This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 109 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 109 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One way in which Kemal Ataturk and Reza Pahlavi are similar is that both supported policies of A) Promoting membership in the United Nations. B) Denying women the right to vote. C) Modernizing and Westernizing their nations. D) Preventing their citizens from traveling overseas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modernizing and Westernizing their nations. 2. What is a concession? A) The homeland to which the colonizers belonged* *pertenecen. B) A territory dominated entirely by the occupying power. C) A territory where the metropolis respected the native government. D) Administration and occupation of a territory within a state for the purpose of trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Administration and occupation of a territory within a state for the purpose of trade. 3. Which reason for imperialism has to do with pride in your country, that it's better than the other countries? A) Political. B) Exploratory. C) Economic. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political. 4. What were the causes of the "great migration" A) Overabundance of population. B) Agrarian crisis. C) Religious persecutions. D) All the first three answers are correct. E) Only the first two answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the first three answers are correct. 5. This battle influenced the American Revolution when the colonists along with the French surrounded the British and they were forced to surrender. A) Lexington and Concord. B) Battle of Saratoga. C) Battle of Yorktown. D) Battle of Trenton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Battle of Yorktown. 6. Which of the following sentences LEAST supports the main idea of the selection? A) The economic structure of African society was changed by the Europeans. B) Colonialism had a huge impact on the lives of Africans. C) The Europeans started employing Asian immigrants, which created tension between the Asians and Africans. D) Overall, there were many negatives, but some positives to colonialism in Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Europeans started employing Asian immigrants, which created tension between the Asians and Africans. 7. Can imperialism manifest itself in several ways or only in one way? A) Economic. B) Warlike. C) Cultural. D) Financial. E) All previous manifestations. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All previous manifestations. 8. Supreme court during the Spanish colonial period A) Superior decree. B) Be fulfilled. C) Royal Court / Royal Court. D) City hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Royal Court / Royal Court. 9. Japan accepted western modernization through Meiji Reforms. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 10. Which of these groups benefited most from 19th-century imperialism? A) Imperial nations, such as the United Kingdom and France. B) Nations that were under economic imperialism, such as Honduras and China. C) Colonies of imperial nations, such as Congo and India. D) Independent countries, such as Sweden and Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperial nations, such as the United Kingdom and France. 11. Which island had colonial presence from the British, Dutch, and German empires? A) Papua New Guinea. B) Tianjin. C) Guyana. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Papua New Guinea. 12. Who did the Pilgrims choose as their leader for the new government? A) A settlement in a foreign land. B) A group that goes on a long journey for religious reasons. C) Permission given from a higher authority. D) Leader or head of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leader or head of government. 13. In the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade (1525-1866), 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World. Of them, 10.7 million survived the dreaded Middle Passage, disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America. What percentage of the 12.5 million Africans that were shipped to the New World, disembarked in the Americas and Caribbean? Answer is rounded up to the nearest whole number. A) 92%. B) 86%. C) 94%. D) 89%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 86%. 14. Which of these events led European countries to seek natural resources in colonies around the world during the 19th century? A) The American Civil War. B) The Industrial Revolution. C) The Enlightenment. D) The Scientific Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Industrial Revolution. 15. What is the main impact of colonialism on the landscape in Myanmar? A) Dismantling the existing economy. B) Suppression of national cultural expression. C) All of the above. D) Changing local knowledge and education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 16. What did the mother countries control? A) The color of houses. B) The size of barns. C) Where a family could plant a garden. D) What the colonies bought and sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What the colonies bought and sold. 17. Members of wealthy families who owned homes in the plaza complex A) Gobernadorcillo. B) Main. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main. 18. Britishers paid how many rupees for 1000 coccons A) 2. B) 3. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 19. During the second colonial exploitation in Indochina (1919-1929), which economic sector did the French colonialists invest the most capital in? A) Commercial. B) Industry. C) Handicraft. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industry. 20. Which countries were protagonists of the "opium war" ? A) Great Britain and China. B) China and India. C) India and Great Britain. D) Great Britain and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Britain and China. 21. Imperialism led to the loss of identity and traditional values of the indigenous populations and to the implementation of the behavior, education and mentality patterns of the colonizers. Likewise, it meant the adoption of the languages of the dominators (especially English, French and Spanish). This means that in the European colonies a strong: A) Ruralization. B) Adaptation. C) Acculturation. D) Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acculturation. 22. What were cash crops in Virginia? A) A contract or agreement. B) Farming/growing crops. C) A set of rules that explain how the government functions. D) Crops that are sold for profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crops that are sold for profit. 23. This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel" . A) Korea. B) India. C) Manchuria. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 24. Due to the emphasis placed on education most colonists did this regularly. A) Read the Bible. B) Read a hornbook. C) Read something like Poor Richard's Almanac. D) All of these are accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are accurate. 25. The House of ..... was the first representative government in the New World. A) Representatives. B) Confederation. C) Burgesses. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burgesses. 26. What is a sphere of influence? A) A country or area that is controlled by another country with no formal authority to do so. B) A state that is under the protection of another state, but directly controlled by the protecting state. C) An area whose art and music are influenced by a foreign power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A country or area that is controlled by another country with no formal authority to do so. 27. By using the doctrine of lapse, Dalhousie annexed many states including A) Punjab. B) Surat. C) Mysore. D) Travancore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surat. 28. Who led the first demonstration in 1905? And what was the Tsar's reaction? A) The priest Gapon and reacted sadly. B) Hernan Cortes and he reacted very happily. C) The priest Gapon reacted violently and claimed many lives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The priest Gapon reacted violently and claimed many lives. 29. What is the significance of the Berlin Conference in the context of colonialism? A) It led to the independence of African nations. B) It resulted in the eradication of colonialism in Africa. C) It formalized the European colonization and division of Africa. D) It had no impact on the colonization of Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It formalized the European colonization and division of Africa. 30. Which European country was mostly involved in the fur trade during the early days of Canada? A) England. B) France. C) Spain. D) Vikings. 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