06 Chapter 11 Imperialism Practice Test

Why had Europeans not been able to penetrate deep into Africa until the late 19^th century?

• powerful African armies

• difficult to navigate rivers

• disease

• all of the above

Which of the following were NOT of the few Europeans that penetrated deep into Africa?

• explorers

• missionaries

• European slave hunters

• humanitarians opposed to the slave trade

Europeans and Americans in late 19^th Century learned about Africa from all of the following EXCEPT?

• travel books

• the internet

• newspapers

• all of the above are true

Scottish missionary Dr. David Livingstone traveled to which African region?

• Ivory Coast

• The Congo

• Sudan

• Egypt

Livingstone’s journey inspired which European ruler to take an interest in the Congo?

• Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

• Queen Victoria of England

• King Leopold II of Belgium

• Alexander III of Russia

Which factor did NOT contribute to Europe’s conquest of Africa?

• united African resistance to Imperialism

• Maxim gun

• quinine

• railroads

This statement is an example of which 19^th century social theory?

• Postmodernism

• Game Theory

• Darwinism

• Social Darwinism

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

• to ensure that African borders would be based on culture and language

• to prevent fighting of European nations over the division of Africa

• to keep peace between Africans and European leaders

• to give African leaders a chance to be heard by colonial interests

Which African tribe defeated a much better armed British army at Isandlwana, in 1879?

• the Maasai

• the Yoruba

• the Zulu

• the Igbo

Why did thousands of Boers move north in the Great Trek?

• to escape the Zulu

• to escape the British

• to find diamonds and gold

• All of the above