Imperialism

 What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 

• France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies
• less fighting between African leaders and European powers
• African leaders voiced their suggestions
• Europeans divided Africa into colonies 

 Imperialism could take place thanks to..

• Democratic Revolutions 
• World War I 
• Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance 

When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called

• industrialization
• miliatrism
• imperialism
• nationalism

One of the most important motives for the European imperialism in Africa in the late 1800s was that  Africa provided a source of

• religious conversion of Africans
• slaves for the American colonies
• raw materials used in the industries

• new technology to gain from Africans

New Imperialism was focused mainly in 

• North and South America
• Africa and Asia
• Antarctica and Australia
• Europe

A settlement on foreign land is known as a

• colony

• empire

• "mother" country

• alliance

A group of countries under a single authority is known as

• empire

• colony

• "mother country

• alliance

How were European nations able to dominate Africa and Asia? they were...

• industrialized

• socialist

• communist

• all of these are tru

Which of the following is a social reason for European Imperialism?

• access to new markets

• racist beliefs that Europeans were superior to other people

• desire for cheap labor

• need to compete with other nations

What valuable resources did African have that European powers wanted? 

• Gold 
• Copper 
• Diamonds 
• All of the above