AP World History: Imperialism Flashcards

6060189970	increase trade between the Middle East, Europe and Asia	A primary purpose for building the Suez Canal was to	0
6060189971	the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded	Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800's?	1
6060189972	competing of raw materials and markets	After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were	2
6060189973	Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of the colonial peoples	The 19th century term "White Man's Burden" reflects the idea that	3
6060189974	resisted foreign influence in these countries	The Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran were similar in that they	4
6060189975	Europeans had technologically superior military forces	During the 19th century, Europeans were able to divide China in Spheres of Influence mainly because the	5
6060189976	remove foreign influences from China	The Boxer Rebellion of the early 20th century was an attempt to	6
6060189977	Imperialism	British control over South Africa, French control over Indochina, and Spanish control over Mexico are examples of	7
6060189978	Western nations had superior military technology	During the 1840's, China signed "unequal treaties" with Western nations mainly because	8
6060189979	Imperialism	Throughout the 1800's, an increased need for both raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods led various European nations to pursue policies of	9
6060189980	the exploitation of the labor and resources of these continents	During the 18th and 19th centuries, increased contact between European and the continents of Africa, Asia, and South America resulted in	10
6060189981	A Strategic Location	Both the French and the British were interested in controlling Egypt in the mid-19th century because Egypt had	11
6060189982	not strong enough to resist Western demands	The results of the Opium War (1839-1842) indicate that China was	12
6060189983	obtain raw materials needed for industrialization	During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to	13
6060189984	adopted a parliamentary system of government	One result of British colonialism in India was that India	14
6060189985	an increase in European spheres of influence in China	In 19th-century China, the Opium War resulted in	15
6060189986	territorial claims of colonial rulers	The borders that were established for many African nations during the late 1800's were based primarily on	16
6060189987	satisfy imperialist goals	An analysis of the Russo-Japanese War and the Boer War shows that one reason nations go to war is to	17
6060189988	Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.	Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism?	18