The Impact of Colonialism

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During colonialism, the basic control of the economy and society was in the hands of which group?

  • The imperial power
  • A foreign capitalist class (correct)
  • The colonized population
  • The traditional economy

What does the view that 'Empires were transnational organizations' suggest about colonialism?

  • Colonialism was a transnational organization (correct)
  • Colonialism was a vast confidence trick
  • Colonialism was a form of political domination
  • Colonialism relied on the cooperation of the colonized

How does the form of the colonial structure vary?

  • It is influenced by the traditional economy
  • It remains the same throughout the historical development of capitalism
  • It changes with the historical development of capitalism (correct)
  • It is determined by the colonized population

What is the relationship between colonialism and the modern capitalist economy?

<p>Colonialism is a precursor to the modern capitalist economy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was colonialism not merely the outcome of?

<p>A vast confidence trick (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country is most strongly associated with colonialism in the modern period?

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

What was the initial goal of colonial conquest?

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

What does the word 'colonialism' etymologically mean?

<p>Tenant farming (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which empires were most involved in colonialism during the modern period?

<p>European and Japanese empires (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did many colonies in the mid-19th century give up?

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

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