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BRASSAVOLA BILINGUAL SCHOOL

9th Grade World History

Chapter 25 Assessment

Short Answer (6.67 Points Each)

1. What was the primary cause of the Boer War?

2. Explain how the British government came to be in control of India.

3. Explain why the Indian people had difficulty organizing a resistance to British rule.

4. Explain the British policy that led to the starvation of the Indian peasants.

5. Explain how British imperialism in India directly created the leaders of the Indian
Nationalist/Independence movement.

6. Explain Gandhi’s policy for gaining India independence.

7. Define Imperialism.

8. Define a protectorate.
9. What was the only country to remain independent in Southeast Asia and why were they able to
remain independent?

10. Explain the difference between direct rule and indirect rule.

11. Explain some positive effects imperialism had on the native population.

12. Explain some negative effects imperialism had on the native population.

13. Describe in detail the geographic aspects of the Suez Canal and why Britain wanted control over
it.

14. What was the only country in Africa to remain independent and what European country did they
defeat to remain independent?

15. Who were the Boers (Afrikaners)?