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The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to....(Select all that apply.)

• divide Africa between the Europeans

• help Africans set up their own independent governments

• avoid a war between European countries who wanted African colonies

• to set up a system of providing aid to struggling African countries

Which was part of early European plans for Africa?

• setting up democracies

• bringing Islam to the African people

• acquiring animals for European zoos

• protecting trade and transportation routes

The scramble for Africa was

• the competition of African countries to grow more powerful.

• the competition between European countries to establish colonies in Africa.

• the competition between the rival ethnic groups in Africa.

• how the resources in Africa were distributed.

Many European countries were involved in the African slave trade

• True

• False

During this time of colonialism of Africa, many European countries expanded their empires by aggressively establishing colonies in Africa so that they

• teach Africans world history

• could hold conventions and parties

• live one with the country

• could exploit and export Africa’s resources

The four main European countries that colonized Africa in the 1800's were

• Great Britain, United States, France, & Russia

• Great Britain, Germany, France, & Belgium

• India, China, Japan, and France

• Mexico. Canada, Britain, & Germany

Why did the African tribes struggle when they fought European powers that were colonizing Africa

• They didn't know how to fight well

• Tried to make friends but couldn't speak the language

• They were a peaceful people

• they often lost battles because the European weapons were superior.

“Scramble for Africa” is best defined as

• Growing more chickens to supply Europe's diet of scrambled eggs

• The invasion of African cultures into Europe

• The invasion, occupation, colonization, and annexation of Africa territory by Southern and Eastern Asia powers during the New Imperialism period between 1881 & 1914

• The invasion, occupation, colonization, and annexation of Africa territory by European powers during the New Imperialism period between 1881 & 1914

What was the reason European countries met at the Berlin Conference?

• To stop the African Slave Trade to the New World

• To bring European culture and religious practices to Africa

• To increase slave trade throughout the world

• They all wanted a piece of Africa and to prevent European countries from warring to gain and control Africa

After the Berlin Conference most of Africa was

• Gave most of the land back to Africa

• owned by European countries and they drew new border lines without considering political, ethnic, or religious African groups.

• partitioned and took effort not to disrupt cultural and ethnic borders

• mostly owned by France