Scramble for Africa Review

Which of the following are resources found in Africa that European countries sought access to in the 1800's? Click all that are correct.

• coal

• copper

• diamonds

• uranium

• plastics

Why was Africa such a useful place for European countries to have colonies? Click all that are true.

• Africa was a convenient place to stop and restock on supplies on the long voyage to Asia.

• Africa had many natural resources that the European nations wanted to trade for.

• Africa was close to the Americas

• Africa was a place where European countries could find new people to trade with. Asia and the middle east were putting large taxes on European goods.

When did the trans-Atlantic slave trade take place?

• 1000 BC to 550 AD

• 1000 AD to 1550 AD

• 1300 AD - 1850 AD

• 1800 AD to 1950 AD

What happened between 1880 and 1913?

• Africa willingly gave their land to European countries

• African people decided that they wanted to adopt the cultures of other countries.

• European countries systematically took over large parts of Africa to gain access to natural resources.

This was a series of meetings called by European leaders to divide up Africa between themselves without having to go to war, or fight each other, for it.

• Colonization

• Berlin Conference

• Pan-Africanism

• Independence

During the 1884 Berlin Conference, European leaders "partitioned" Africa. The "PARTITONING" of Africa describes how Africa was...

• conquered

• enslaved

• divided

• loved

When European leaders "partitioned" Africa, what was often used to create the colonial divisions (the new artificial borders)?

• convenient geographic features (along rivers, mountains...)

• the input from the African leaders

• the input from the ethnic groups living in that area

• they kept the borders that existed before colonization

The Europeans had both ECONOMIC and POLITICAL reasons for Colonizing Africa. 2 Economic motives were...

• slaves and land

• Africa was close so they saved money when traveling

• they needed Africa's natural resources and Africa was a new market to sell their goods/products

• they wanted to spread their Christianity and believed in Social Darwinism

"Nationalism" was a political reason that drove European countries to colonize Africa. Each European country wanted to have the most colonies. Nationalism is...

• a strong pride in ones country

• when citizens migrate to other countries

• a strong sense of sorrow and sadness when a nation loses a war

• similar to a civil war but involves several groups of people fighting each other within the same country

Crops that are grown for profit, such as peanuts, palm oil, cocoa and rubber, are called

• Industrial crops

• Cash crops

• Resource crops

• Market crops