African History

African History

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Why were the Europeans first interested in colonizing Africa?

• Natural Resources

• New trade routes and to avoiding taxes

• The low cost of living

• Just because they wanted new lands

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What was one of the main trades that started from European involvement in Africa?

• Spices

• Ivory

• Slave

• Sand

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What is Imperialism?

• When one strong country fights another strong country

• When a weak country fights a strong country

• When a strong country takes wealth and resources from a weak country

• When a strong country helps a weak country with it economy

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What resources did the European countries want from Africa?

• Rubber

• Timber

• Diamonds

• All of them

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What event caused the Europeans want these resources?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Computer Age

• Invention of the first car

• World War II

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What was the main political reason for colonization in Africa?

• nationalism

• wars

• industry

• famine

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What religion sent many missionaries into Africa during the 1800s

• Islam

• Buddism

• Shintoism

• Christianity

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Where did the European countries meet to discuss who controlled what land in Africa?

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Rome, Italy

• Berlin, Germany

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How much of Africa was controlled by European countries before the Berlin conference?

• 30%

• 50%

• 10%

• 20%

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Why did the European countries draw the boundaries in the way they did?

• Resources

• Workforces

• Cultural and Ethnic groups

• Random Order

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How did the Europeans try to assimilate the African population?

• Give them European money

• Have them give up their customs and traditions

• Make the work for food

• Give them powered wigs

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What cash crop were African farmers forced to grow?

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Coco and Coffee beans

• Corn

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Why did the movement for independence form Europe begin?

• They wanted their own economy

• Colonization on benefited the European countries

• They were tired of wearing powered wigs

• They had plenty of food now and didn't need to European help

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How long did the tribal unrest and conflicts last?

• 1960s

• 1980s

• 2000s

• 1970s