Unit 2: Africa History, Pre-Assessment

Why did Europeans take an interest in the African continent?

• They were engaged in the slave trade.

• They wanted to control African industry.

• They wanted African agricultural products.

• They were invited to help organize African educational systems.

Why did European countries eventually set up colonies in Africa?

• They wanted to bring African laborers to Europe.

• They needed the raw materials found on the African continent.

• Africans invited them in to help develop their natural resources.

• They wanted to help the African nations settle ethnic and tribal disputes.

In the 1800s, when the European powers made a dash for territory in Africa, it was called "___________________."

• the Scramble for Africa

• European colonization

• imperialism

• genocide

In 1884, European leaders met and divided Africa among themselves in order to avoid going to war with each other. This series of meetings is known as the __________________________.

• Organization of African Unions

• Transatlantic slave trade

• Pan-Africanism

• Berlin Conference

The countries of ______________________________ gained the most land during the European colonization of Africa.

• France and Spain

• Spain and Germany

• Spain and Great Britain

• Great Britain and France

What was it called when European countries began their pursuit to control African countries?

• Pan-African Movement

• Slave trade

• Colonization

• Scramble for Africa

Which of the following is when a country controls another economically and politically?

• Colonization

• Democracy

• Imperialism

• Communism

The number one reason a country had a colony was to _______________.

• make trading partners

• make money

• gain land

• gain slaves.

Colonial powers caused LONG-TERM damage to Africa by:

• forcing the people to grow cash crops.

• introducing them to new farming methods.

• forcing them to learn their language.

• ignoring the location of ethnic groups when creating borders.

When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?

• In the 1800s

• After World War II

• Before World War I

• During the U.S. Civil War