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Guided Questions for Colonialism in Africa Essay Test

Authored by Maryana Kolinchak

History

5th Grade

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Guided Questions for Colonialism in Africa Essay Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much of Africa had been colonized BEFORE 1870?

10%

20%

30%

40%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Originally, why were Europeans going to Africa?

Buying and selling slaves

Exploring new territories

Trading spices

Missionary work

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would Europeans only stay along the coast - not go into the interior of Africa?

Africa had many tropical diseases that the Europeans were not immune to.

The interior was too far from their supply ships.

They were not interested in exploring further.

The coastal areas had more resources.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was outlawed in 1807 by the British?

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Opium Trade

Child Labor

Piracy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the two main explorers of Africa?

Mungo Park and David Livingston

Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo and Vasco da Gama

James Cook and Hernán Cortés

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first European leader to claim territory in Africa? What was the name of the territory, and what were the two raw materials found there?

King Leopold II - Colonized the “Congo Free State”, Rubber and Ivory

Queen Victoria - Colonized South Africa, Gold and Diamonds

Napoleon III - Colonized Algeria, Oil and Gas

King George V - Colonized Nigeria, Cocoa and Tin

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the four motivations for imperialism in Africa?

Economic

Political

Moral

Religion

Cultural

Technological

Strategic

Humanitarian

Scientific

Environmental

Educational

Artistic

Social

Legal

Agricultural

Industrial

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