Imperialism in Africa

Which statement best reflects an effect of Imperialism in Africa?

• Land was distributed equally between social classes.

• Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.

• Timbuktu became the center of great learning.

• Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.

Based on this map (& the map in your notes), what two African countries remained free of European imperialism?

• Liberia & Ethiopia (Abyssinia)

• Kenya & Rhodesia

• Somaliland & Egypt

• Nigeria & Togoland

Which was not a reason for European imperialism in the 1800s?

• Nationalistic pride and competition

• Economic competition for new markets

• Belief in superiority of the European way of life

• Desire to increase the number of soldiers for their armies

How did nationalism support the drive for imperialism?

• Competition for colonies created a sense of national pride
• Europeans wanted to establish new nations in Africa and Asia
• European nations sought raw materials and new markets
• Europeans wanted to spread their culture to Africa and Asia

This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through

• the inheritance of land

• market demands

• religious conversion

• the use of technology

The Boers were descendants of

• Watusi nomads, who had been driven south by German colonists.

• the original Dutch settlers of Cape Town and the surrounding areas.

• the indigenous Zulu peoples of South Africa.

• German colonists who pushed the Zulu peoples out of Nigeria.

Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.

• Boer War

• Interdependence

• Extraterritoriality

• Imperialism

What African Country remained independent because it modernized and imported European Weapons?

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Liberia

• Ethiopia

What was the main problem that African nations had in stopping the spread of imperialism?

• Population 
• Weapons and Technology
• Language

What conference was called to make rules about colonizing Africa?

• Berlin Conference
• Paris Conference
• London Conference