Imperialism in Africa - Causes, Motives, and Impact

How did the Industrial Revolution help lead to European imperialism?

• Unemployed European factory workers wanted to migrate to new lands

• The European middle class wanted to move to colonies to escape pollution

• Industry replaced farming, and Europeans had to import food from colonies

• European business owners wanted access to raw materials to use in their factories

Of the answer choices below, which identifies one of the main reasons of European Imperialism.

• The belief that they had a superior culture and religion

• The desire to learn new technology from other societies

• The intention to introduce industrialization into the colonies

• The fact that Europe had a higher population than any other continent

Study the table and answer the following question: Which imperial power had fewer people in their country than in their colonies?

• Italy

• Spain

• United States

• Portugal

All of the following identifies a "cause" of European imperialism in Africa except:

• To spread Christianity to other parts of the world

• To gather raw materials for industrial products

• To stop the trans-Atlantic slave trade

• To establish new markets for trade

Which two European countries had the largest holdings in Africa?

• Italy and Spain

• Britain and France

• Britain and Germany

• France and Germany

Which of the following best explains the purpose of the Berlin Conference in Germany?

• Europeans meeting to end the Atlantic-slave trade.

• Europeans coordinating their military effort to stamp out native resistance in Africa.

• Europeans laying ground rules for dividing up and colonizing Africa.

• Europeans meeting about ways to peacefully bring an end to colonization in Africa.

What is the main concept behind the “Scramble for Africa”?

• African nations met to gain their independence from European nations.

• African nations begin to export their raw goods around the world.

• European nations met at the Berlin Conference to divide up Africa into colonies.

• European nations invited African representatives to the Berlin Conference to help with colonizing their territories.

Social Darwinism, the belief that western civilization is more superior than others is connected to which motive that led to imperialism in Africa?

• Economic

• Political

• Cultural

• All of the above

Why were African resistance movements usually unsuccessful?

• The Europeans were far from their homes.

• The Europeans had superior military weapons.

• The Africans had superior knowledge of the terrain.

• The Africans had superior leadership.

Which of the following was most likely NOT an impact of imperialism to African colonies?

• Exploitation of raw materials

• Native tribes were split up and weakened

• Nationalism was weakened with in the regions of Africa

• Languages changed throughout the African colonies