8.4 Modern Imperialism - test your knowledge -

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AGE 8. The Time of Citizens and Steam Engines

8.4  Modern Imperialism

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-Q-

Who wrote 'The white man’s burden'?

1. Rudyard Kipling
2. Mark Twain
3. George Orwell
4. Charles Dickens

What did Kipling's poem promote?

1. Cultural diversity
2. White supremacy
3. Racial equality
4. Colonial independence

What did Europeans want to teach colonies?

1. Education and Christianity
2. Military strategies
3. Independence and self-governance
4. Cultural assimilation

Which of the following reasons for imperialism
does this source illustrate?

1. economical reasons
2. cultural reasons
3. political reasons
4. all three categories

colony

mother country

Read "Economical and political reasons for imperialism"

Drag the words to the correct place.

factories

raw materials & fossil fuels

finished goods

market

What was a major economic motive for imperialism?

1. Control of raw materials
2. Environmental conservation
3. Cultural exchange
4. Promotion of local businesses

Which country had the largest empire?

1. Spain
2. France
3. Britain
4. Portugal

Read "Scramble for Africa"
Which conference discussed Africa's division?

1. Geneva Conference
2. Paris Conference
3. Berlin Conference
4. Lisbon Conference

Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?

1. Missionaries
2. European countries
3. African tribes
4. Colonial leaders

Read "building an empire in Asia"
Which country conquered India?

1. Belgium
2. France
3. England
4. Portugal

What crop was NOT grown under Dutch rule?

1. Coffee
2. Cotton
3. Sugar
4. Tea

Who wrote the book Max Havelaar?

1. Multatuli.
2. Leo Tolstoy.
3. Herman Melville.
4. Joseph Conrad.

What did Max Havelaar reveal about the Netherlands?

1. They supported their colonies.
2. They promoted local autonomy.
3. Wealth came from others' suffering.
4. They were impoverished.

What was a consequence of the cultivation system?

1. Famine and poverty among farmers.
2. More crops produced overall.
3. Increased wealth for all locals.
4. Better living conditions for farmers.

What did farmers have to do if their land was unsuitable?

1. Work for the government for 66 days.
2. Leave their homes immediately.
3. Stop farming entirely.
4. Relocate to another island.

What was taught to children in colonial schools?

1. Local traditions
2. Indigenous languages
3. Farming techniques
4. Christianity and European values

The next video illustrates the cultivation system.

According to the video, how were local rulers made to
cooperate with the Dutch in the exploitation of their
farmers?

USE AIRPODS

1. they were threatened
2. they were attracted
3. they were both threatened and attracted
4. they were neither threatened nor attracted

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6b. Explain your choice from 6a.

Read "Effects of Imperialism"
What kind of economy did imperialism create in colonies?

1. Diverse agricultural economy
2. Self-sufficient economy
3. Barter economy
4. Monoculture economy

What did Europeans build in the colonies?

1. Railways and roads
2. Traditional homes
3. Farms and gardens
4. Indigenous schools

Railways and mines

Monoculture

Higher education

European schools

Drag the words  to the correct place in the table.

European culture

industrialisation

one type of crop

rebellion

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