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Quiz for Beyond America’s Borders: “Imperialism, Colonialism, and the Treatment of the Sioux and the Zulu”

Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What is the purpose of this discussion of the Sioux and the Zulu in the nineteenth century?

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Correct. The answer is C. This essay was written to compare and contrast Britain’s treatment of the African Zulus with Americans’ treatment of the Sioux Indians in the West during the nineteenth century.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. This essay was written to compare and contrast Britain’s treatment of the African Zulus with Americans’ treatment of the Sioux Indians in the West during the nineteenth century.

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2. What did Sir Theophilus Shepstone suggest in 1878 about why the British decided to wage war with the Zulu in 1879?

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Correct. The answer is B. Sir Shepstone wrote, “Had [its] 30,000 warriors been in time changed to labourers working for wages, Zululand would have been a prosperous peaceful country instead of what it is now.” He betrays his desire to use the strong and capable men as workers in Britain’s African mines.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. Sir Shepstone wrote, “Had [its] 30,000 warriors been in time changed to labourers working for wages, Zululand would have been a prosperous peaceful country instead of what it is now.” He betrays his desire to use the strong and capable men as workers in Britain’s African mines.

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3. What, according to this essay, did the Zulus and the Sioux have in common in the late nineteenth century?

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Correct. The answer is B. Both groups of indigenous people were viewed by their white adversaries as “noble savages.” Both groups were simultaneously demonized and glamorized by the white imperialist powers who sought to defeat them.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. Both groups of indigenous people were viewed by their white adversaries as “noble savages.” Both groups were simultaneously demonized and glamorized by the white imperialist powers who sought to defeat them.

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4. Britain’s treatment of the Zulu and the United States’ treatment of the Sioux had much in common, but the two Anglo nations differed primarily in their approaches to

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Correct. The answer is D. In their respective fights with the Zulu and the Sioux, Britain’s and the United States’ conduct was quite similar. The differences were manifest in the two nations’ approaches to managing the groups after their defeats. The British subdued the Zulu and turned them into cheap labor. Americans pursued a policy of forced assimilation on reservations.
Incorrect. The correct answer is D. In their respective fights with the Zulu and the Sioux, Britain’s and the United States’ conduct was quite similar. The differences were manifest in the two nations’ approaches to managing the groups after their defeats. The British subdued the Zulu and turned them into cheap labor. Americans pursued a policy of forced assimilation on reservations.

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5. The evidence presented in this essay supports which one of the following historical arguments?

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Correct. The answer is A. The main argument of this essay is that, despite differences, both the United States and Britain pursued imperialist policies justified by racist ideology in the late nineteenth century.
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. The main argument of this essay is that, despite differences, both the United States and Britain pursued imperialist policies justified by racist ideology in the late nineteenth century.