Chapter 7 Lesson 1 and Lesson 2

True or False: Britain bought Egypt's share in the Suez Canal because it would connect Britain with its interests in India.

• True

• False

True or False: Inequality and segregation contributed to the rise of African nationalist movements.

• True
• False

True or False: David Livingstone was a missionary and explorer whose journeys sparked renewed interest in Central Africa and provided information that served as the basis for redrawn maps of the continent.

• False
• True

True or False: King Leopold II of Belgium refused Henry Stanley's urging to help settle the Congo River Basin in Central Africa, ending decades of competition among imperial powers in the region.

• True

• False

True or False: Cecil Rhodes sought to expand British power in West Africa to gain access to valuable mineral resources.

• True

• False

Europeans were interested in West Africa, especially for its________.

• 
  size.

• independence.

• raw materials.

• 
  rivers.

How did the explorations of Livingstone and Stanley lead to colonization of Central Africa?

• They expelled Boer farmers and indigenous groups from the region.

• They found a navigable river to the African interior.

• They resolved territorial disputes among competing ethnic groups.

• They succeeded in locating the source of the Nile River

What is one important reason that European nations met at the Berlin Conference?

• Otto von Bismarck wanted to end European colonization of Africa.

• Britain and Germany wanted to coordinate their conquest of East Africa.

• European countries wanted to settle conflicting claims in East Africa.

• Indigenous groups in South Africa launched a fierce resistance to colonization.

What happened as a result of the large Boer farming settlements in the Transvaal?

• War with Britain in which Britain won the territory

• Boer takeover of British diamond and gold mines

• Zulus' defeat and removal by the British

• Europeans' loss of all holdings in South Africa

New imperialism in much of Africa led to _______.

• Advancement of peasants at the expense of middle-class intellectuals

• Decline of power and status among local ruling elites

• Loss of democratic institutions and traditions

• Rise of nationalist independence movements