1. YAY, JEOPARDY! But try not to get too loud

2. Round 1: The New Imperialism

3. $100  What term describes a stronger country taking over a weaker country and controlling its economic, social, and political life?

4. $100  Imperialism

5. $200  Which European country controlled Vietnam from roughly 1887 until 1946?

6. $200  France

7. $300  Name four factors that motivated the ‘new imperialism.’  (No partial credit!)

8. $300  Racism/Social Darwinism  National pride  Religion  Economic competition

9. $400  Name three technologies that allowed Europeans to expand their control over most of the African continent.  (No partial credit!)

10. $400  Quinine  Maxim gun  Telegraph cables  Railroad  Steam engine

11. $500  Which 1757 military engagement left the British East India Company with no serious European rival for control of India?

12. $500  The Battle of Plassey

13. Round 2: The Congo Free State

14. $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!

15. $100  King Leopold II of Belgium

16. $200  What resource proved most profitable for Leopold in the Congo Free State?

17. $200  Rubber

18. $300  Which gathering of European statesmen gave Leopold control over the Congo Free State?

19. $300  The Berlin Conference

20. $400  What private military force did Leopold establish to enforce his rule in the Congo Free State?

21. $400  The Force Publique

22. $500  What economic principle did the Berlin Act require Leopold to protect in the Congo Free State?

23. $500  Free trade

24. Round 3: Decolonization

25. $100  What 1919 event led many Indians to believe that they could not trust British rule?

26. $100  The Amritsar Massacre

27. $200  What term describes Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent non- cooperation?  (Spelling counts!)

28. $200  Satyagraha

29. $300  What 1857 event prompted the British government to take over India as a colony?

30. $300  The Sepoy Mutiny

31. $400  What principle associated with satyagraha holds that Indians should rely on their local communities, not imports from Europe, to meet their economic needs?

32. $400  Swadeshi

33. $500  In what year did India achieve its independence, AND what two countries were created by the British as they left?  (No partial credit!)

34. $500  1947  India and Pakistan

35. Short-answer grading: a reminder

36. 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

37. 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