Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898 primarily for its sugar and      tropical fruits.     Pearl Harbor.     white sand beaches.      coconut oil.

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1. 

Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898 primarily for its sugar and 

   

tropical fruits.

   

Pearl Harbor.

   

white sand beaches. 

   

coconut oil. 

2. 

The Congo Free State 

   

was the only colony that the Russians had in Africa.

   

was created by Leopold II to act as a “safe haven” against imperialism. 

   

was the setting for Alice Harris’ novel Heart of Darkness (1902).

   

was brutally exploited when it was under the rule of king Leopold II. 

3. 

The Boers went on their Great Trek in the 1830s 

   

because of a gold rush in Transvaal. 

   

because of the fertile farmland in Rhodesia. 

   

because Zulu warriors were attacking their farms. 

   

because they didn't want to be under British rule any longer. 

4. 

Where did African forces armed with European firearms successfully defeat a European army in the 1890s? 

   

Casablanca 

   

Omdurman 

   

Adowa 

   

Madagascar 

5. 

How did Lord Macartney react in 1793 when he was told that he must show his submission to Emperor Qianlong?

   

Lord Macartney got very upset and stormed out of the Forbidden City. 

   

Lord Macartney agreed to bend on one knee which is how he greeted his own king. 

   

Lord Macartney agreed to perform a kowtow because that is how you greeted Qing emperors. 

   

Lord Macartney extended his hand, but the emperor slapped it away and stormed off.

 

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