New European Colonies

New European Colonies

7th Grade

15 Qs

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New European Colonies

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Social Studies

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

John Robinson

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains the purpose of the Berlin Conference in Germany?

Europeans meeting to end the Atlantic-slave trade.

Europeans coordinating their military effort to stamp out native resistance in Africa.

Europeans laying ground rules for dividing up and colonizing Africa.

Europeans meeting about ways to peacefully bring an end to colonization in Africa.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Industrial Revolution help lead to European imperialism?

Unemployed European factory workers wanted to migrate to new lands

The European middle class wanted to move to colonies to escape pollution

Industry replaced farming, and Europeans had to import food from colonies

European business owners wanted access to raw materials to use in their factories

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Of the answer choices below, which identifies one of the main reasons of European Imperialism.

The belief that they had a superior culture and religion

The desire to learn new technology from other societies

The intention to introduce industrialization into the colonies

The fact that Europe had a higher population than any other continent

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Study the table and answer the following question: Which imperial power had fewer people in their country than in their colonies?

Italy

Spain

United States

Portugal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All of the following identifies a "cause" of European imperialism in Africa except:

To spread Christianity to other parts of the world

To gather raw materials for industrial products

To stop the trans-Atlantic slave trade

To establish new markets for trade

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two European countries had the largest holdings in Africa?

Italy and Spain

Britain and France

Britain and Germany

France and Germany

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main concept behind the “Scramble for Africa”?

African nations met to gain their independence from European nations.

African nations begin to export their raw goods around the world.

European nations met at the Berlin Conference to divide up Africa into colonies.

European nations invited African representatives to the Berlin Conference to help with colonizing their territories.

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