Scramble for Africa

European nations competed fiercely for lands in Africa after the meeting known as ____________. This period of time was known as __________.

• The Berlin Conference - The Scramble for Africa

• The Scramble for Africa - The Berlin Conference

• The Treaty of Versailles - World War I

• World War I - The Treaty of Versailles

When a country wants to expand the amount of land and resources it owns.

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Expansionism

• militarism

When European colonization was taking place in Africa, what happened to the tribal boundaries (borders) of the African people?

• They were used to set up colonies

• The were ignored

• They were used to build walls

• The African people decided to stop using them

One of the most important motives for the European "Scramble for Africa" in the late 1800s was that Africa provided a source of

• raw materials used in industry

• religious inspiration

• free labor for the Americas

• technologically innovative practices

What was a major reason European nations competed for control of Africa during the second half of the 1800s?

• Africa had a wealth of natural resources

• Slave labor was needed in the Americas

• African nations offered religious and political freedom

• Europeans needed land for their excess population

Which region was most affected by decisions made at the Berlin Conference of 1884?

• Latin America

• South Asia

• East Asia

• Africa

What was a principal reason for the success of European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s?

• Asians respected Europeans as representatives of an advanced civilization

• Europe was able to dominate military and commercial relations with Asia

• Europeans respected Asian laws and customs

• Many Asians adopted European religious practices