motives for imperialism / scramble for africa

Which of the following best describes the Scramble for Africa?

• A historical period beginning in the late 1800s where European nations competed for power and control over Africa

• A historical period beginning in the late 1900s where European nations competed for power and control over Africa

• A historical period in the early 1800s where European nations quickly developed powerful economies and industries

• A historical period in the late 1700s that facilitated the trans-Atlantic slave trade

What is the concept of the “White Man’s Burden,” originally advanced through a poem by Rudyard Kipling?

• The challenge faced by Europe to conquer Africa

• The supposed duty felt by Europe to "enlighten" the "uncivilized" people in colonized regions

• The impact of European colonization on the natives of Africa

• The message of peace brought by Europe to Africa

How did the Europeans view their own imperialism?

• Europeans felt they had a duty civilizing the native peoples ("barbarians") and bringing natives into a superior culture/lifestyle

• Europeans admitted that their practices were brutal and barbaric

• Europeans thought that all was permissible in pursuit of power over Africa

• Britain was trying to get rid of "outdated" cultures

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

Economic motives for imperialism include _________.

• a desire to spread Christianity
• a need for military bases around the world
• a need for raw materials to be used in factories
• a desire to gain glory

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

What was the Berlin Conference?

• A meeting of European nations to declare war
• A meeting of the US and European Nations to partition African lands
• A meeting of Germans to create a plan for German unification
• A meeting of Africans to develop a plan to keep European nations out of Africa

Who was excluded from the Berlin Conference?

• representatives for the US
• representatives of European countries
• representatives of African countries
• representatives of the 3rd Estate

The belief that your nation or people was superior to all other nations and people is called ___.

• Competition
• Mutiny
• Socialism
• Nationalism

"The fittest will survive," is a idea represented by which ideology?

• Emancipation

• Social Darwinism

• Christianity

• White Man's Burden