History of Africa

The purpose of the Berlin conference was to discuss

• America’s independence from Great Britain.

• The partitioning of African land.

• The best trade routes in Germany.

• World issues and conflicts.

Which two European countries gained the most land in Africa?

• Spain and China

• France and Great Britain

• Italy and Netherlands

• France and Portugal

What is “Nationalism”?

• Lack of pride

• Trading

• Colonizing foreign countries

• Extreme pride in one's country

What is the forced control of one nation by another nation

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Communism

• Patriotism

Which was part of the early European plan for Africa?

• Bringing Islam to the Africa people

• Acquiring animals for European zoos

• Protecting trade and transportation routes

• Setting up democracies

What is “assimilation”?

• Giving up one’s own customs and adopting those of another culture

• Refusing to change religions even though you are ordered to do so

• Refusing to give up one’s language for another one

Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states after decolonization cause problems?

• The boundaries split tribe and kinship groups.

• Europeans drew the boundaries so they could keep all the mineral wealth for themselves.

• All of the boundaries carefully followed the paths of the rivers.

What was one of the original reasons of European interest in the African Continent?

• They wanted to control African industry.

• They wanted African Agricultural products.

• They were engaged in the slave trade.

Fighting between two or more groups or regions in the same country is referred to as:

• Racism

• Civil War

• Genocide

Which of the following issues was NOT caused by artificial political boundaries?

• Ethnic conflict

• Unemployment

• Civil Wars

• Drought