Imperialism In Africa and India

Canal that connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

Suez

Battle that marked first time that an African state defeated a Western Power

Adowa

Afrikaan-speaking farmers who were descended from Dutch settlers

Boer

American journalist turned explorer; he was commissioned by the King of Belgium to make land claims for him in Africa

Stanley

Talented Zulu ruler, fought with Europeans in Southern Africa

Shaka

Famous 19th Century missionary and explorer of Africa

Livingston

African nation that was able to maintain its independence from 19th century European imperialism

Ethiopia

King of Belgium; he had land claims in Africa and ran a colony in the COngo River Basin

Leopold II

African King who embraced Western ideas and succeeded in fighting off European imperialists

Menelik II

Father of modern Egypt, after he seized control of the country, he modernized Egypt and its army

Muhammad Ali

The “Great Game” refers to

the contest between Britain and Russian

A policy of treating colonial subjects as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights

paternalism

An interest in, or taking of land, for its strategic location or products is called

geopolitics

Which North African region came under French control between 1879 and 1912?

Algeria

Which of the following pairs, naming the European power and its African holding, is incorrect?

Germany - Congo

The belief that one race is superior to others

racism

A country or territory with its own internal government, but under the control of an outside power

protectorate

The Crimean War was lost by

Russia

A country of territory that is governed internally by an outside power

colony

In 1907, Russia and Britain agreed to spheres of influence in

Persia

By combining the old Cape Colony & Natal with the oer Republics in 1910 the British created the

Union of South Africa

Policy in which strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially

imperialism

By 1914, the Ottoman Empire had

decline to about a third of its greatest size

What aspect of the Ottoman Empire appealed most to world powers

its access to the Atlantic sea trade

Quinine was used by Europeans to provide partial immunity from

malaria

All of these factors contributed to the weakening of Ottoman Empire except

a wave of disease

Persia’s concession to Western businesses there led to

the development of oil fields

To curb dissent the British passed this law in 1919 which allowed the British to jail Indian protesters without trial for as long as two years

Rowlatt Act

Native Indians who were hired by the British to serve in their army

Sepoy

Why was India called the “jewel in the crown”

It was the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies

Military general who was responsible for establishing British supremacy on the during the Seven Years’ war

Clive

Which of the following statements about the partition of India is correct?

almost immediately after the partition, India and Pakistan started fighting over Kashmir

The empire that ruled India before the arrival of the British

Mughal

Tradition of Indian idows throwing themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre

Sati

Created by the British to appease Indian nationalists, however, it had no real political power

Indian National Congress

Initial British domination of India began in 1600 when this company was granted a charter that created a trade monopoly on the subcontinent

East India Company

Which of the following statements about World War I and Indian nationalist activity is incorrect?

After the war, the British government kept their promises of reforms that included self-rule for india

Translated it means truth-force, in practice it was Gandhi’s principle of civil disobedience

Satyagraha

This mostly Hindu country is the world’s largest democracy

India

Hindi word meaning rule or sovereignty, it refers to British rule over India from 1757-1947

Raj

Gandhi’s followers soon began calling him this, translated it means “Great Soul”

Mahatma

Which of the following statements about Partition of India is Incorrect

Jinnah was a leader in the Indian National Congress who argued against partitioning India

This prime minister of India was assassinated by Sikh extremists in retaliation for ordering the attack on the Sikhs Golden Temple

Indira Gandhi

This Congress Party leader was independent India’s first prime minister

Jawaharlal Nehru

Key waterway connected the Mediterranean to Red Sea, thus shortening the voyage to India

Suez Canal

Which of the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru is incorrect

his rule was short live, as like Gandhi, Nehru was assassinated by a Hindu extremist

A cease-fire line established by the UN in 1949 left a third of this territory under Pakistani control and the rest under Indian control

Kashmir

This Muslim League leader died shortly after becoming the 1st governor-general of independent Pakistan

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

This term Raj is used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was

dominated by Britan

Which of the following statements about Mohandas Gandhi is incorrect?

Immediately after the Sepoy Mutiny, he emerged as the leader of the Indian independence movement

Which of the following statements about the battle of Plassey is correct

It was the decisive battle for control of India during the Seven Years’ War
Robert Clive led the British/EIC forces to victory over the French
the victory established Britain and the EIC as the dominant power in India

The civil war between Tamils and other in this Buddhist-dominated country began in the early 1980s

Sri Lanka

Which of the following statements about British imperialism in India is incorrect?

Britain lost control of India at the end of the 19th century

Which of the following statements about Gandhi’s campaign of civil disobedience is incorrect

It failed to have an economic impact on the British