Imperialism: Africa

The belief that Europeans should bring civilization to other people was called

• Social Darwinism

• White Man's Burden

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

The belief that strong nations should naturally conquer weak was called

• Social Darwinism

• White Man's Burden

• Nationalism

• Economics

Europeans competed to take more land in Africa. Pride in one's country is called

• Social Darwinism

• White Man's Burden

• Nationalism

• Economics

Europeans were MOST interested in colonizing Africa in order to

• Bring civilization

• Take natural resources

• Spread Christianity

• Learn new languages

At the Berlin Conference, Europeans decided how to

• remove resources from Africa

• divide up Africa

• give power to African kingdoms

• support African rulers

Who was not invited to the Berlin Conference

• Britain

• Germany

• Spain

• Africans

The main reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations was

• to gain raw materials
• to spread Christianity
• To show national pride
• To build factories there

What was the main problem that African nations had in stopping the spread of imperialism?

• Population 
• Economy
• Weapons
• Language

The Berlin Conference was a .....

• meeting of European nations to split up Asia.
• meeting of European nations to unify Africa.
• meeting of European nations to divide up Africa.
• European party.

What economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for? 

• A new place to build houses.
• A new place to educate their children
• For natural resources, cheap labor, and markets.
• Because the weather was nice.