WorksheetsScramble for Africa
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Imperialism is __________.
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
David Livingstone is famous for exploring which continent?
Europe
Australia
America
Africa
Asia
Who was sent to look for David Livingstone when he was presumed dead, captive or lost in Africa?
John Cabot
Don Felder
Henry Stanley
Randolph Meisner
Glenn Frey
Who was the missionary thought to be dead after his disappearance deep into Africa?
David Livingstone
Fred Flintstone
David Dyingstone
Alice Paul
Barney Rubble
Who was the Belgian King that exploited resources from the Congo and tortured the natives?
Leopold II
Philip II
Charles V
Henry VIII
George III
all of the colonies/territories controlled by an imperialist nation
Empire
Nation
Westernize
Conquest
applying the theory of evolution to society, the belief that certain groups of people are more advanced than others
Social Darwinism
Racism
Westernization
Foreign Dominance
Evolutionary Superiority
actions based on the belief that one's race is superior to others
Racism
Prejudice
Discrimination
Conquest
ethnic cleansing
Survival of the fittest concept applied to people. Led to the belief that the Europeans were a superior race. This concept can best be applied to which of the following?
The Scramble
The White Man's Burden
Quinine
Social Darwinism
This theory (idea) was that Europeans believed they were better than other cultures because of their wealth, success and technology
Paternalism
Imperialism
Social Darwinism
Economic Darwinism
Name of the first automatic machine gun that aided European imperialism.
Maxwell Gun
Maxim Gun
Gatling Gun
Quinine Gun
Glock
What disease did quinine help cure and allow more Europeans to travel to Africa.
Chickenpox
Tuberculosis
Smallpox
Malaria
Yellow Fever
The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonization of:
North America
Africa
Asia
South America
Zulu chief who created a large centralized state and resisted British imperialism in South Africa
Shaka
Idi Amin
Zulu Khan
Omar Sharif
Muammar Gaddafi
Who were the first Europeans to settle in South Africa?
British
Boers
French
Aborigines
Which of the following was NOT a raw material sought during the Scramble for Africa?
copper
tin
gold
diamonds
oil
The new machine gun of the late 1800's could fire _____ per minute.
one shot
two shots
600 shots
1000 shots
