Africa's History

The "scramble for Africa" refers to...

• fights between European nations over land in the Middle East

• fights between ethnic groups over land in the Middle East

• fights between European nations over land in Africa

• The agreement between European nations and Africa to share land

Why did the Europeans want to colonize in Africa?

• Africa had natural resources.

• Africa had a better economy.

• Europe was experiencing famine due to the plague.

• The Europeans wanted to spread Catholicism.

In the 1600's who colonized South Africa?

• America

• The Bantus

• Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress

• The British and Dutch

The scramble for Africa began in the 1800s.

• True

• False

What is apartheid?

• A policy saying European nations had a right to land in Africa.

• A social and political policy of racial segregation and discrimination

• An agreement between Europe and Africa to coexist.

• A policy to create balance and fairness

Who was not invited to the Berlin Conference in 1884?

• The Bantu

• Religious figures

• European leaders

• African leaders

What does it mean to partition?

• To share

• To divide

European leaders divided African land among themselves based on...

• what natural resources they wanted

• what ethnic group they wanted

• By what language they shared with the people that lived there

• It was randomized.

The Europeans did not consider existing boundaries in Africa.

• True

• False

A group of people who share common culture

• Religious group

• Ethnic group