Short Answer
Choose two and write a thorough response.
These two questions are worth twenty percent (20%) of your Chapter test score.
1. What motivated European imperialism, and why were European imperialists so successful in
Africa?
2. Describe two of the steps taken by the British to gain economic, political or social control over
Nigeria.
3. What role did geopolitics play in the outbreak of the Crimean War?
4. 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?
5. What were the positive and negative effects of British imperialism in India?
6. What incident sparked the Sepoy Mutiny, and why did the mutiny fail?
7. Did imperialism in Africa have more positive or negative effects? Support your answer with
details.