This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > History > Colonial > Colonialism And Post Colonialism – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colonialism And Post Colonialism Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Objectives of colonialism in the 19th century A) Expand trade. B) Exploit natural resources. C) Construction of communication routes. D) All the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the answers are correct. 2. A main economic cause of the new imperialism of the 19th century was A) The need for raw materials for industrial production. B) A move from capitalism to communism by many European governments. C) An increased demand for goods manufactured in Asia. D) An increased demand for European manufactured goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The need for raw materials for industrial production. 3. Which country was responsible for the Raj in India? A) Portugal. B) China. C) Great Britain. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 4. Which of these was an effect of the Navigation Acts on England? A) The colonies developed very little industry or manufacturing ability. B) There was a decrease in population due to the slave trade. C) Smuggling became common to resist trade rules. D) The economy was thriving due to selling manufactured goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The economy was thriving due to selling manufactured goods. 5. The Allied operation against the Turkish Empire to open a supply route to Russia is known as A) Battle of Gallipoli. B) Battle of the Dardanelles. C) None is correct. D) Both are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both are correct. 6. The last Spanish kingdom that was able to get rid of the Muslims A) School of Navigation. B) Sagres Point, Portugal. C) Isabella and Ferdinand. D) Inquisition. E) Granada. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Granada. 7. Which was NOT the place of East India Company's 'factories'? A) Madras. B) Surat. C) Calcutta. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 8. How did Anglo colonization of Texas differ from Spanish colonization of Texas? A) Anglo settlers helped to build missions and presidios. B) Anglo settlers followed empresarios with land grants. C) Anglo settlers hoped to claim land for the United States. D) Anglo settlers introduced Starbucks to to Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo settlers followed empresarios with land grants. 9. Settled by the Lapita people around 3500 years ago and known as the Navigator Islands during Age of Exploration, Samoa was a German colony prior to WWI. Less than 200km to the east, a whole day behind on the other side of the international date line, which country colonised the other part of Samoa? A) New Zealand. B) Britain. C) USA. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 10. This is the person that leads the executive branch of government. A) Justice. B) Congressman. C) General. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 11. What is the process in which colonies become independent from their host country called? A) Imperialism. B) Revolution. C) Colonialism. D) Decolonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decolonization. 12. It is the territory dominated, governed and administered by officials of the metropolis. A) Viceroyalty. B) Protectorate. C) Colonia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colonia. 13. Which European nation was the first to colonize some coastal territories and islands in Northern Africa? A) Portugal. B) Spain. C) England. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portugal. 14. Nationalist movements promoted the general interest of their own country. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. What was the system of 'blandongdiensten'? A) A system of education. B) Industrialisation. C) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption. 16. In the early 19th century, Myanmar became a colony A) France. B) Netherlands. C) Older brother. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Older brother. 17. What was Daendels' main task when he was Governor General of Indonesia? A) Defending Java Island. B) Get as much money as possible. C) Collecting spices to sell. D) Implement forced planting. E) Carrying out a policy of retribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defending Java Island. 18. What was Thomas Stamford Raffles important role? A) He applied cultivation system (cultuurstelsel). B) He asked the people in Java to build the Great Post Road that connects Anyer to Panarukan. C) He introduced the tax cash payment system. D) The leader of the Dutch first arrival in Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He introduced the tax cash payment system. 19. Which of the following was manufacturing town? A) Agra. B) Surat. C) Dacca. D) Madurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dacca. 20. The images above are thought by some archaeologists to show a place where a common cultural activity of early South American civilizations took place. Which of the following is the most likely inference regarding what this structure was? A) Arena for sports or ball. B) Temple. C) Storage for grain. D) Transport System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arena for sports or ball. 21. To make someone a slave A) Abduct. B) Enslave. C) Admiral. D) Genocide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enslave. 22. Did it take 120 years for Haiti to pay off debt after gaining independence in 1804? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. A policy or practice by which one country installs a settlement of its people on the lands of another society is called: A) Imperialism. B) Indirect Rule. C) Colonialism. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colonialism. 24. This was what happened to those who did not comply with the quota that Leopoldo assigned them to deliver the rubber. A) Amputate hands. B) Amputate legs. C) Cut off heads. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amputate hands. 25. It is the highest court in the Spanish Government. A) Visit. B) Royal Court. C) Residence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Royal Court. 26. The practice of salutary neglect encouraged colonists to be A) Individuals and self-reliant. B) Thieves and crooks. C) Rich and powerful. D) Timid and scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individuals and self-reliant. 27. Components of Colonization. A) Colonizer and Colonized. B) Foreign and Local. C) Invader and legitimate people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonizer and Colonized. 28. When does a relationship become imperialism? A) When there are long-standing alliances between two countries. B) When there are equal economic and power relationships between two countries. C) When the emperor creates unequal economic or power relationships. D) When two countries have a completely hands-off relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the emperor creates unequal economic or power relationships. 29. FILL IN THE BLANK:A ..... is the place where colonizers will go and settle. A) Colony (n). B) Colonize (v). C) Colonizer (n). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colony (n). 30. After gaining independence from Spain, how did Mexico increase its population? A) Mexico advertised mining for gold. B) Mexico gave land to former Spanish officials. C) Mexico passed State Colonization Laws. D) Mexico gave Texas to the United States. 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