Scramble for Africa

What do we call the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country?

• Unification

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Industrialization

All of the following are reasons why Africa was rapidly colonized in the late 1800's EXCEPT,

• New medical discoveries to fight diseases like Malaria and Yellow Fever.

• Boats powered by Steam engines

• The need for new markets for European industrial goods

• Europeans simply had no desire to settle Africa

What regions of Africa had been colonized BEFORE 1880?

• All of southern Africa

• Areas along the coast and a short distance inland along major rivers such as the Niger and the Congo

• Most of Africa had been colonized by 1880

• Parts of northern Africa that are the closest to the Mediterranean Sea.

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Europeans were able to easily conquer most of the continent of Africa?

• African "defectors" who aided the Europeans

• Large number of languages and cultures of African people

• Steam Engine and Railroad

• Technical superiority

Where was the conference held where all the European nations divided up Africa among themselves?

• Vienna

• Berlin

• London

• Rome

What is one reason why all the nations of Europe met to lay down rules for the division of Africa?

• To negotiate questions and end confusion between the European nations over the control of Africa.

• It allowed them to divide up the land equally among all nations.

• They wanted a meeting so that they could attend the parties which occurred after the official meetings.

• Meeting would allow the nations to all unite against France and keep them from gaining lands.

What was the MAIN reason behind European nations' desire for African colonies?

• The people, which could be converted into slaves and sold throughout the world.

• They wanted a new challenge and were bored of fighting in Europe.

• The vast mineral and natural resources of Africa

• To create new markets to buy European goods

What is imperialism?

• When one country attacks another country
• A stronger country colonizes a weaker country
• Something Mr. Haddock keeps boring me with
• When a weaker country fights back against a stronger country

Which 2 countries got the most land in Africa

• France and Italy

• Britain and France

• Australia and India

• IDK

What was the Berlin Conference

• A conference held to split up the country of Africa between European countries
• A conference held to end Imperialism throughout the world
• The conference that started WWI
• The conference that helped organize the United State constitution