imperialism of the 1870 to 1914 period can best be described as overseas merchantilism development...

• .Imperialism of the 1870 to 1914 period can best be described as

• Overseas merchantilism• Development of profitable trade with non-Western regions• Establishment of coastal trading posts in the non-European

world• The imposition by Europeans of their social, economic, and

political systems upon non-Europeans • The establishment of European democratic government in

the non-European world

• .Imperialism of the 1870 to 1914 period can best be described as

• Overseas merchantilism• Development of profitable trade with non-Western regions• Establishment of coastal trading posts in the non-European

world• The imposition by Europeans of their social, economic, and

political systems upon non-Europeans • The establishment of European democratic government in

the non-European world

• All of the following European nations were major imperial powers from 1870 to 1914 EXCEPT

• France• Britain• Germany• Belgium• Austria

• All of the following European nations were major imperial powers from 1870 to 1914 EXCEPT

• France• Britain• Germany• Belgium• Austria

• All of these could be considered major causes of imperialism EXCEPT

• The search for new markets for industrial products

• The acquisition of raw materials• Missionary activities • The desire to absorb the culture of non-

Europeans • The race for colonies

• All of these could be considered major causes of imperialism EXCEPT

• The search for new markets for industrial products

• The acquisition of raw materials• Missionary activities • The desire to absorb the culture of non-

Europeans • The race for colonies

• Throughout the 1900s, an increased need for both raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods led various European nations to pursue policies of

• imperialism.• socialism.• isolationism.• communism.

• Throughout the 1900s, an increased need for both raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods led various European nations to pursue policies of

• imperialism.• socialism.• isolationism.• communism.

• At the end of the 1800s, colonies were generally seen as a

• place to send criminals.• sign of a country’s power.• location to train military forces.• method for suppressing nationalism

• At the end of the 1800s, colonies were generally seen as a

• place to send criminals.• sign of a country’s power.• location to train military forces.• method for suppressing nationalism

• After 1850, which of the following groups of countries accounted for the most investment in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Russia?

• Great Britain, France, and Switzerland• Great Britain, France, and Germany• France, the Netherlands, and Germany• Germany, Italy, and Great Britain• Austria, Germany, and France

• After 1850, which of the following groups of countries accounted for the most investment in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Russia?

• Great Britain, France, and Switzerland• Great Britain, France, and Germany• France, the Netherlands, and Germany• Germany, Italy, and Great Britain• Austria, Germany, and France

• By 1913, world trade had• Increased by 25 percent over the 1800 level• Almost tripled the level of 1800• More than doubled the level of 1800• Grown to 25 times the level of 1800• Increased 50 times the level of 1800

• The most important of England’s colonies during the era of new Imperialism was

• Canada• India• Australia• Ireland• Cape Colony

• The most important of England’s colonies during the era of new Imperialism was

• Canada• India• Australia• Ireland• Cape Colony

• The event which caused the British government to take direct control of India was

• the Indian National Congress• The Sepoy rebellion • The Berlin Conference of 1885• The passage of the Reform Bill of 1884• The Boxer Rebellion

• The event which caused the British government to take direct control of India was

• the Indian National Congress• The Sepoy rebellion • The Berlin Conference of 1885• The passage of the Reform Bill of 1884• The Boxer Rebellion

• . British colonial administration of India from 1857 to 1948 was comparatively enlightened because

• they supported the landlords• they completely end the caste system• they left the entire subcontinent under local

control• Indians were encouraged to serve in the

colonial government

• . British colonial administration of India from 1857 to 1948 was comparatively enlightened because

• they supported the landlords• they completely end the caste system• they left the entire subcontinent under local

control• Indians were encouraged to serve in the

colonial government

• The formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 demonstrates

• the successful colonization of India by Britain• the scramble for Africa• the formation of nationalism as a response to

Western imperialism• the beginning of the New Imperialism• all of the above

• The formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 demonstrates

• the successful colonization of India by Britain• the scramble for Africa• the formation of nationalism as a response to

Western imperialism• the beginning of the New Imperialism• all of the above

• The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857• Was a vast nationalist uprising• Demonstrated anti-Western sentiment in China• Drove the British from Burma• Led the British government to begin to rule

India directly• Led the British to concentrate on bringing liberal

reforms to India

• The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857• Was a vast nationalist uprising• Demonstrated anti-Western sentiment in China• Drove the British from Burma• Led the British government to begin to rule

India directly• Led the British to concentrate on bringing liberal

reforms to India

• One of the most perceptive critics of imperialism was 793

• J.A. Hobson• Charles Darwin• Lionel Jensen • Benito Mussolini• Albert Einstein

• One of the most perceptive critics of imperialism was 793

• J.A. Hobson• Charles Darwin• Lionel Jensen • Benito Mussolini• Albert Einstein

• Rudyard Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden” seemed to indicate that

• Europeans had a duty to civilize other peoples• Imperialism meant hard work but great rewards• Service to one’s country was patriotic duty• Peoples of Africa and Asia, given a chance, could

achieve as much as the Europeans• Democracy must be established worldwide

• Rudyard Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden” seemed to indicate that

• Europeans had a duty to civilize other peoples• Imperialism meant hard work but great rewards• Service to one’s country was patriotic duty• Peoples of Africa and Asia, given a chance, could

achieve as much as the Europeans• Democracy must be established worldwide

• Rudyard Kipling’s stirring poems for the English to take up “the white man’s burden” are compatible with which of the following?

• Social Darwinism• The obligation of the West to enlighten the

“benighted races” of the non-Western world• The urgings of Jules Ferry in France and Josiah Strong

in the US to “spread the culture”• None of these • All of these

• Rudyard Kipling’s stirring poems for the English to take up “the white man’s burden” are compatible with which of the following?

• Social Darwinism• The obligation of the West to enlighten the

“benighted races” of the non-Western world• The urgings of Jules Ferry in France and Josiah Strong

in the US to “spread the culture”• None of these • All of these

• . The principle by which the European powers established their claim to a territory prior to the Berlin Conference was

• Extraterritoriality• Effective occupation• Proscribed negotiation• Enforced subjugation• Formal annexation

• . The principle by which the European powers established their claim to a territory prior to the Berlin Conference was

• Extraterritoriality• Effective occupation• Proscribed negotiation• Enforced subjugation• Formal annexation

• .The Berlin Conference of 1885 was called to address the status of 805

• India• The Congo• The Balkans• South Africa• Morocco

• .The Berlin Conference of 1885 was called to address the status of 805

• India• The Congo• The Balkans• South Africa• Morocco

• The most direct cause of the Berlin Conference of 1885 was

• The unification of Germany following the Franco-Prussian War

• The occupation of Egypt by British troops • The setting up of criteria for European claims African

territory• The establishment fo the principle that European power

claiming African territory must treat the African population humanely

• e.The rapid expansion of Belgian inerests in the Congo

• The most direct cause of the Berlin Conference of 1885 was

• The unification of Germany following the Franco-Prussian War

• The occupation of Egypt by British troops • The setting up of criteria for European claims African

territory• The establishment fo the principle that European power

claiming African territory must treat the African population humanely

• e.The rapid expansion of Belgian inerests in the Congo

• The Berlin Conference of 1885, sponsored by Germany’s Bismark,

• Determined the “rules” for the partition of Africa• Set up spheres of influence in China• Divided the Ottoman possessions in the Middle

East among six European powers• Recognized the United States’ dominance in Latin

America• international the former Belgian Congo

• The Berlin Conference of 1885, sponsored by Germany’s Bismark,

• Determined the “rules” for the partition of Africa• Set up spheres of influence in China• Divided the Ottoman possessions in the Middle

East among six European powers• Recognized the United States’ dominance in Latin

America• international the former Belgian Congo

• The Suez Canal episode in the early 1880s illustrates which of the following aspects of the “New Imperialism”

• The underlying economic motives• The willingness of western governments to rule

imperial holdings directly• The way imperial expansion demanded further

expansion• The competitive nature of European expansion• All of the above

• The Suez Canal episode in the early 1880s illustrates which of the following aspects of the “New Imperialism”

• The underlying economic motives• The willingness of western governments to rule

imperial holdings directly• The way imperial expansion demanded further

expansion• The competitive nature of European expansion• All of the above

• Commonly referred to the Suez Canal in Egypt as the “Lifeline of the Empire” because it

• held large deposits of coal needed by British industries.

• provided a strategic shipping route to British colonies.

• served as a ship-building center for the British navy.

• irrigated several cash crops in the British colonies

• Commonly referred to the Suez Canal in Egypt as the “Lifeline of the Empire” because it

• held large deposits of coal needed by British industries.

• provided a strategic shipping route to British colonies.

• served as a ship-building center for the British navy.

• irrigated several cash crops in the British colonies

• What was the geopolitical importance of Egypt to the British?

• It was important for protection of British interests in Latin America

• It provided a critical source of cotton fabric for sale in Asia

• It permitted the British to protect access to lucrative markets in India

• It provided a coaling station for access to the Pacific• It gave Britain access to the Mediterranean

• What was the geopolitical importance of Egypt to the British?

• It was important for protection of British interests in Latin America

• It provided a critical source of cotton fabric for sale in Asia

• It permitted the British to protect access to lucrative markets in India

• It provided a coaling station for access to the Pacific• It gave Britain access to the Mediterranean

• The Suez Canal is significant in the history of the New Imperialism because

• In connected the Mediterranean Sea through Eygpt to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean

• The need to control it led the British to occupy Egypt in the summer of 1882

• The need to protect British interests in it led Britain to expand its African holdings south from Egypt

• The need for French acceptance of their control of the canal in Egypt led Britain to support French expansion in the northwest Africa

• e.All of the above

• The Suez Canal is significant in the history of the New Imperialism because

• In connected the Mediterranean Sea through Eygpt to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean

• The need to control it led the British to occupy Egypt in the summer of 1882

• The need to protect British interests in it led Britain to expand its African holdings south from Egypt

• The need for French acceptance of their control of the canal in Egypt led Britain to support French expansion in the northwest Africa

• e.All of the above

• . Both, the French and the British were interested in controlling Egypt in the mid 19th century because Egypt had

• control of the spice trade.• an industrial-based economy.• important mineral resources.• a strategic location

• . Both, the French and the British were interested in controlling Egypt in the mid 19th century because Egypt had

• control of the spice trade.• an industrial-based economy.• important mineral resources.• a strategic location

• . 19th century British imperialism was centered in which area of Africa?798

• Egypt and southern Africa• East Africa• West Africa• Senegal • Algeria

• . 19th century British imperialism was centered in which area of Africa?798

• Egypt and southern Africa• East Africa• West Africa• Senegal • Algeria

• The two crises over Morocco in the early 20th century almost brought war between

• England and France• England and Morocco• France and Germany• Italy and Germany

• The two crises over Morocco in the early 20th century almost brought war between

• England and France• England and Morocco• France and Germany• Italy and Germany

• . In mid 20th century France, the colony whose liberation stirred the most controversy was

• Morocco• French Indochina• Algeria• Tunisia• Senegal

• . In mid 20th century France, the colony whose liberation stirred the most controversy was

• Morocco• French Indochina• Algeria• Tunisia• Senegal

• . The only African countries to remain politically independent following the "scramble for Africa" by European countries in the late nineteenth century were:

• Nigeria and the Congo• Liberia and Abyssinia (Ethiopia)• South Africa and Rhodesia• Egypt and Libya• Morocco and Algeria

• . The only African countries to remain politically independent following the "scramble for Africa" by European countries in the late nineteenth century were:

• Nigeria and the Congo• Liberia and Abyssinia (Ethiopia)• South Africa and Rhodesia• Egypt and Libya• Morocco and Algeria

• .. “What the breechloader, the machine gun, the steamboat, the steamship, quinine, and other inno vations did was to lower the cost in both financial and human terms of penetrating, conquering, and exploiting new territories. So cost-effective did they make imperialism that not only national govern ments but even individuals like Henry Stanley’ and Cecil Rhodes could precipitate events and stake out claims to vast territories which later became parts of empires.”

• The historian quoted above would most likely use which of the following statements to explain imperialism in Africa after 1870?

• • Europe’s major corporations used ruthless force in their search for overseas trade and

profits.• The power of European technology provided the mechanism that made imperialism

cheap and easy.• European politicians were willing and eager to risk war for the sake of national prestige.• Individuals like Stanley and Rhodes were more important than economic forces in the

conquest of Africa by Europeans.• The European officer class was eager to use Africa as a testing ground for new weapons.

• .. “What the breechloader, the machine gun, the steamboat, the steamship, quinine, and other inno vations did was to lower the cost in both financial and human terms of penetrating, conquering, and exploiting new territories. So cost-effective did they make imperialism that not only national govern ments but even individuals like Henry Stanley’ and Cecil Rhodes could precipitate events and stake out claims to vast territories which later became parts of empires.”

• The historian quoted above would most likely use which of the following statements to explain imperialism in Africa after 1870?

• • Europe’s major corporations used ruthless force in their search for overseas trade and

profits.• The power of European technology provided the mechanism that made imperialism

cheap and easy.• European politicians were willing and eager to risk war for the sake of national prestige.• Individuals like Stanley and Rhodes were more important than economic forces in the

conquest of Africa by Europeans.• The European officer class was eager to use Africa as a testing ground for new weapons.

• . H.M. Stanley originally went to Africa to • claim land for Leopold of Belgium• look for gold• search for David Livingstone• explore the Congo River• search for Victoria falls

• Who was the person who provided the calalyst for the “scramble for Africa”?

• Otto von Bismark, chancellor of Germany• Camillo di Cavour, premier of Italy• King Leoppold II of Belgium• Kaiser Wilhelm II, king of Germany

• Who was the person who provided the calalyst for the “scramble for Africa”?

• Otto von Bismark, chancellor of Germany• Camillo di Cavour, premier of Italy• King Leoppold II of Belgium• Kaiser Wilhelm II, king of Germany

• The “Scramble ofr Africa” was precipitated by which of the following events

• the completion of the Suez Canal • France’s prevention of Italy from annexing

Tunisia• Britain’s expansion into present day Zimbabwe• Bismark’s annexations of southwest Africa,

Togoland, the Cameroons, and East Africa• Britain’s advance into the Sudan

• The “Scramble ofr Africa” was precipitated by which of the following events

• the completion of the Suez Canal • France’s prevention of Italy from annexing

Tunisia• Britain’s expansion into present day Zimbabwe• Bismark’s annexations of southwest Africa,

Togoland, the Cameroons, and East Africa• Britain’s advance into the Sudan

• . International reaction to British policy during the Boer War is best characterized as

• Indifference• Hostility• Approval • Voluntary offer of assistance• Unified resistance

• . International reaction to British policy during the Boer War is best characterized as

• Indifference• Hostility• Approval • Voluntary offer of assistance• Unified resistance

• . In South Africa around the turn of the 20th century, descendants of Dutch settlers

• Got rich from the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Transvaal

• Retreated inland to escape the British• Fought the British in the Boer War• Assimilated themselves into British colonialism• Refused to join the Union of South Africa

• . In South Africa around the turn of the 20th century, descendants of Dutch settlers

• Got rich from the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Transvaal

• Retreated inland to escape the British• Fought the British in the Boer War• Assimilated themselves into British colonialism• Refused to join the Union of South Africa

• The initial German reaction to French colonialism in Africa was

• Distrust of French intentions• Anger• Tacit acceptance• To look to Great Britain to block French

expansion• To build their own colonies

• The initial German reaction to French colonialism in Africa was

• Distrust of French intentions• Anger• Tacit acceptance• To look to Great Britain to block French

expansion• To build their own colonies

• Until 1890, who was the arbiter of European diplomacy?

• Disraeli• Bismark• Cavour• Gladstone• Rhodes

• Until 1890, who was the arbiter of European diplomacy?

• Disraeli• Bismark• Cavour• Gladstone• Rhodes

• What country’s entry into the colonial race in southern Africa threatened Britain’s dominance over the Boer republics?

• The Netherlands• Portugal • France • Germany• Italy

• What country’s entry into the colonial race in southern Africa threatened Britain’s dominance over the Boer republics?

• The Fashoda Crisis in Africa resulted from tension between the

• Dutch and British in South Africa• French in Morocco and the British n Egypt• French and British in the Sudan • Belgians and Germans in West Africa• Italians and native people in Ethiopia

• The Fashoda Crisis in Africa resulted from tension between the

• Dutch and British in South Africa• French in Morocco and the British n Egypt• French and British in the Sudan • Belgians and Germans in West Africa• Italians and native people in Ethiopia

• What country’s entry into the colonial race in southern Africa threatened Britain’s dominance over the 805Boer republics?805

• The Kruger telegram was evidence of • International rivalries in Africa• Competition between England and France in the

Sudan• German support of Brtish involvement in Africa• Concern over the disappearance of David

Livingstone• International bids against the British

• The Kruger telegram was evidence of • International rivalries in Africa• Competition between England and France in the

Sudan• German support of Brtish involvement in Africa• Concern over the disappearance of David

Livingstone• International bids against the British

• . Which of the following African countries is incorrectly matched with the European country that dominated it in the late 19th century

• Kenya-Britain• Morocco-France• Libya-Italy• South Africa-the Netherlands• Congo-Belgium

• . Which of the following African countries is incorrectly matched with the European country that dominated it in the late 19th century

• Kenya-Britain• Morocco-France• Libya-Italy• South Africa-the Netherlands• Congo-Belgium

• . Which of the following regions was NOT part of the US imperial network?

• Panama• Africa• The Caribbean Islands• Samoa• Hawaii• Rid China of a Japanese presence

• . Which of the following regions was NOT part of the US imperial network?

• Panama• Africa• The Caribbean Islands• Samoa• Hawaii• Rid China of a Japanese presence

• The Boxer Rebellion was fought to • Expel foreign missions and businesses from

China• Topple the empress of China• Capture Beijing• Overturn the Open Door policy• Rid China of a Japanese presence

• The Boxer Rebellion was fought to • Expel foreign missions and businesses from

China• Topple the empress of China• Capture Beijing• Overturn the Open Door policy• Rid China of a Japanese presence

• . The term “informal empire” best describe the situation in

• Rhodesia• The Congo • Indochina• India• China

• . The term “informal empire” best describe the situation in

• Rhodesia• The Congo • Indochina• India• China

• The Taiping Rebellion I connected to European history because

• The rebels were demanding Western-style reform• It was a result of the Russo-Japanese war• Western encroachment undermined the poer of

the ruling dynasty• It was caused by fighting in WWII• The rebels were acting at the instigation of

Westerners

• The Taiping Rebellion I connected to European history because

• The rebels were demanding Western-style reform• It was a result of the Russo-Japanese war• Western encroachment undermined the poer of

the ruling dynasty• It was caused by fighting in WWII• The rebels were acting at the instigation of

Westerners

• . Matthew Perry’s visit in 1853 to Japan can best be described as

• US imperialism in Asia• English imperialism in Asia• French imperialism in Southeast Asia• The US Open Door Policy• Asia’s openness with the West

• . Matthew Perry’s visit in 1853 to Japan can best be described as

• US imperialism in Asia• English imperialism in Asia• French imperialism in Southeast Asia• The US Open Door Policy• Asia’s openness with the West

• The Boxers of China favored the • Creation of a democratic government• Overthrow of the Manchu dynasty• Expulsion of foreigners• Opening of all Chinese ports to foreign trade• End of smuggling of opium

• In 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the

• Nian Rebellion.• Boxer Rebellion.• Taiping Rebellion.• Sepoy Rebellion

• In 1900, anti-foreign sentiment in China led to an uprising known as the

• Nian Rebellion.• Boxer Rebellion.• Taiping Rebellion.• Sepoy Rebellion

• A major commodity in Britain’s exports to China was

• Tools• Silk• Tobacco• Opium• Sugar

• A major commodity in Britain’s exports to China was

• Tools• Silk• Tobacco• Opium• Sugar

• . For China, a major consequence of the Opium War (1841) was

• a unification of its territories• a rapid increase in industrialization• a decline in nationalist sentiment• the Westernization of government policies • an increase in hostility to Europeans

• . For China, a major consequence of the Opium War (1841) was

• a unification of its territories• a rapid increase in industrialization• a decline in nationalist sentiment• the Westernization of government policies • an increase in hostility to Europeans

• Prior to Matthew Perry’s visit in 1853, Japan’s main source of knowledge of the West since the early 1600s had been through809

• Occasional Christian missionaries who were admitted• The Dutch, who continued to engage in limited trade• English books that were imported• Japanese citizens who travelled abroad• Photographs of Western cities

• Prior to Matthew Perry’s visit in 1853, Japan’s main source of knowledge of the West since the early 1600s had been through809

• Occasional Christian missionaries who were admitted• The Dutch, who continued to engage in limited trade• English books that were imported• Japanese citizens who travelled abroad• Photographs of Western cities

• . Anti-imperialist leaders in Africa and Asia• typically rejected all aspects of Western culture• used Western ideologies to shape their

movements• were usually of lower-class origins• rejected violence as a tool for independence• never used Marxist ideas to support their

actions

• . Anti-imperialist leaders in Africa and Asia• typically rejected all aspects of Western culture• used Western ideologies to shape their

movements• were usually of lower-class origins• rejected violence as a tool for independence• never used Marxist ideas to support their

actions

• Which of the following avoided European colonization and became a colonial power?

• China• Japan • Persia (Iran)• Siam (Thailand)• Ethiopia

• Which of the following avoided European colonization and became a colonial power?

• China• Japan • Persia (Iran)• Siam (Thailand)• Ethiopia

• All of these helped bring about the collapse of colonialism EXCEPT

• Western-style education in the colonies• Japanese successes in World War II• The principle of self determination first

espoused at the peace conferences that ended WWII

• The exhaustion of Europe after WWII• The idealism of the Russian Revolution

• All of these helped bring about the collapse of colonialism EXCEPT

• Western-style education in the colonies• Japanese successes in World War II• The principle of self determination first

espoused at the peace conferences that ended WWII

• The exhaustion of Europe after WWII• The idealism of the Russian Revolution

• On the whole, the colonies of which European nation made the smoothest transition to independence?

• The Netherlands• Britain • France• Portugal • Belgium

• On the whole, the colonies of which European nation made the smoothest transition to independence?

• The Netherlands• Britain • France• Portugal • Belgium

• . Europe’s world hegemony lasted roughly • From 1870 to 1914• From 1900 to 1914• From 1870 to 1945• From 1900 to 1945• From 1870 to 1900

• European imperialism in Asia differed from that in Asia differed from that in Africa in which of the following ways?

• It lacked economic motives• It was facilitated by technological innovations in

weaponry and transportation• It was connected to nationalism• It was connected to the development of mass politics• It was exerted through control of local elites

• European imperialism in Asia differed from that in Asia differed from that in Africa in which of the following ways?

• It lacked economic motives• It was facilitated by technological innovations in

weaponry and transportation• It was connected to nationalism• It was connected to the development of mass politics• It was exerted through control of local elites

• .. Which was not a justification for the 19th century land grab in Africa and Asia

• Imperialism was a tool of social policy• Imperialism was a way to bring Christianity and

“civilization” to foreign peoples • Imperialism would serve as a source of economic security

and would finance a program of domestic reform reform and welfare

• Imperialism would help cure the depression of 1873-1896• Imperialism would help to increase the diminishing

European population

• .. Which was not a justification for the 19th century land grab in Africa and Asia

• Imperialism was a tool of social policy• Imperialism was a way to bring Christianity and

“civilization” to foreign peoples • Imperialism would serve as a source of economic security

and would finance a program of domestic reform reform and welfare

• Imperialism would help cure the depression of 1873-1896• Imperialism would help to increase the diminishing

European population

• All of the following are accurate assessments of the New Imperialism EXCEPT

• It degraded subject peoples• It created immensely profitable markets for European

goods in the colonies• It introduced progressive economies to the non-

Western world • It helped precipitate WWI and WWII• It encouraged the non-West to modernize its social

and political systems

• All of the following are accurate assessments of the New Imperialism EXCEPT

• It degraded subject peoples• It created immensely profitable markets for European

goods in the colonies• It introduced progressive economies to the non-

Western world • It helped precipitate WWI and WWII• It encouraged the non-West to modernize its social

and political systems

• The “new imperialism” by Europeans from 1880 to 1914 differed from the imperialism of earlier periods in that

• It was primarily economic• Its goal was the establishment of peaceful trading

empires• It involved the political domination of masses of

people in Asia and Africa • It was limited to the Pacific region• It focused mainly on the Middle East

• The “new imperialism” by Europeans from 1880 to 1914 differed from the imperialism of earlier periods in that

• It was primarily economic• Its goal was the establishment of peaceful trading

empires• It involved the political domination of masses of

people in Asia and Africa • It was limited to the Pacific region• It focused mainly on the Middle East

• All of the following are considered causes for the “new imperialism” except

• A search for markets for European manufactured goods

• European racism• Acquisition of colonies for prestige and national

security • Missionary zeal• The rising power of industrializing nations

• All of the following are considered causes for the “new imperialism” except

• A search for markets for European manufactured goods

• European racism• Acquisition of colonies for prestige and national

security • Missionary zeal• The rising power of industrializing nations

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