European Colonization of Africa - LOCO

King Leopold II of Belgium wanted to bring the benefits of __________ to African natives.

• Commerce

• Christianity

• Western Civilization

• All of the Above

King Leopold II was most interested in this natural resouce:

• silver

• gold

• wild rubber

• spices

King Leopold II's decision to gather the wild rubber from the rainforest had the following negative effects:

• the Congolese fled their villages to avoid being forced labourers

• many of the womenhostages starved

• many of the male rubber gatherers were worked to death

• All of the Above

King Leopold II was from what country?

• France

• Belgium

• Germany

• Ireland

Most European cities were becoming very ______________ in the late 1800s.

• poor

• large

• industrialized

• well educated

European countries needed more ____________.

• cars

• ammunition

• natural resources

• salt

As a result of needing more natural resources, European nations wanted to __________________ and control Africa.

• destroy

• colonize

• bring countries together

• share recipes

Europeans ________________________________________________.

• wanted to share their wealth with Africa

• had better weapons than those people in Africa

• paid the Africans a lot of money for their natural resources

Who were the main European countries that divided Africa and took over large parts of it?

• US, Malaysia and Italy

• Italy, France and Germany

• France, Portugal and Spain

• Portugal, Britain and France

Who were the most powerful countries in the world at the time of the colonization?

• Britain and Italy

• Britain and France

• Spain and Belgium

• Portugal and Germany