European Partitioning of Africa

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What does partitioning mean?

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to divide up

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What is Imperialism?

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when one nation is able to control other, usually smaller or weaker, nations

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The modern day political boundaries, civil wars, and conflicts found in Africa can often be traced back to which of the following event? Options: European partitioning and colonization, Ancient African trading empires, European cooperation in the late 1800s, Asian invasions in the 1800s

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European partitioning and colonization

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Which conclusion is accurate based on the map above? Options: the partitioning of Africa into colonies creates uneven and artificial political boundaries, European countries divided Africa because there were no civilizations there in 1914, modern African countries probably enjoy these boundaries because they all follow rivers, there were so many European countries that had colonies in Africa, there was little conflict

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the partitioning of Africa into colonies creates uneven and artificial political boundaries

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True or False?: European countries failed to consider differences in ethnic groups, cultures, and political traditions when making artificial political borders in Africa.

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True

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In 1963, Kenya gained independence from:

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Great Britain

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What two European countries gained the most land in Africa during the time of Imperialism?

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Great Britain and France

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Which phrase below best describes the following statement: "European nations took control of almost all African territory"?

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Scramble for Africa

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The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to discuss:

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The partitioning of Africa

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How many African countries were invited to the Berlin Conference?

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