Africa World History

The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to:

• Teach Africans how to govern themselves independently.

• Discuss the best trade routes from Africa to Germany.

• 1. Give independence to European colonies in Africa.

• 1. Partition African territory among European nations.

Why did European nations set up colonies in Africa?

• 1. They wanted to gain wealth from trade and natural resources.

• 1. They wanted to build the economies of African nations.

• 1. They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.

• 1. They wanted to help organize African schools.

Why did European nations set up colonies in Africa?

• 1. They wanted to help organize African schools.

• 1. They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.

• 1. They wanted to build the economies of African nations.

• They wanted to gain wealth from trade and natural resources.

Which European country gained the most land in Africa?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Italy

What was the result of the “Scramble for Africa”?

• 1. African tribes became entangled in cultural conflicts with one another.

• 1. Unhappy Africans rebelled against European colonial governments.

• 1. European nations took control of almost all African territory.

• All of the Above

Many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule after

• World War II ended

• Apartheid ended.

• The Berlin Conference

• The Persian Gulf War

What is being described in the statements below?

·         A belief that all Africans shared a common heritage and should work together for their freedom

·         Its principles dated back to the slave trade era

• Berlin Conference

• Apartheid

• Pan-African Movement

• Scramble for Africa

A strong sense of pride in one’s country is called:

• Communism

• Nationalism

• Socialism

• Democracy

The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to:

• End the Slave Trade

• Overthrow all dictatorship

• Unite Africans to work together to solve Africa's problems

• Create more jobs in Africa.

Nigeria became a colony of ________ in 1914.

• France

• Great Britain

• Netherlands

• South Africa