Chapter 2 Self-grading Quizzes

. ________ were created to ensure private investment to the service of colonial empires.

Mercantilist companies

Chartered companies

Trading houses

Bourses

Listian enterprises

. Colonization implies________.

the natural evolution of a political system

the political and social factors involved in establishing a trading relationship

economically-driven exploitation

the process of reclaiming one's country

the rule of some people over others

. African demands for the right to self-determination were initially met with ________.

immediate independence

a military crackdown on dissent

modifications to economic and social policy in order to promote "modernization"

open elections

the establishment of "indirect rule" policies

. ________ was NOT at the centre of the "Great Power" rivalry of the nineteenth century.

France

Britain

Germany

The United States

All of the above were at the centre of the "Great Power" rivalry.

. Queen Elizabeth I's government created the English East India Company in ________.

1500

1600

1700

1800

1900

. Neo-colonialism ________.

refers to the direct political control of territories

involves the formal annexation of territory

refers to the existence of external influence over other countries through unequal economic ties

represents a new model of interaction based on learning from the mistakes of the past

is a strategy that died out with the end of formal colonialism

. Colonialism ________.

was a phenomenon with political, economic, and socio-cultural motivations

resulted in an equal exchange of ideas and culture between countries

ended mostly in non-violent ways

refers to the displacement and resettling of a population

affected all people in colonized countries in the same ways

. The French pursued a strategy of ________ while the British pursued a policy of ________.

direct rule / indirect rule

indirect rule / assimilation

development / indirect rule

assimilation / development

indirect rule / conquest and plunder

. ________ contributed to the collapse of Indigenous populations in the Americas as a result of colonialism.

Brutal labour practices

Smallpox

Enslavement

All of the above

None of the above

. ________ did NOT establish an African colony during the "high" imperialism era.

France

Portugal

Belgium

Germany

Switzerland

. In comparison to European imperialism in South Asia, ______________ occurred at a breakneck pace.

Central American colonialism

African colonialism

the United States Empire creation

Germany Third Reich emergence

Belgian colonialism

. The European powers agreed on ground rules for the land grab of Africa after ____________.

the discovery of a sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope

the establishment of the British South Africa Company

the Berlin Conference of 1884

the collapse of the Russian empire

the end of the Second World War

. Neo-colonialism can be summed up as the belief that ________.

it is a good thing that France keeps military bases in its former colonies in Africa

globalization enhances poor countries' economic prospects by allowing in multinational corporations from former colonial powers

technological development in manufacturing will help former colonies become neo-liberal

neo-liberal policies are the best policies for colonized countries

the political independence granted to former colonies did not end domination by former colonial powers

. The "scramble for Africa" is the name given to ________.

the struggle for Africa during the Cold War

the drive by European powers to colonize Africa in the late nineteenth century

China's and India's recent push into Africa

the fight for Germany's African colonies during World War I

the struggle to liberate Africa from colonial rule

. Through the middle of the eighteenth century, ________.

France and Britain vied for dominance in South Asia

Germans prepared themselves for their expansionist policy of the later decade

the US launched it attack on Granada and Nicaragua

both A and B

none of the above

. The "Age of exploration" can be considered a misnomer because _______________.

Europeans were not really exploring they were usually lost

The goal of this age was not to explore but to conquer

People had been exploring for centuries through land routes. What was different was the search for sea routes to Asia and Africa

B & C

None of the above

. The Portuguese learned of great wealth in Africa through ___________________.

Conquest of Muslim territory including the city of Ceuta and the Iberian Peninsula

Conquest of Spanish territory including the city of Cebu and the Iberian Peninsula

The Roman Catholic Inquisition

None of the above

All of the above

. The main critique for the Hobson–Lenin capitalism thesis to explain colonial expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is that _________________________.

Neither Lenin nor Hobson were born when the expansion began

The European powers really did not invest much in their colonies

The European powers were more interested in religious conversions than capitalism and trade

All of the above

Only A & B

. Several theories have been offered to explain the outsized role played by Belgium and Portugal in the "scramble for Africa". These theories are ___________________.

that nearly all of Europe's nations were preoccupied with attaining a degree of prestige and sense of greatness they believed was their due

while small, Belgium and Portugal had a lot of resources they could use to out compete with other nations

Belgium and Portugal both had very strong militaries; especially their navies.

Belgium and Portugal already had very strong military possessions in the West Coast of Africa

all of the above

. The Hudson's Bay Company received an exclusive operating charter from England that defined its operating territory as _____________________

The lands surrounding the Hudson's Bay only

Ports along Hudson's Bay only

All lands whose water systems drained into Hudson's Bay

All Indigenous land in North America

None of the above

. Colonialism implies the rule of some people over others.

True

False

. Darwin's ideas were inappropriately applied to human society as a means of justifying colonialism by creating a supposed moral imperative to improve "inferior" societies.

True

False

. The Industrial Revolution prompted European powers to disengage with colonies and retreat behind a wall of national economic development.

True

False

. The economic explanation of imperialism is closely associated with the concept of neo-colonialism.

True

False

. The recruitment of private investment by the English and Dutch to facilitate colonial expansion occurred in large part through the creation of chartered companies.

True

False

. There is a single accepted explanation for colonial expansion.

True

False

. Britain employed colonial policies of direct rule and assimilation.

True

False

. Self-determination played a minor role in the drive for colonial independence.

True

False

. Colonialism created new tensions, or worsened existing ones, in colonized societies by privileging some groups over others.

True

False

. The late-nineteenth century European colonial conquest of Africa is commonly referred to as the "scramble for Africa."

True

False

. Imperial expansion did not always occur quickly or decisively, because metropolitan governments were sometimes unsure of the benefits of expansion on new commitments, particularly overseas.

True

False

. Many scholars believe that economic motives linked to the Industrial Revolution launched the early form of imperialism

True

False

. Europe's interactions with largely Muslim traders were an important factor in the British decision to embark on the seafaring explorations that led to the domination of the British Empire over Africa and Asia.

True

False

. We might trace the history of interaction between the Global North and South back to the eighteenth century and the era of industrialization.

True

False

. The conception of the "men on the spot" had an important impact on Europe's decision to expand its influence abroad.

True

False

. Neo-colonialism is a new form of colonialism but requires that a country have a colonial past.

True

False

. The first permanent European trading centre in Asia was established by the Portuguese in Goa, India.

True

False

. The Portuguese traders in the Americas were interested only in gold and silver.

True

False

. Many Indigenous groups in the Americas had a communitarian culture, and a non-sedentary lifestyle which led the Europeans to believe they were "uncivilized."

True

False

. Cecil Rhodes used the company he led, the British South Africa Company (founded in 1889), as a tool to seize present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe.

True

False

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