African History Review

1. Why did Europeans INITIALLY take an interest in the African continent in the 16th century?

• 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 education systems.

2. 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.

3. In the 1800s, when the European powers made a dash for territory in Africa, what was going on in Europe that created a need for natural resources and raw materials?

• the Industrial Revolution

• Civil War

• Political Elections

• Apartheid

4. 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

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

• Pan-African Movement

• Slave trade

• Colonization

• Scramble for Africa

7. Which of the following is when a country takes over another country and controls it economically, politically and socially?

• Colonization

• Democracy

• Imperialism

• Communism

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

• make trading partners

• make money

• gain land

• gain slaves.

9. Colonial powers caused LONG-TERM damage to Africa by:

• forcing the people to grow cash crops.

• introducing the people to new farming methods.

• forcing the people to learn their language.

• ignoring the location of ethnic groups when creating borders.

10. 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