Imperialism and Diplomacy Quiz

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What is the main motivation for businesses to engage in imperialism during the late 1800s?

  • To spread cultural domination worldwide
  • To acquire raw materials for manufacturing goods (correct)
  • To promote diplomatic relations with other countries
  • To establish military dominance in new territories

Which factor motivated European countries to engage in imperialism for economic purposes?

  • Promoting humanitarian goals and helping less civilized nations
  • Advancing technological exploratory missions into new areas
  • Demonstrating national pride and bragging rights
  • Acquiring raw materials for industry and new markets for finished goods (correct)

What ideology or belief system supported the idea of European superiority and justified imperialism?

  • Technological advancements in steam power and exploration
  • Social Darwinism: Survival of the fittest and natural selection (correct)
  • Humanitarian goals to civilize less developed nations
  • Nationalism and pride in one's own country

In the context of imperialism, what role did the invention of steam power play?

<p>It allowed for inland penetration via rivers and expanded the ability to conquer new territories (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguished the late 1800s race for colonies from the Age of Exploration in terms of territorial conquest?

<p>The ability to conquer a country was no longer restricted to coastal regions due to steam power (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary motivation for European countries to engage in imperialism for political and military interests?

<p>National pride and bragging rights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which European country ruthlessly exploited the Congo for rubber production?

<p>Belgium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East?

<p>The Renaissance and Enlightenment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which company's discovery of oil in the Middle East intensified European influence?

<p>British Persian Oil Company (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event marked the decline of the Mughal Empire and its vulnerability to British colonization?

<p>Sepoy Rebellion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the British East India Trading Company's army officers known as?

<p>Sepoys (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which major events weakened China and challenged the ruling Qing Dynasty?

<p>Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What ended Japan's isolationism in 1854?

<p>Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marked Japan's modernization and was spurred by a fear of Western colonization?

<p>Meiji Restoration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country's intervention sought to preserve China's independence through an Open Door Policy?

<p>United States (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major conflict led to Russia's interest in Black Sea ports and conflicts with the Ottoman Empire?

<p>Russo-Turkish War (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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