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FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL

10th Grade World History

Imperialism Assessment

Multiple Choice (5 points each)

1. Which of the following did NOT lead to the rise of Imperialism in the late 1800’s?

a. The need for natural resources

b. Population growth
c. Exploration
d. The Industrial Revolution

2. France’s first territory in Southeast Asia was…

a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Burma
d. Thailand

3. Which of the following is FALSE regarding colonial economies during Imperialism?

a. The economy was mostly focused on manufacturing finished goods

b. All raw materials were exported to Europe
c. Farmers were forced to switch their agriculture from food production to cash crops
d. Workers received extremely low wages

4. Which of the following would NOT describe a geographic element of the Suez Canal?

a. The Red Sea

b. Northern Africa
c. The Mediterranean Sea
d. The Nile River

5. Britain desired control over the Suez Canal because it provided the quickest route to their most
valuable territory which was…

a. Japan
b. China
c. Western Africa
d. India
6. Which of the following persons was NOT involved in the Congo?

a. Dr. David Livingstone

b. Queen Victoria
c. Henry Stanley
d. King Leopold II

7. The Boers originally settled in South Africa from…

a. England
b. France
c. Belgium
d. Netherlands (The Dutch)

8. Which of these sentences best describes the British East India Company?

a. They were a private trading company that controlled the political system of India
b. They were an extension of the British monarchy who governed India
c. They were Indian traders who organized the spice trade to Britain
d. They were an extension of the British military that enforced British rule

9. When a colonized country had their government replaced with European/Western officials that
was…

a. Direct Rule
b. Indirect Rule
c. An Allied State
d. A Dependent State

10. When a colonized country could keep their prior government but were required to trade with
and obey European nations that was…

a. Direct Rule
b. Indirect Rule
c. An Allied State
d. A Dependent State

11. What did the British improve within India that directly led to the rise of Indian nationalists and
independence movements?

a. Railroads
b. Hospitals
c. Education
d. Agriculture
 12. Ethiopia was able to remain independent after defeating which European country?

a. Britain
b. France
c. Italy
d. Germany

13. The Congo was controlled by the King of…

a. Belgium
b. France
c. Germany
d. Britain

Short Answer (5 points each)

14. Define Imperialism.

15. What was the only country to remain independent in Southeast Asia and why were they able to
remain independent?

16. Explain one positive effect imperialism had on the native population.

17. Explain why the Indian people had difficulty organizing a resistance to British rule.

18. Explain Gandhi’s policy for pursuing Indian independence.

Open Response (10 Points)

Read the speech “On French Colonial Expansion” given before the French Chamber of Deputies,
March 28, 1884, by Jules Ferry who was twice prime minister of France, from (1880-1881, 1883-
1885).

“Gentlemen, we must speak more loudly and more honestly! We must say openly that indeed
the higher races have a right over the lower races .... I repeat, that the superior races have a
right because they have a duty. They have the duty to civilize the inferior races .... In the history
of earlier centuries these duties, gentlemen, have often been misunderstood; and certainly,
when the Spanish soldiers and explorers introduced slavery into Central America, they did not
fulfill their duty as men of a higher race .... But, in our time, I maintain that European nations
acquit themselves with generosity, with grandeur, and with sincerity of this superior civilizing
duty.”

19. Explain in your own words how this quote reflects European views of Imperialism. Cite
specific examples from the quote and the unit to support your response.