World History Unit 6 Chapter 11 Practice Test
Name: _______________________________________
Date: __________
Pd: ______
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. Where did the British Empire control an entire continent?
A. North America
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Australia
____ 2. Which continent had the greatest number of British colonies?
A. Asia
C. North America
B. Africa
D. South America
____ 3. On which of these continents did Britain control the smallest land area?
A. Asia
C. North America
B. Africa
D. South America
____ 4. What was the approximate distance between Britain and its North American colony?
A. 1,500 miles
C. 3,700 miles
B. 2,800 miles
D. 4,900 miles
____ 5. Approximately how many degrees east of Britain was Australia?
A. 40°
C. 120°
B. 80°
D. 140°
____ 6. What area of Africa had no British holdings?
A. Southwest Africa
B. Southeast Africa
C. Northwest Africa
D. Northeast Africa
____ 7. On which continent did a British colony extend farther north than Great Britain?
A. North America
C. Europe
B. South America
D. Asia
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____ 8. Approximately what was the direct distance between Britain and its most distant colony?
A. 3,000 miles
C. 14,000 miles
B. 7,000 miles
D. 18,000 miles
____ 9. Between which of the following two lines of longitude did the British Empire hold most of its colonies?
A. between 120° W and 40° E
C. between 40° E and 160° E
B. between the Prime Meridian and 160° E
D. between 40° W and 120° E
____ 10. What was the approximate distance between Britain and its South American colony?
A. 1,300 miles
C. 3,600 miles
B. 2,300 miles
D. 4,600 miles
Using the exhibit, answer the following questions.
11. On what continent did Britain control the smallest percentage of the land area? Why might that be?
12. What was the direct distance between Britain's largest Asian landholding and Australia?
13. One British leader wanted to build a North-South railroad in Africa. How did this affect British holdings in Africa?
14. How did Britain's holdings in North America differ from its holdings elsewhere?
15. Judging from the map, what was the basis for the expression "The sun never sets on the British Empire"?
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 16. How did the German style of governing colonies compare to the U.S. style?
A. Germany preferred direct control, whereas the United C. Both Germany and the United States preferred direct
States preferred indirect control.
control.
B. Germany preferred indirect control, whereas the
D. Both Germany and the United States preferred
United States preferred direct control.
indirect control.
____ 17. Which of the following was the basis of direct control?
A. reliance on existing political leaders
B. the goal of developing future leaders
____ 18. How did indirect control compare to direct control?
A. Indirect control required more supervision from
foreign countries.
B. Indirect control used the European styles of
government exclusively.
C. paternalism
D. keeping local rules
C. Indirect control excluded local government officials.
D. Indirect control allowed limited self-rule.
____ 19. Judging from the chart, which colony would be least prepared for independence?
A. Angola
C. India
B. Nigeria
D. Burma
____ 20. What was true of direct control?
A. Local government officials were used.
B. The British preferred it.
C. Local rules were included with European styles.
D. It had no self-rule.
____ 21. What was the goal of indirect control?
A. assimilation
B. development of future leaders
C. end of self-rule
D. establishment of European-style governments
____ 22. Which of the following colonies was governed by direct control?
A. Nigeria
C. Vietnam
B. India
D. U.S. colonies on Pacific Islands
____ 23. How did the French style of governing colonies compare to the British?
A. The British preferred direct control, whereas the
C. Both the British and the French preferred direct
French preferred indirect control.
control.
B. The British preferred indirect control, whereas the
D. Both the British and the French preferred indirect
French preferred direct control.
control.
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____ 24. Judging from the chart, which of the following colonies would have the most successful experience after
independence?
A. India
C. Somaliland
B. Vietnam
D. Angola
____ 25. What was the goal of direct control?
A. to use local government officials
B. limited self-rule
C. assimilation
D. to develop future leaders
____ 26. Which of the following colonies was governed by indirect control?
A. Angola
C. Somaliland
B. German East Africa
D. Nigeria
____ 27. What was true of indirect control?
A. Foreign officials were brought in to rule.
B. Government institutions were based only on
European styles.
C. It had limited self-rule.
D. German colonies used it.
____ 28. What did indirect control and direct control have in common?
A. They both based government institutions on
C.
European styles.
B. They both encouraged assimilation as their main
D.
goal.
They both used local government officials and local
rules.
They both encouraged limited self-rule for all
colonies.
____ 29. What was NOT true of direct control?
A. Foreign officials were brought in to rule.
B. British colonies used it.
C. It had no self-rule.
D. Portuguese colonies used it.
____ 30. What conclusion can be drawn from this chart?
A. Indirect control probably caused more loss of cultural
identity.
B. Direct control probably caused more loss of cultural
identity.
C. Management methods would have no effect on
cultural identity.
D. Both management methods caused about the same
loss of cultural identity.
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper.
31. What motivated European imperialism, and why were European imperialists so successful in Africa?
32. Describe two of the steps taken by the British to gain economic, political, or social control over Nigeria.
33. What role did geopolitics play in the outbreak of the Crimean War?
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34. What does it mean that India was the "jewel in the crown" of the British Empire? Why did the British consider India in this
way?
35. In a paragraph or two, discuss the mixed results of European colonization of Southeast Asia.
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