World history/WHME102/Impact of imperialism/Review

Impact of Imperialism True/False Review Quiz

Complete the following quiz to review your knowledge from this learning pathway. This quiz will help students undertaking this course for credit to prepare for their test.

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

• Cultural imperialism is a forcible attempt to impose colonial culture on subject peoples.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Cultural imperialism was sometimes imposed through persuasion. Review the activity on the Imposition of European Values in this learning pathway.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• Broadly speaking, cultural imperialism functioned on the assumption that the culture of the colonial power was superior.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activities on the Impact of Globalization on India and the Imposition of European Values in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• Social Darwinism was a theory developed by Charles Darwin.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Review the lecture on Social Darwinism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Incorrect. Well done!
• The attempts of missionaries to convert subject peoples to Christianity forms part of cultural imperialism.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activities on the Impact of Globalization on India and the Imposition of European Values in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• Social Darwinism is often misunderstood as a racist ideology.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Review the lecture on Social Darwinism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Social Darwinism is inherently racist. Well done!
• There were no beneficial impacts of colonization.
  • True
    • Incorrect. Colonization had both positive and negative aspects. Review the activity on the Benefits of British Rule in India in this learning pathway.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• According to Social Darwinian theory, failure to fully exploit the land through agriculture was a marker of the inferiority of indigenous hunter-gatherers, such as Native Americans and Australian Aborigines.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activities on Social Darwinism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• Social Darwinism posited that, without intervention, inferior races would breed prolifically and eventually dominate the world.
  • True
    • Incorrect. It was believed that inferior races would slowly die out. Review the activities on Social Darwinism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!
• Social Darwinism held that racial hierarchy was a natural phenomenon arising through evolution.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review the activities on Social Darwinism in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.