World History
Unit 4 Practice Test
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters
may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Boer War
Crimean War
Emilio Aguinaldo
Sepoy Mutiny
Menelik II
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
Nigeria
Persia
Queen Liliuokalani
Raj
Shaka
____ 1. The main cause of the___ was Russia's desire to gain land on the Black Sea from the Ottoman
Empire.
____ 2. The part of India that was under direct British rule was known as the ___. This term is also
used to refer to the period of British rule over India.
____ 3. In 1907, ___lost a long fight to maintain its independence when Britain and Russia took over
the country and divided it into spheres of influence.
____ 4. In the 1800s, the Zulu chief ___ used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization
to create a large state in southern Africa.
____ 5. ___ was the leader of the Filipino nationalists who claimed that the United States had
promised immediate independence of the Philippine Islands after the end of the
Spanish-American War.
____ 6. The opposition of Dutch settlers to British policy in South Africa turned violent during the ___.
____ 7. The ___began after rumors spread among Indian soldiers that the cartridges of their rifles
were sealed with beef and pork fat.
____ 8. The overthrow of ___, the last monarch of Hawaii, was accomplished in the late 1800s by a
group of American sugar planters.
____ 9. ___ managed to maintain the independence of Ethiopia by exploiting imperialistic rivalries
between European nations and by building up a modern arsenal that helped his forces defeat
an Italian army.
____ 10. ___ was a British colony that combined diverse cultures and long-term rival groups.
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 11. Where did the British Empire control an entire continent?
A. North America
C. Europe
B. Africa
D. Australia
____ 12. Which continent had the greatest number of British colonies?
A. Asia
C. North America
B. Africa
D. South America
____ 13. On which of these continents did Britain control the smallest land area?
A. Asia
C. North America
B. Africa
D. South America
____ 14. 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
____ 15. Approximately how many degrees east of Britain was Australia?
A. 40°
C. 120°
B. 80°
D. 140°
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 16. What was the goal of direct control?
A. to use local government officials
B. limited self-rule
C. assimilation
D. to develop future leaders
____ 17. Which of the following colonies was governed by indirect control?
A. Angola
C. Somaliland
B. German East Africa
D. Nigeria
____ 18. 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.
____ 19. What did indirect control and direct control have in common?
A. They both based government institutions
C. They both used local government officials
on European styles.
and local rules.
B. They both encouraged assimilation as
D. They both encouraged limited self-rule for
their main goal.
all colonies.
____ 20. 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.
Answer Sheet
1. B. Crimean War
2. I. Raj
3. G. Persia
4. J. Shaka
5. C. Emilio Aguinaldo
6. A. Boer War
7. D. Sepoy Mutiny
8. H. Queen Liliuokalani
9. E. Menelik II
10. F. Nigeria
11. D. Australia
12. B. Africa
13. D. South America
14. B. 2,800 miles
15. B. 80°
16. C. assimilation
17. D. Nigeria
18. C. It had limited self-rule.
19. A. They both based government institutions on European styles.
20. B. British colonies used it.
Standards Summary
CA 10.4.1
Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to
imperialism and colonialism (e.g., the role played by national
security and strategic advantage; moral issues raised by the
search for national hegemony, Social Darwinism, and the
missionary impulse; material issues such as land, resources, and
technology).
CA 10.4.2
Discuss the locations of the colonial rule of such nations as
England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands,
Russia, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
CA 10.4.3
Explain imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers and
the colonized and the varied immediate and long-term responses
by the people under colonial rule.
CA 10.4
Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New
Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries:
Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the
Philippines.