Imperialism in Africa

European imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known as

• Spheres of Influence
• Scramble for Africa
• World War I
• French Revolution

The Berlin Conference was a .....

• meeting of European nations to split up Asia.
• meeting of European nations to unify Africa.
• meeting of European nations to divide up Africa.
• European party.

Which of the following describes how the Europeans felt about the Africans?

• A. White Mans Burden
• B. Social Darwinism
• C. Both A and B
• D. Neither A or B

When a stronger country takes over a weaker country. 

• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism 
• Alliance System 

What does the word "civilize" mean in this sentence?
Europeans wanted to civilize the African people.

• To  help.
• To give food and clothes to.
• To send them to school so they could get good jobs.
• To educate the Africans on European way of life.

What economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for? 

• A new place to build houses.
• A new place to educate their children
• For natural resources, cheap labor, and markets.
• Because the weather was nice.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

• They wanted Africa's natural resources
• They wanted land to develop new types of ships
• They wanted to create a perfect society
• They wanted to learn new languages

Who was excluded (left out) from the Berlin Conference?

• representatives for the US

• representatives of European countries

• representatives of African countries

• representatives of the 3rd Estate

Nationalism in European nations led to imperialism because

• the nations wanted fueling stations for their naval ships.

• the people of Africa and Asia were poor and in need of help.

• the countries of Europe were competing to become the most powerful

• because the Europeans wanted a market for goods made in factories

Why did the Berlin Conference take place?

• To develop a plan to help establish independent African nations.
• To develop an economic system to modernize Africa.
• To develop rules for European countries to divide up the area of Africa.
• To develop a plan to make reparitions to African countries for the slave trade.