Imperialism in Africa and the Muslim World

Europeans engaged in Imperialism in Africa in order to secure _____________ and markets to sell their manufactured goods to

• Advanced Technology

• Slaves

• Raw Materials

• Combat Experience

Which is NOT a reason exploration of the African interior increased during the mid to late 1800s?

• Europeans found a secret passage through the Congo Jungle called the "Rhodes Gap"

• Medical advances protected Europeans from tropical diseases

• The invention of steamships allowed for easy travel upriver into the interior

• People were excited to hear the stories of adventurers like David Livingstone who discovered new features like Victoria Falls

Which of the following countries was not colonized during the "Scramble for Africa"?

• The Congo

• Ethiopia

• South Africa

• Algeria

Which nation colonized the Congo, leading to the deaths of over 90% of the indigenous population?

• Britain

• France

• Germany

• Belgium

What was the Berlin Conference?

• A secret meeting between Germany and the Ottoman Empire to make an alliance

• A peace settlement that ended the war between the British and the Boers

• A meeting between European leaders where they agreed how to carve up Africa between themselves

• A conference called to demand better treatment for Africans in the colonies

Which European nation colonized the region known as the Maghreb, consisting of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia?

• Britain

• France

• Germany

• Belgium

Who ended up winning the Fight for South Africa?

• Britain

• France

• The Zulu

• The Boers

What nation was the Suez Canal constructed in?

• Egypt

• Madagascar

• Morocco

• The Congo

What empire was known as the "sick man of Europe" because it lost significant territory to French, British, and Russian influence as well as independence movements during the mid to late 1800s?

• The Mamluk Empire

• The Safavid Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Austro-Hungarian Empire

Which was NOT true about the Qajar Dynasty that ruled Persia through the 1800s?

• The Russians thought it was too influenced by the British

• The British thought it was too influenced by the Russians

• They refused to modernize and closed their country to foreigners

• Many Persians felt like they were too influenced by European powers