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Mass Politics and Imperialism in Africa and Asia, 1860–1914
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1. Which African country did Leopold II of Belgium turn into his own personal possession in the mid-1800s?
2. The Balfour Declaration
3. Initial British dominance of India was through
4. Why did Christian missionary groups follow explorers to Africa?
5. What was/is the strategic importance of the Suez Canal?
6. Which of the following were the most important reasons why European imperialist governments were interested in Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries?
7. Kipling’s justification of imperialism in The White Man’s Burden is a good example of
8. The main methods of opposition to British rule that Mohatma Gandhi used were
9. The British insistence that Indian farmers grow cash crops
10. Which of the following regions were targets of Russian imperialism in the 19th century?
11. After 1908 the major reason the world became interested in the Middle East was
12. What was the name of the secret agreement by which Britain and France agreed to partition the Middle Eastern countries between them after World War I?
13. Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Rebellion?
14. After World War I, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq came under the control of Britain and France. These British- and French-administered territories were called
15. One of the main reasons why the British were able to establish control over India was
16. The major lesson the Chinese learned from the Opium War was that","opium was more popular than tea
17. Foreign communities, especially Christian missionaries, were attacked during the
18. All of the following can be considered benefits India derived from British colonial rule EXCEPT
19. The major lesson the Chinese learned from the Opium War was that
20. Why was the Berlin Conference held in 1884?
21. "Which country gained control of much of southern Africa during the 1800s?"
22. The countries of northern Africa are
23. One result of Indian exposure to Western ideas was
24. Besides oil and natural gas, the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia are important to the United States, Russia, and Europe because
25. The most important long-term concession China had to make to Great Britain in the Treaty of Nanjing was to