Scramble for Africa

Nationalism is

• the belief that one race is superior to another

• the idea that land is controlled for strategic purposes

• the acquisition of land, resources and markets

• having pride and loyalty to your nation -that your nation is the best, and having a connection to others of common background

Which of the following is not a political motive of imperialism?

• social darwinism

• racism

• nationalism

• power

• geopolitics

Controlling the Suez Canal is an example of

• racism

• nationalism

• markets

• power

• geopolitics

Europeans believed that they had a duty to civilize the uncivilized is a ____ motive of imperialism.

• political

• economic

• religious

• social

Which of the following are not social motives of imperialism?

• humanitarian concerns

• social darwinsim

• religious conversion

• geopolitics

• land to expand population

The following is from French imperialists, Jules Ferry. What 2 motives of imperialism are expressed in the excerpt?

"I repeat, that the superior races have a right because they have a duty. They have the duty to civilize the inferior races . . . . In the history of earlier centuries these duties, gentlemen, have often been misunderstood; and certainly when the Spanish soldiers and explorers introduced slavery into Central America, they did not fulfill their duty as men of a higher race . . . . But, in our time, I maintain that European nations acquit themselves with generosity, with grandeur, and with sincerity of this superior civilizing duty. I say that French colonial policy, the policy of colonial expansion, the policy that has taken us under the Empire [the Second Empire of Napoleon III], to Saigon, to Indochina [Vietnam], that has led us to Tunisia, to Madagascar—I say that this policy of colonial expansion was inspired by. . . the fact that a navy such as ours cannot do without safe harbors, defenses, supply centers on the high seas . . . . Are you unaware of this? Look at a map of the world."

• duty to civilize

• acquire markets

• acquire resources

• geopolitics

• outlet for population growth

Which of the following was not an economic motive for imperialism

• racism

• acquire markets

• acquire resources

• land for population growth

How does industrialization relate to imperialism?

• Industrialized countries need markets and resources which can be gained through imperialism.

• Imperialism pushed for industrial development in Africa due to all the resources on the continent.

• Imperialism convinced industrial countries to increase the production of goods.

• Industrialized countries needed more trade partners. Imperialism provided greater opportunities for global trade.

Which European leaders convened the Berlin Conference in 1884?

• Queen Victoria

• Otto von Bismark

• Cecil Rhodes

• Jules Ferry

• King Leopold II

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?

• European and African nations went to war with each other.

• The European leaders allowed the African leaders to be apart of the governing process of the colonies.

• Imperialism in Africa ended.

• Europeans divided Africa into colonies without considering the cultural and ethnic differences of the African people.