Colonization of Africa 2025

Which of the following do you think was a good motive for explorers in the the 1100’s?

• To discover a new religion since there was only Hinduism at the time

• To try to gain wealth, fame, and spread their religion

• To try to reach Australia and bring back exotic animals

• To try and capture people to make them slaves

Belgian leader who viciously colonized the Congo for decades?

• Hitler

• Stalin

• Leopold II

• Zedong

Which of the following best defines colonization?

• To control a group of people and buy and sell them as part of slave trade

• The action of one group fighting another group solely to spread religion

• The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area to make a profit

• The action of building new land where no people are to improve infrastructure

Why did Europeans want to colonize/imperialize in Africa?

• To control the Silk Road and spread Islam

• To find a water route to North America so they could make travel faster

• To control Political, economic, and social aspects such as gaining resource wealth

• To find an area where they could move their capitals and relocate to get away from mainland Europe

Which of the following trade goods were Europeans particularly interested in during the 1800’s?

• Palm oil, cotton, rubber, diamonds, gold

• Oil, uranium, plastics, tobacco

• Gold, horses, silk, spices

• Pine tar, berries, silt, titanium

Which of these is not a reason that African kingdoms were vulnerable to foreign rule?

• Colonial powers honored treaties that benefited African Tribal Kingdoms.

• Colonial powers had better technology.

• Many African kingdoms had unstable governments and ethnic conflicts.

• Many African kingdoms sold enslaved Africans to colonial powers for products.

What was the significance of the Battle of Adwa in 1896 on African history?

• Liberians defeated the french to maintain independence.

• Ethiopians were defeated leading to Spanish colonization.

• Egyptians defeated the British to maintain independence.

• Ethiopians defeated the Italians to maintain independence.

Compare and contrast the line of demarcation and the Berlin conference.

• They both were agreements between African countries.

• They both were agreements between Spain and Portugal.

• They both were agreements that led to colonization and imperialism.

• The Berlin conference divided the world for colonization between Spain and Portugal and the line of demarcation divided the continent of Africa up between European countries

What European country colonized most of West Africa?

• French

• British

• Dutch

• Portuguese

Where was the meeting held to divide up Africa by the Europeans in 1884-1885?

• Rome

• Berlin

• Madrid

• Dublin