YAY, JEOPARDY!But try not to get too loud

Round 1: The New Imperialism

$100

What term describes a stronger country taking over a weaker country and controlling its economic, social, and political life?

$100 Imperialism

$200 Which European country controlled Vietnam from roughly 1887 until 1946?

$200 France

$300

Name four factors that motivated the ‘new imperialism.’

(No partial credit!)

$300

Racism/Social DarwinismNational prideReligionEconomic competition

$400

Name three technologies that allowed Europeans to expand their control over most of the African continent.

(No partial credit!)

$400

QuinineMaxim gunTelegraph cablesRailroadSteam engine

$500

Which 1757 military engagement left the British East India Company with no serious European rival for control of India?

$500 The Battle of Plassey

Round 2: The Congo Free State

$100

Which European ruler controlled the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908?

You must give the ruler’s title, name, and country. No partial credit!

$100 King Leopold II of Belgium

$200 What resource proved most profitable for Leopold in the Congo Free State?

$200 Rubber

$300

Which gathering of European statesmen gave Leopold control over the Congo Free State?

$300 The Berlin Conference

$400

What private military force did Leopold establish to enforce his rule in the Congo Free State?

$400 The Force Publique

$500

What economic principle did the Berlin Act require Leopold to protect in the Congo Free State?

$500 Free trade

Round 3: Decolonization

$100

What 1919 event led many Indians to believe that they could not trust British rule?

$100 The Amritsar Massacre

$200

What term describes Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent non-cooperation?

(Spelling counts!)

$200 Satyagraha

$300

What 1857 event prompted the British government to take over India as a colony?

$300 The Sepoy Mutiny

$400

What principle associated with satyagraha holds that Indians should rely on their local communities, not imports from Europe, to meet their economic needs?

$400 Swadeshi

$500

In what year did India achieve its independence, AND what two countries were created by the British as they left?

(No partial credit!)

$500 1947India and Pakistan

Short-answer grading: a reminder

Markscheme for Question 5

Describe at least two examples of nonviolent resistance in the movement for Indian independence, and explain how each exemplified Gandhi’s philosophy of satyagraha.

Background (max 2 points) Define satyagraha – nonviolent non-cooperation Context of British control in India

Khadi (max 2 points) Gandhi encouraged Indians to wear homespun cotton

cloth India was traditionally a cotton manufacturer; Britain

changed that Supported swadeshi – economic self-sufficiency

Markscheme for Question 5, continued

Describe at least two examples of nonviolent resistance in the movement for Indian independence, and explain how each exemplified Gandhi’s philosophy of satyagraha.

Salt Satyagraha (max 2 points) Defied British law requiring Indians to buy salt from the

British Salt March: Gandhi walked to the sea and made his own

salt Dharasana Salt Raid: satyagrahis raided a British-

owned salt factory and were severely beaten Exemplified swadeshi (economic self-sufficiency) and

ahimsa (nonviolence)

Quit India Campaign (max 2 points) Launched in 1942, in the middle of WWII Massive campaign of civil disobedience – marches,

rallies, boycotts, speeches… British cracked down harshly; Quit India ended in 1944

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