Imperialism in Africa Review

How did the Industrial Revolution impact European ideas of getting rich?

• It created a delay in production which reduced European items to sell.

• It provided more cottage industry jobs so products were made slower.

• It caused a decrease in the rural population so there was less business competition.

• It allowed for faster production which gave more products to sell.

What role did entrepreneurs play in European imperialism in Africa?

• They built mines and plantations & established trade routes in order to gain wealth from African resources.

• They closed trade routes and limited resources to gain wealth.

• They created laws that limited the monopoly on the African resources.

• They developed trade routes to protect the resources found in Africa.

Imperialism is the

•  use of machines to mass produce items

• blending cultures and allowing religious tolerance

• promoting of independence and networking of resources

• attempt to dominate a country's government, trade or culture

Which is NOT an effect of imperialism on the African people?

• A famine was caused from the production and use of raw materials for Europe resulting in the death of thousands.

• Many Africans learned to speak European languages

• Thousands of Africans became Christians

• Natives of various African countries were able to participate in the new  European government.

What was on main push for European governments to form colonies in Africa?

• Each country wanted to control more land and have more colonies than its rival countries had.

• Land had become scarce in much of Europe so colonizing in Africa was closer than anywhere else.

• Each country wanted control of the salt-gold trade.

• They wanted to unite and use the natural resources in the fairest way possible.

Which was NOT a reason Europeans went to Africa?

• To access raw materials/resources

• To learn how to industrialize from the Africans

• To prevent rival countries from gaining more land or colonies

• To spread their culture to the indigenous people

The countries represented during the Berlin Conference agreed to bring what two things to their occupied regions in Africa?

• Christianity & Trade

• Christianity & Gold

• Trade & New resources

• Trade & Culture

What did the boundaries-- that were created in the Berlin Conference --cause amongst the African people?

• Opportunities for the lower class to have a better life

• A more equal representation of the new government

• Division of kingdoms, clans & even families

• Unity of tribes that were typically in disagreements

What discovery made the Boer land highly desirable?

• Salt

• Coal

• Gold

• Diamonds

What is guerrilla warfare?

• a very organized military

• use of animals to distract the enemy

• battling only at sundown

• sneak attacks and ambushes