Imperialism in Africa

How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism?

• It made Europeans feel sorry for their “little brothers.”
• It provided Africa the resources needed to industrialize
• It created a need for more raw materials and new markets.
• People were looking for places to improve agricultural methods

What is imperialism?.

• Policy of extending a country's power and influence over a weaker nation
• Policy of trading between various nations.
• Policy in which a country sells all its resources for a high market value.
• Policy of avoiding interaction with other nations

One advantage European countries had in their imperial expansion was

• Stronger economies
• Resources
• New technologies
• Advanced military strategies

Why was the Berlin Conference held in 1884?

• to stop Leopold II from taking over Africa
• to include Africans on plans for dividing the continent
• to avoid bloodshed between rival European powers
• To form alliances

Which European countries gained most of the colonies in Africa?

• Britain and France

• Germany and Italy

• Spain and France

• Russia and Britain

The belief that White Europeans were the superior race and had to develop the weaker nations.

• Westernization

• White Man’s Burden
• Social Darwinism
• Imperialism

What type of transportation was built in the 1800s in Africa to move many things?

• Railways
• Naval Ships
• Boeing Airplanes

When dividing the African countries, the Europeans didn’t care about which of the following?

• Location of Natural Resources
• Having access to Ports
• Tribal Barriers

What connected the Mediterranean and Red seas, shortening travel time to India

• Suez Canal
• Mediterranean Straight
• Panama Canal
• Regents Canal

Ethiopia was able to resist the Europeans because

• Its leader fought alongside the British in World War I

• It had modern weapons and a well-trained army.
• It formed an alliance with the Ottomans
• The Italians did not have an organized army