Imperialism in Africa

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.

The Berlin Conference took place in which European country?

• Great Britain

• Italy

• Germany

• Cyrus

The race to partition and colonize Africa by European powers is referred to as this.

• The Scramble for Europe

• The Race for Africa

• The Race for Europe

• The Scramble for Africa

Who was not included in the decision to partition Africa?

• The German Leader

• African Leaders

• The British Leader

• The French Leader

This term means to divide lands and create artificial political boundaries.

• Partition

• Position

• Nationalism

• Industrialize

Which of the following did not happen during the partitioning and colonization of Africa?

• Europeans imposed their beliefs and way of life upon Africans

• Tribal Languages and Cultures were Discouraged

• European Leaders allowed African Leaders to make decisions and shared their wealth with them

• Ethnic groups and families were separated

These are the only two African countries to remain independent during the colonization of Africa.

• Liberia & Eritrea

• Liberia & Egypt

• Liberia & Angola

• Liberia & Ethiopia

This Belgian king wanted the Congo to be established as his own personal colony.

• King James II

• King Leopold II

• King Charles II

• King Arthur II

Prior to the colonization of Africa, there were influential African empires who created trade routes, built great learning centers, and had large armies. Which of these was not an African empire?

• Kingdom of Songhai

• Kingdom of Mali

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Kingdom of Aztecs

Why couldn't the African people prevent the colonization of their lands?

• All of the African chiefs willingly gave up their lands which prevented them from fighting

• Apartheid prevented them from fighting back.

• Disease caused there to be a small amount of Africans which was no match for the large numbers of Europeans

• The weapons they had were no match for the weapons the Europeans used against them.