Colonialism quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which language did colonialism spread to the most countries?

   Answer: English

   Why: English holds official status in 58 sovereign states, more than twice the 26 where French does.

2. 2 Medium

   What event signaled the end of French rule in Indochina?

   Answer: Defeat at Dien Bien Phu

   Why: The 1954 siege ended with about 11,700 French Union troops captured, and the Geneva talks on Indochina opened the next day.

3. 3 Hard

   Which French colony was the world's leading producer of sugar?

   Answer: Saint-Domingue

   Why: It supplied around 40 percent of the sugar Europe consumed in the 1780s, and Cuba took the lead after the revolution.

4. 4 Easy

   Which nation colonized Brazil for over three hundred years?

   Answer: Portugal

   Why: Fleeing Napoleon, the Portuguese court sailed to Rio in 1808, and for 13 years the empire was ruled from Brazil, not Lisbon.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did Britain seize control of Egypt in 1882?

   Answer: To protect the Suez Canal

   Why: Britain had bought the Khedive's canal shares in 1875, and the Urabi revolt put the shortest route to India at risk.

6. 6 Hard

   What specific labor system forced indigenous people into silver mines?

   Answer: Mita system

   Why: Under Viceroy Toledo the mita drafted about one in seven adult men, up to 13,500 a year, into Potosí's silver mines.