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 Darwinism  National pride  Religion  Economic competition

$400  Name three technologies that allowed Europeans to expand their control over most of the African continent.  (No partial credit!)

$400  Quinine  Maxim gun  Telegraph cables  Railroad  Steam 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  1947  India 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 with no results