Questions for the PowerPoint Europe and the Age of Imperialism

Teacher Key

1. 
   Which empires were the largest in Europe at 1911?
   

2. 
   Give 2 technological developments that gave Europe (part of The West) advantages over Africa and Asia.
   

3. 
   Why did repeating rifles offer an advantage to European armies?
   

4. 
   Why would it have been important for a soldier to shoot smokeless gunpowder if it were available?
   

5. 
   What was an important military advantage of the Maxim machine gun?
   

6. 
   Why did coal fueling locations become important after the development of the steam engine?
   

7. 
   What advantages did steam powered craft have over sailing ships?
   

8. 
   What advantage did “ironclad” ships have over wooden ships?
   

9. 
   Raphael Semmes, a captain in the Confederate States of America, thought having an ironclad vessel would be to his advantage. What did he think he could do with just one ironclad ship? Why?
   

10. 
    Why was the “American system” of production important to gun manufacturing?
    

11. 
    What process lead to the mass production of steel?
    

12. 
    Why were steamships important to the civilian population?
    

13. 
    What by-product of crude oil replaced whale oil in the 1880s?
    

14. 
    Why is the cartoon in slide ____ captioned, “The New Siamese Twins?” What countries are being connected by the English Channel Cable?
    

15. 
    In what year was the placement of the transatlantic cable completed?
    

16. 
    Why was it important to have brass cartridges instead of paper cartridges when fighting in tropical climates?
    

17. 
    What drug was used to fight malaria?
    

18. 
    Define the word “imperialism” in your own words.
    

19. 
    What was the goal of imperialism in the 19^th and early 20^th century?
    

20. 
    Why did European countries want colonies or outposts?
    

21. 
    What are the 2 types of colonies?
    

22. 
    How was a protectorate different from an area in a country’s sphere of influence?
    

23. 
    How was Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution used to justify imperialism?
    

24. 
    What did Rudyard Kipling mean by “White Man’s burden”?
    

25. 
    Which kingdoms were part of the African Trade States?
    

26. 
    What trade goods traveled across the Sahara desert?
    

27. 
    What is the name of the Mali city that was a famous hub in the trans-Sahara trade?
    

28. 
    Name three raw materials exported from Africa by European powers in the 19^th and early 20^th century.
    

29. 
    European powers were interest in Africa for many reasons. One was for trade/raw materials. What was another?
    

30. 
    According to the map of African Religions and Missions, 1913, where was the Christian part of Africa?
    

31. 
    Who is the famous British missionary shown in slide ___?
    

32. 
    In which part of Africa was “Mohammedan” the principal faith?
    

33. 
    Which people settled in southern Africa as early as 1652?
    

34. 
    Which company encouraged them to move to Africa?
    

35. 
    What was/is the name of the settlement they founded near the Cape of Good Hope?
    

36. 
    What is the relative location of Johannesburg to the Cape of Good Hope?
    

37. 
    What did the British call the Afrikaners?
    

38. 
    What is the name given to the Boer migration across southern Africa?
    

39. 
    What famous author was a British soldier in the Boer War?
    

40. 
    What Boer homeland eventually became the Union of South Africa?
    

41. 
    What 2 natural resources were found in southern Africa that brought the area to British attention?
    

42. 
    Who was Cecil Rhodes?
    

43. 
    What was the De Beers Mining Company mining?
    

44. 
    According to the quote by Lord Frederick Lugard, why was Africa important?
    

45. 
    What was the reason given for construction of a Cape to Cairo road?
    

46. 
    Where was oil being extracted in French controlled Africa?
    

47. 
    What was the name of the French fighting force overseas?
    

48. 
    How would you compare French imperialism in northern Africa to the European imperialism in southern Africa?
    

49. 
    Which countries/empires were the main power brokers at the Berlin Conference?
    

50. 
    Why was Africa desirable to those participating in the conference?
    

51. 
    Who hosted the Berlin Conference?
    

52. 
    Which Europeans were considered “objects of special protection”?
    

53. 
    What promises did King Leopold II make related to the Congo Free State?
    

54. 
    What happened to the native African people of the Congo Free State while they were under Leopold’s control?
    

55. 
    Leopoldville was built on the banks of what major African river?
    

56. 
    What two authors helped reveal the horrors of the Congo Free State?
    

57. 
    Name the European countries/empires that had colonies in Africa from 1885-1914.
    

58. 
    Locate the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in slide ___. Which two seas are near the rivers headwaters?
    

59. 
    Reference the area boxed off on the map titled The Macedonian Empire, 336-323 BC. The boxed area marks the watershed of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Into what water body do the Tigris and Euphrates flow?
    

60. 
    Who was Marco Polo?
    

61. 
    Why did Italians and Muslims have some control of the spice trade from India and Indonesia?
    

62. 
    Name 2 spices imported from Indonesia.
    

63. 
    When did Vasco Da Gama land in India for the first time?
    

64. 
    Give two reasons the Europeans succeeded in imperial conquests of Asia.
    

65. 
    What was the name of the main British trading company?
    

66. 
    Which trading company was established first?
    

67. 
    What was the Ottoman Empire?
    

68. 
    Why was Russia interested in expanding into southwest Asia?
    

69. 
    Which German leader developed close ties with the Ottoman Empire?
    

70. 
    Which country/empire planned to build the “Berlin to Baghdad” railroad?
    

71. 
    When did the English (British) East India Company establish a factory in Iraq?
    

72. 
    On which river is Baghdad located?
    

73. 
    Why was Iraq (Mesopotamia) important to the British? To the Germans? To the Russian?
    

74. 
    Who was the last Russian Tzar?
    

75. 
    Who was the religious leader who advised the last Tzarina, Alexandra?
    

76. 
    When were British troops fighting in Afghanistan?
    

77. 
    How was the Afghan city of Kabul (a.k.a. Cabul) naturally defended?
    

78. 
    Were British soldiers the only ones fighting for the British in India?
    

79. 
    From the historical images found in the section on India under British rule, how would you describe the British life-style in India?
    

80. 
    What trade item from India and Ceylon was exported to the British market? (Consumption of this item happens every afternoon in British society.)
    

81. 
    What trade item from India was shipped to China in exchange for silks and other goods?
    

82. 
    What transportation and communication innovations did the British bring to India?
    

83. 
    Name four plantation crops that were grown on the island of Ceylon for export to British markets.
    

84. 
    Compare the street scene in downtown Colombo to the “native section,” circa 1900. Describe the similarities and differences.
    

85. 
    Which European country was influential in Burma?
    

86. 
    Which European country colonized Siam?
    

87. 
    Why would the British have been interested in building a Burma-Siam-China railway?
    

88. 
    What did the French call the area they colonized in southeast Asia?
    

89. 
    Name one export crop that was traded from French southeast Asia.
    

90. 
    Who were the French leaders holding in prison or in stockades?
    

91. 
    Why did the Opium Wars occur?
    

92. 
    Who fought in the First Opium War?
    

93. 
    What was decided by the Treaty of Nanjing?
    

94. 
    To what conditions did the Chinese agree at the end of the Second Opium War?
    

95. 
    What lands did Russia annex at the end of the Second Opium War?
    

96. 
    Why did Empress Dowager Tsu Hsi believe to be China’s main defense against invaders?
    

97. 
    Which countries/empires fought in the coalition against the Chinese in the Boxer Rebellion?
    

98. 
    What powers in the cartoon in slide _____ are “celebrating the fall of Peking, 1900”?
    

99. 
    Using the slide titled, ASIA , 1892, determine which empires/countries was (were) split, found in both Europe and Asia.
    

100. 
     Which European countries/empires had colonies in Asia in 1914?
     

101. 
     Using the map in slide ___ , explain the saying, “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”