Africa Partitioning Comp Check

Why did Europeans first become interested in Africa?

• For trade route purposes; they were looking for ways to avoid the taxes of the Arab and Ottoman Empires in SW Asia

• The Africans invited the Europeans to take their natural resources

• The Europeans were concerned about how to vaccinate the Africans

• The Africans and Europeans had a healthy history traveling in Europe together

After the slave trade ended, why did the Europeans continue their interest in Africa?

• medical care

• famine

• natural resources and minerals

• improve African living conditions

What is the definition of imperialism?

• A weaker country overtaking a stronger country with money

• A stronger country takes over the wealth and raw materials from another country

• A country that is voted into existence

• Building walls and boundaries along natural mountain ranges

Why is the end of the 19th century called the "Age of Imperialism"?

• European countries competed for land and power throughout Asia and Africa

• Europeans sold their rights in Asia and Africa

• Americans were expanding to South America

• The United States was deeply involved in moving into Canada

Why were European countries aggressively expanding colonies in Africa during colonialism?

• They wanted to invite more people to Europe

• The Africans wanted modernization in the tribal villages

• The Africans asked to learned new languages

• The Europeans wanted to expand their empires, they wanted Africa's natural resources, and to protect trade routes

What is nationalism?

• A tax on imported goods

• A person who takes a risk to start a country

• A strong love for one's country

• When a country is good at making a product

Who did NOT attend the Berlin Conference?

• United States

• France

• Great Britain

• Africans

What did the European leaders discuss at the Berlin Conference?

• How to build a wall in Berlin

• Africa's land and how it should be divided

• If they wanted Africans to be the head of governments

• What foods should be served at local restaurants

When the Europeans created the artificial boundaries, what did they not consider?

• natives cultural groups/ethnic groups or existing political leadership

• which European countries would get land

• raw materials

• natural resources

What are some things that happened when Europeans took control?

• They placed colonies into administrative districts and forced the Africans to go along with their demands

• They tried to assimilate Africans by forcing them to give up their own African customs and adopt European ones

• Protests and revolts were common and starvation and disease became widespread

• all of the above