WorksheetsConflict Test Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
European nations met in Berlin for the Berlin Conference to...
Stop civil war in Africa
Divide Africa among its many ethnic groups
Divide Africa among European countries
Bring together African and European rulers
A political cause of imperialism is:
Colonies could provide them with markets for their raw materials
Colonies were important for their defense by adding territories
Colonies would help them become more friendly with other European Nations
Colonies would provide them with more manufactured goods
Which statement about the partitioning of Africa in the 1800s is most accurate?
Colonial borders were drawn based on African ethnic group boundaries
Africa was divided equally among the European powers
Colonization did much to improve the economies of most ethnic groups
African cultural and ethnic traditions were ignored by colonial governments
A country's control of political, social and economic life of another country is called:
Exploration
Migration
Imperialism
Apartheid
The main reason for European colonization of Africa was:
Europeans wanted Africa's rich resources and to attain more territory
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to Africa
Europeans wanted to educate Africans
Europeans wanted to help Africans become industrialized
Why did Social Darwinists feel that it was OK to mine the resources of colonized lands?
It was their right to take what they wanted because they were more powerful
It was a necessity for their countries to survive because they did not have any natural resources in Europe
It was a way to preserve traditional economies of Pre-Industrialization
It was a way to protect Africans from the dangers of the Industrial Revolution
All of the following are true about the genocide in Rwanda EXCEPT
It began when the president's plane was shot down while on his way to sign peace agreements
The Hutu Power Movement wanted revenge for years of Tutsi opression
The conflict stems from the aftermath of European Imperialism
Hutus and Tutsis were fighting over the control of diamond mines
The conflict between Tutsis and Hutus emerged when Belgians introduced:
Money
Ethnic Difference
Borders
Slavery
What is the deliberate mass murder of a particular racial, political or cultural group?
Imperialism
Colonialism
Genocide
Partitioning
All are true about the Rwandan Genocide EXCEPT
Hutus were responsible for the death of nearly 1 million people in Rwanda
"Hate Radio" played a large role in the genocide
The US intervened and ultimately stopped the genocide
The RPF ultimately ended the genocide with little outside help
Which statement best describes conflicts in Africa today?
They are between different countries over border disputes
Usually about which country can control a natural resource
Between different ethnic groups trying to obtain power and resources
About controlling waterways to transport goods to world markets
Which of the following statements is not true of child soldiers in Africa?
They are easily manipulated
Many have lost their families and are desperate
Children all volunteer to fight
Most children are forced to fight
What is the ethnicity of the Rebel Army (Rwandan Patriotic Front)
Hutu
Twa
Tutsi
Funding to form Al Qaeda came from
The government of Afghanistan
Government of Pakistan
Inheritance of Osama Bin Laden
Inheritance of Sadam Hussein
All of the following are true for the rise in terrorism except:
Many regional conflicts that lead to high number of refugees who are desperate for food and adequate living conditions
Development of technology has made information and travel easier for terrorists
Lack of publicity and media access
Limitless amount of funding available to these groups
All of the following are true about Al Qaeda EXCEPT
They are a single, centralized group that only operates in Afghanistan
It united jihad fighters in Afghanistan and Middle East
Issued a declaration of war against the US in 1996 because of US support for Israel and Saudi Arabia
They use religion to justify their acts of violence
