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10th GradeChapter 21
The Height of Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The government in Great Britain built railroads, schools, and irrigation systems in colonial India primarily to | strengthen its political and economic control on India. |
| British imperialism in India led to | the introduction of a parliamentary form of government. |
| What did native people in India try to gain? | Independence |
| Why did Great Britain want to get control of the Suez Canal? | to protect British interest in Asia. |
| The fact that the British Parliament form of government is found in several nations throughout the world is best explained by | the adoption of British institutions by some of Great Britain’s former colonies. |
| Great Britain was able to dominate India for almost 200 years because | because differences in language and religion prevented unity among the people of India. |
| Both British and the French were interested in controlling Egypt in the mid-19th century because Egypt had | a strategic location. |
| What does the phrase “White Man’s Burden” mean? | Europeans had a negative attitude toward people of the non-Western world. |
| What was a major effect of European rule in Africa? | was improved transportation and communication systems. |
| European imperialism promoted the development of nationalism in Asian and African countries by | unintentionally uniting people to oppose foreign domination. |
| The 19th century term “White man’s burden” reflects the idea that | Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial people. |
| The phrases “White man’s burden” and “Scramble for Africa” refer to what time period? | the Age of Imperialism |
| Toussaint L’Ouverture, Bernardo Higgins, Jose de San Martin had great impacts on | the independence movements of Latin America. |
| Why did the United States created the Monroe Doctrine? | to prevent Spain from regaining its former colonies in the Western Hemisphere. |
| During the Latin American colonial period, political and economic power in most colonies under Spanish rule was held primarily by | people who were born in Spain and their descendants. |
| In Latin American nations, a major effect of colonial rule has been | the concentration of power in a small group of landowners. |
| What was a result of overseas expansion by European nations in the 1500s and 1600s? | there was tension and conflict among colonial powers. |
| The British control over South Africa, French control over Indochina, and the Spanish control over Mexico are examples of | imperialism. |
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