Ch 11 Test Review #1

What was the main reason European nations looked to Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

• To find new cultural experiences

• To source raw materials and as a market for industrial products

• To establish educational institutions

• To promote peace and diplomacy

What term is used to describe the process by which colonial powers seized vast areas of Africa during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Globalization

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Capitalism

Why was European travel into the interior of Africa on a large-scale basis virtually impossible before the early 1800s?

• There were no maps available of the African interior.

• African rivers had many rapids, cataracts, and changing flows.

• Europeans had no interest in exploring the African interior.

• The African interior was completely uncharted and unknown.

What was the main purpose of David Livingstone's journey into central Africa?

• To find a new trade route

• To promote Christianity

• To search for gold

• To map the African continent

Who commissioned Stanley to help him obtain land in the Congo?

• King Leopold I

• King Leopold II

• King Leopold III

• King Henry

What did Belgium's King licensed companies do in the Congo?

• They established schools and hospitals

• They built infrastructure

• They brutally exploited Africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants

• They promoted fair trade practices

How did the Industrial Revolution influence European countries' approach to imperialism?

• It discouraged European countries from adding lands to their control.

• It provided European countries with a reason to add lands to their control.

• It had no significant impact on European imperialism.

• It led European countries to focus solely on their internal affairs.

What is the belief that one race is superior to others called?

• Nationalism

• Social Darwinism

• Racism

• Imperialism

According to Social Darwinism, who were considered superior? Mark only one oval.

• Those who were fittest for survival

• Those who had the most education

• Those who were the most religious

• Those who had the most land

What did Cecil Rhodes believe about the Anglo-Saxon race? Mark only one oval.

• It was the least influential race in the world

• It was equal to all other races in terms of human development

• It was the best, most human, most honourable race the world possesses

• It should assimilate with other races to promote diversity