Imperialism in Africa

Many of the political divisions shown on this map were directly related to the

• Meiji Restoration
• Opium Wars
• Berlin Conference
• Boer War

How did nationalism support the drive for imperialism?

• Competition for colonies created a sense of national pride
• Europeans wanted to establish new nations in Africa and Asia
• European nations sought raw materials and new markets
• Europeans wanted to spread their culture to Africa and Asia

What does the phrase "White Man's Burden: in this excerpt refer to?

• The belief that Europeans had a duty to "civilize" primitive people.

• The challenge of opening up trade with remote regions.

• The advantage non-Europeans would gain by trading with Europeans.

• The idea that bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage.

What is Social Darwinism?

• Survival of the fittest in society

• The idea that some races are better than others

• The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures

• all of these options

The area of the Congo was colonized by: 

• France
• Belgium
• the Netherlands
• United States

This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through

• the inheritance of land

• market demands

• religious conversion

• the use of technology

The Boers were descendants of

• Watusi nomads, who had been driven south by German colonists.

• the original Dutch settlers of Cape Town and the surrounding areas.

• the indigenous Zulu peoples of South Africa.

• German colonists who pushed the Zulu peoples out of Nigeria.

What was the motive for Belgium and King Leopold to take over the Congo?

• Rubber

• Oil

• Cotton

• Iron

Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.

• Boer War

• Interdependence

• Extraterritoriality

• Imperialism

Based on this map (& the map in your notes), what two African countries remained free of European imperialism?

• Liberia & Ethiopia (Abyssinia)

• Kenya & Rhodesia

• Somaliland & Egypt

• Nigeria & Togoland