belgium.
E)the Congo.

Question 11

 New Imperialism is associated with which of the following? 

A)heightened competition between European states for African raw materials.
B)industry-backed European colonial expansion.
C)African exports of materials replacing the slave trade.
D)European industrial products into Africa increasing.
E)All of the answers are correct. 

Question 12

 Which country dominated European-African interactions in the first two-thirds of the 19th century?

A)France
B)Russia
C)Italy
D)the United States
E)Britain

Question 13

 Concerned about the balance of power in Europe as a result of Belgian imperialism in Africa,who called for the Berlin Conference in 1884?

A)Queen Victoria.
B)King Leopold II.
C)Henry Morton Stanley.
D)Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
E)Otto von Bismarck.

Question 14

 Which of the following is true of David Livingstone?

A)He believed in the intellectual and spiritual capacities of African peoples.
B)Livingstone was a well-known explorer of Africa.
C)Much of his time in Africa was spent preaching to various African villages and groups.
D)Samuel Ajayi Crowther fulfilled Livingstone's goal and became the first African bishop.
E)All of the answers are correct.

Question 15

 Setting off to find Livingstone,and having been rebuffed by the British due to his harsh methods,the goal of Stanley's later explorations was to

A)explore the Congo River.
B)search for valuable resources in Central Africa.
C)establish new missions in Central Africa.
D)claim Central Africa in the name of Great Britain.
E)establish British military forts in Central Africa.

Question 16

 Imperialistic nations and their populations saw themselves as

A)sitting atop of an unchangeable hierarchy of races.
B)justified in their expansion as the natural order of things.
C)having a duty to advance the inferior peoples.
D)having a religious duty to save the souls of non-Christian peoples.
E)All of these

Question 17

 The Bangwato peoples,discussed in this chapter,resided in present-day

A)Botswana.
B)Zambia.
C)Mozambique.
D)Republic of South Africa.
E)Namibia.

Question 18

 What was a major cause of the mad scramble for African territory by European powers in the 1880s?

A)The discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa.
B)Belgium's aggressive actions in Africa to gain territory.
C)Advances in military technology.
D)Fear of the growing power of Great Britain.
E)Increasing numbers of African territories gaining independence.

Question 19

 In ____ years,starting in 1870,the European powers drew colonial boundaries on their maps of Africa,without consent of the natives in most cases.

A)100
B)50
C)5
D)20
E)200

Question 20

 Which of the following was a part of the complexity of African imperialism?

A)Part of Africa (west)was Muslim.
B)The African continent was a land of great geographical differences.
C)Diverse tribal societies and culture created a complex social challenge.
D)All of the answers are correct. 
E)Powerful empires,like the Zulus,were in place in some areas.

Question 21

 The French African presence was located in

A)Central Africa.
B)sub-Saharan Africa.
C)West Africa.
D)Northern-Mediterranean.
E)Egypt.

Question 22

 Which of the following statements is true?

A)Slavery continued to increase within Africa.
B)Arab plantations used slaves to grow spices.
C)Landowning Africans used Africans slaves on palm oil plantations.
D)European involvement in West Africa continued after abolition of the slave trade.
E)All of the answers are correct. 

Question 23

 Which of the following is a geographical-social description of Southern Africa?

A)All of the answers are correct.
B)The Dutch established a settlement there.
C)Bantu-speaking farmers populated the area before the Dutch.
D)Bangwato ancestors occupied drier highlands but close to permanent sources of water in centralized chiefdoms.
E)The wetter areas between the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg Mountains had the sparsest population.

Question 24

 Which of the following is true in regard to Egypt,England,and France and the Suez Canal?

A)The building and financing of the canal was a collaboration between France and England.
B)Egypt depended on revenues from cotton to keep its independence and stock in the canal.
C)With the fall in cotton revenue,the Egyptian khedive was forced to sell their stocks to the British.
D)All of the answers are correct. 
E)England forced both political and military oversight of Egypt.

Question 25

 John Africanus Horton recommended that

A)African nations join together to repel European incursions.
B)reform could only take place by incorporating elements of Western constitutional practice.
C)Africa should be purged of all foreign influences.
D)a call should be made to Islam for aid against Christian missionaries.
E)Britain should extend dominion status to its African holdings,similar to that of Canada.

Question 26

 What motivated the British to establish colonies in Africa after 1870?

A)Rivalry with Germany.
B)Rivalry with France.
C)Need to control the Indian and Red Sea and other areas that were needed to secure the Suez Canal.
D)Rivalry with the Dutch.
E)Discovery of gold and diamonds.

Question 27

 Which of the following is associated with mfecane?

A)The violent absorbing of chiefdoms by Shaka's armies
B)All of the answers are correct.
C)Local chiefs voluntarily submitting to the Zulu army
D)The creation of a powerful Zulu nation
E)Bangwato people fleeing to interior,seeking security from spreading warfare

Question 28

 The most serious resistance to the British in Sudan in the 1880s was led by

A)Muhammad Ahmad.
B)Mohammad Ali.
C)Belgian troops allied with Egypt.
D)Bangwato.
E)French and German troops in Sudan.

Question 29

 The ____ was/were used by the British against the Boers in the South African War.

A)deportation of women and children
B)execution of all captured Boer soldiers
C)concentration camps
D)placing of Boer civilians on the front lines
E)tanks and airplanes

Question 30

 Why was it important that the British claim the "effective occupation" over the savanna region,still controlled by the Sokoto Caliphate?

A)To stop the spread of Islam.
B)To prevent the unification of Muslim Egypt and West Africa.
C)To limit the threat of France to Egypt and the Nile River valley.
D)Centralized Muslim power of Africans under the leadership of Usuman dan Fodio.
E)A French-German alliance along coastal West Africa that threatened Britain's Suez Canal.

Question 31

 As powerful as the Asante Kingdom was,in addition to being badly outgunned,why was it defeated by the British?

A)The British fielded a smaller special elite corp of marines.
B)The Asante navy was no match for British gunboats.
C)France,Belgium,and Germany joined forces with the British.
D)Rival chieftains joined the British forces.
E)European diseases destroyed the Asante army.

Question 32

 Samori Toure was defeated by the French in part because he

A)only controlled the Senegal River.
B)relied on guerrilla warfare.
C)lacked religious or cultural motivation.
D)his army lacked gunpowder weapons.
E)failed to win the support of local populations.

Question 33

 Which of the following describe Cecil Rhodes

A)he was considered to be a major figure of the New Imperialism in Southern Africa.
B)all of the answers are correct. 
C)he dreamed of a British Empire from the Cape to Cairo.
D)his BSAC was a chartered company with its own military.
E)he planned an attack on Boer Republic to gain diamond resources.

Question 34

 Which of the following was considered a tool of empires?

A)Steamships.
B)European commanders and officials on the ground.
C)All of the answers are correct.
D)Railroads.
E)Steam-powered boats.

Question 35

 The French faced their greatest opposition from which group of Africans led by Samori Toure?

A)Mali.
B)Songhai.
C)Zulu.
D)Muslim.
E)Asante.

Question 36

 Why was quinine such an important tool of the conquest of Africa?

A)It was an essential part of the machine gun.
B)It prevented malaria,and allowed Europeans to go into the interior.
C)It was method of translating European texts into Bantu.
D)It was a method of labor control by violence used in the Congo.
E)It was a way to prevent the spread of small pox.

Question 37

 In addition to 20,000 killed,how did the South African War affect the native Africans?

A)South Africa became a colony with no native African participation.
B)A single constitution blended both British and Boer laws with no native African rights.
C)Economically,South Africa protected both British and Boer interests,with no opportunities for native Africans.
D)Africans were limited to native reserves.
E)All of the answers are correct. 

Question 38

 After the end of slavery,what African product from sub-Saharan Africa became an important source of wealth?

A)Palm oil.
B)Diamonds.
C)Gold.
D)Furs.
E)Cotton.

Question 39

 Militarily,the use of ____ was a major reason the British were able to defeat the Zulus in 1879.

A)siege warfare.
B)disease-carrying animals
C)cannon and the machine gun
D)cavalry
E)deforestation

Question 40

 The strategic Cape was a warring area between Zulu,Boers,and the British.Which of the following statements is true in regard to this area?

A)British settlers were slaughtered by Boer farmers.
B)British settlements were part of the Great Trek.
C)Following the advice of Nongqawuse,they were successful in holding onto their grazing areas.
D)As Xhosa slaughtered their cattle and faced starvation,their conquest by the British was inevitable.
E)The Xhosa cleansed their ancient religious beliefs of Christianity.

Question 41

Please define the following key terms.

- New Imperialism

Question 42

 The Maji Maji Revolt against German East Africa was sparked when

A)Missionaries who destroyed local shrines and imprisoned a local prophet.
B)The spread of small pox into native villages.
C)The seizure of native land for rubber plantations.
D)The damming of a local river to provide water for cotton fields.
E)Native farmers were forced to plant cotton,which did not allow them enough time to grow food.

Question 43

 The bloodiest battle between Europe and native African forces was in the Sudan in 1898 called the Battle of 

A)Kamasi.
B)Omdurman.
C)Adowa.
D)Isandhlwana.
E)Abushiri.

Question 44

 Which of the following is related to Ethiopia's success in keeping its independence and sovereignty?

A)The defeat of Italy at the Battle of Adowa.
B)All of the answers are correct. 
C)The successful leadership of Menelik.
D)As a Christian nation,its ability to broker between European powers.
E)Ethiopia's development of a modern and well-equipped military.

Question 45

Please define the following key terms.

- King Khama III

Question 46

Please define the following key terms.

- Otto von Bismarck

Question 47

Please define the following key terms.B

- Second Industrial Revolution 

Question 48

 What natural resource was the British hoping to get out of Burma?

A)Cotton.
B)Timber.
C)Rubber.
D)Copper.
E)Sugar.

Question 49

 The most important British trading area and valuable possession in Southeast Asia since 1819 was

A)Mandalay.
B)Seoul.
C)Saigon.
D)Singapore.
E)Cairo.

Question 50

 Internally,Mongkut and Chulalongkorn saved Thailand from being dominated by imperialistic Europeans through which of the following?

A)Politically,Thailand was divided into small states with appointed governors loyal to the king.
B)Economically,Thailand was closed to foreign trade to all European nations.
C)Culturally,it gave up areas to European nations to create a more ethnically defined nation.
D)Having created a modern military,Thailand was able to defeat both French and British invasions.
E)Religiously,it allowed missionaries to establish themselves in Thailand.

Question 51

 Many Americans protested American imperialism,and some organized the 

A)Anti-British League. 
B)Peace-at-all-Cost Group. 
C)Anti-Military Coalition. 
D)Walt Whitman Society
E)Anti-Imperialist League. 

Question 52

Please define the following key terms.

- Apartheid 

Question 53

 Some of the most notorious abuses of native peoples was done in the Congo by the ____,who were reaping huge profits from rubber plantations.

A)Belgians
B)French
C)Germans
D)British
E)Spanish

Question 54

 The first area that was developed by the Europeans for its rubber was

A)the Philippines.
B)China.
C)Brazil.
D)Hawaii.
E)the Dutch East Indies.

Question 55

 According to Rudyard Kipling,Americans had a duty to

A)end the exploitive system of imperialism.
B)respect the cultures of Africa and Asia.
C)not follow in the footsteps of imperialistic Great Britain.
D)take on the responsibility of abolitionists and abolish slavery in Africa and Asia.
E)carry on where the British left off in taking,"...up the White Man's Burden."

Question 56

 As Burma came into the British Empire in a number of stages,the British culturally insulted the king by

A)refusing to attend Burmese religious rituals.
B)not presenting gifts to the royal family as was the tradition by visiting officials.
C)expecting the king to speak only English.
D)refusing to remove their shoes in the high court.
E)serving pork at state dinners.

Question 57

 American imperialism met its most serious resistance between 1898-1900 in

A)Hawaii.
B)Cuba.
C)Japan.
D)the Philippines.
E)South Africa.

Question 58

Please define the following key terms.

- "Informal Empire" 

Question 59

Please define the following key terms.

- Cape Town 

Question 60

 A description of how the British used the indigenous peoples to govern would involve which of the following? 

A)all of the answers are correct. 
B)they applied a policy of divide and conquer.
C)British appointed residents to give local rulers advice.
D)rulers who would not take British advice were replaced by the British.
E)the system left local leaders in place,but power lay with the British.

Question 61

Please define the following key terms.

- Usuman dan Folio

Question 62

Please define the following key terms.

- "Effective Occupation" 

Question 63

Please define the following key terms.

- Berlin Conference

Question 64

Please define the following key terms.

- South African War

Question 65

Please define the following key terms.

- Jihad 

Question 66

Please define the following key terms.

- Boers 

Question 67

Please define the following key terms.

- British South Africa Company

Question 68

Please define the following key terms.

- Mfecane

Question 69

Please define the following key terms.

- David Livingstone

Question 70

Please define the following key terms.

- Samori Toure

Question 71

Please define the following key terms.

- Cetshwayo

Question 72

Please define the following key terms.

- Shaka Zulu

Question 73

Please define the following key terms.

- Cecil Rhodes

Question 74

Please define the following key terms.

- Xhosa Cattle Killing

Question 75

Please define the following key terms.

- Samuel Ajayi Crowther

Question 76

Please define the following key terms.

- Henry Morton Stanley

Question 77

Please define the following key terms.

- Union of South Africa

Question 78

Please define the following key terms.

- King Leopold II of Belgium

Question 79

Please define the following key terms.

- Asante Kingdom

Question 80

Please define the following key terms.

- Zulu