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Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

The status of becoming the first colonizer in the African continent went to ______.

  1. Belgium

  2. Portugal

  3. Spain

  4. England
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King Leopold II of Belgium is historically cited for his personal colonization of the Congo Free State, which initiated the 'Scramble for Africa' and set off a wave of European colonial expansion.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

In _____, a large part of the population was killed and plundered and enslaved due to Colonisation.

  1. Australia

  2. China

  3. India

  4. America
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From the 1490s to early 20th Century, Europeans and White Americans were engaged in unbroken killings of Native Peoples of Americas. they were killed, tortured, sexually abused, were forcefully involved in military occupations and in the slave trade.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

_____ was a famous Scottish explorer.

  1. David Livingstone

  2. Mungo Park

  3. Samuel Baker

  4. Captain Speke
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David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and explorer . He was one of the greatest European explorers of Africa. He reached to new peoples in the interior of Africa and introduce them to Christianity, as well as freeing them from slavery.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

In which year did the Dutch Government established direct rule over Indonesia?

  1. 1800

  2. 1805

  3. 1798

  4. 1803
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In 1800, the Dutch Government disbanded the Company and established direct rule over Indonesia. Since the government was in deep financial crises, it wanted to use Indonesia as a source of revenue. The Dutch forced the native people to deliver products like coffee, sugar and spices as taxes. This was sold in international markets by the government which earned huge profits.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Which country under the Dutch rule produced most of the world's supply of quinine and pepper?

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Indonesia

  4. Japan
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The Dutch capitalists started investing in Indonesia to set up plantations in which a single crop like rubber, pepper or sugarcane was extensively planted. These were managed by the Dutch planters. Many of the crops were even brought from distant countries like India. Thus, the Dutch Indonesia produced most of the worlds supply of quinine and pepper, over a third of its rubber, a quarter of its coconut products, and a fifth of its tea, sugar, coffee, and oil.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the 'interloper's represented by the ________.

  1. Portuguese

  2. Indigenous merchants

  3. British free merchants

  4. Dutch
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The East India Company faced significant opposition from 'interlopers', who were independent British merchants trading in the East without the Company's authorization.