11. QA M17 #2: Imperialism in Africa

The Boers were:

• Dutch farmers who originally settled the Cape Colony;

• Islamic freedom fighters in Nigeria;

Christian missionary groups followed explorers to Africa in order to:

• Map out the course of rivers

• Convert Africans to Christianity;

What event began the European scramble for colonies in Africa?

• The Boer War;

• King Leopold II's colonization of large amounts of African territory, resulting in the creation of the Belgian Congo;

Which was an effect of Europeans conquering Africa?

• Africans were forced to adopt European customs while being exploited for the labor and resources

• Africans were still allowed to rule themselves;

How was Ethiopia able to maintain its independence from Italy?

• The Italians were weak and ill-equipped

• Menelik II modernized the country;

Why did so few Europeans travel into Africa's interior before the late 1800s

• Europeans controled trade in Africa.

• The climate, geography, and disease made it difficult for Eueropeans

A famous missionary and explorer who was lost in Africa for 6 years

• Henry Stanley

• Dr. David Livingstone

The system of governing a country as a father would parent a child

• Paternalistic

• King Leopold II

Belgian king who colonized the Congo and was responsible for the death of 10 - 15 million Congolese

• King Leopold II

• Henry Stanley

The warrior king of the Zulu responsible for the building of an empire and innovative military reforms

• Paternalistic

• Shaka