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Quiz Review - AKS 40a & 40b

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which European nation took control of the Congo?
a)
Britain
b)
Belgium
c)
Portugal
d)
France
2.
European imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known as
a)
Spheres of Influence
b)
Scramble for Africa
c)
World War I
d)
French Revolution
3.
the belief that some societies are better than others
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
expansionism
c)
militarism
d)
colonialism
4.
The main reason industrialized nations wanted to imperialize non-industrialized nations was
a)
to gain raw materials
b)
to spread Christianity
c)
To show national pride
d)
To build factories there
5.
The Berlin Conference was a .....
a)
meeting of European nations to split up Asia.
b)
meeting of European nations to unify Africa.
c)
meeting of European nations to divide up Africa.
d)
European party.
6.
This king of Belgium conquered the Congo region utilizing harsh tactics. 
a)
Leopold II
b)
Henry Stanley
c)
Dr. Livingstone
d)
Cecil Rhodes 
7.
When a stronger country takes over a weaker country. 
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Militarism 
d)
Alliance System 
8.
What does the word "civilize" mean in this sentence?
Europeans wanted to civilize the African people.
a)
To  help.
b)
To give food and clothes to.
c)
To send them to school so they could get good jobs.
d)
To educate the Africans on European way of life.
9.
What economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for? 
a)
A new place to build houses.
b)
A new place to educate their children
c)
For natural resources, cheap labor, and markets.
d)
Because the weather was nice.
10.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
11.
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
a)
They wanted Africa's natural resources
b)
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
c)
They wanted to create a perfect society
d)
They wanted to learn new languages
12.

Who was excluded (left out) from the Berlin Conference?

a)

representatives for the US

b)

representatives of European countries

c)

representatives of African countries

d)

representatives of the 3rd Estate

13.
Which of the following was the most important motivation for imperialism? 
a)
Economic reasons due to the Industrial Revolution
b)
 Social and cultural reasons 
c)
Military reasons
d)
The desire for glory and power
14.

Nationalism in European nations led to imperialism because

a)

the nations wanted fueling stations for their naval ships.

b)

the people of Africa and Asia were poor and in need of help.

c)

the countries of Europe were competing to become the most powerful

d)

because the Europeans wanted a market for goods made in factories

15.
What was one of the negative impacts of the slave trade on West Africa?
a)
Families were broken up and the strongest workers were kidnapped.
b)
The Africans became wealthy selling raw materials to the traders.
c)
There was no lasting negative impact.
d)
The area was modernized.
16.
Why did Europeans keep coming to Africa after the end of the slave trade?
a)
to modernize the region
b)
raw materials
c)
to convert Africans to Christianity
d)
to educate the natives
17.
What is imperialism?
a)
A system of establishing a colony on each continent.
b)
A system where a weak country asks to join with a stronger country for economic reasons.
c)
A system of banks set up in various colonies.
d)
A system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger country.
18.
Why did the Berlin Conference take place?
a)
To develop a plan to help establish independent African nations.
b)
To develop an economic system to modernize Africa.
c)
To develop rules for European countries to divide up the area of Africa.
d)
To develop a plan to make reparitions to African countries for the slave trade.
19.
Which countries colonized the greatest area of Africa?
a)
Finland and Sweden
b)
Great Britain and Spain
c)
France and Great Britain
d)
France and Spain
20.
Liberia, an African nation thatwas created by former American slaves, was never colonized by Europeans.  What other country in Africa never was?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Nigeria
c)
Kenya
d)
Liberia
21.
What happens when artificial political boundaries are created?
a)
Relationships among different ethbic groups improve
b)
Stable governments form
c)
Cooperation between colonies and home countries become stronger
d)
Conflict happens more frequently
22.

a feeling of pride in ones country

a)

nationalism

b)

human rights

c)

geography

d)

colonization

23.

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was.....

a)

a meeting where Europe divided up Africa

b)

when Africans were captured shipped across the Atlantic to be slaves

c)

When Europe started colonizing Africa

d)

When Africans were trading salt and gold

24.

The meeting to divide up African countries among European countries was called the

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

First Continental Conference

25.

Which one of the following is a reason of why Europeans colonized Africa?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Competition

c)

Racism

d)

All of the above

26.

this person was responsible for the deaths of over 10 million Africans

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

King Leopold II

c)

Otto Von Bismark

d)

Mungo Park

27.

The competition between European countries to take over African countries became known as the ___________________

a)

Egg Scramble

b)

Scramble for Africa

c)

Rush for Africa

d)

Dog Pile for Africa

28.

Europeans were able to take over Africa so easily because of

a)

advanced weapons

b)

the steam engine

c)

telegraph

d)

all of the above

29.

why did Euroepans want Africa's resources?

a)

to make $$$

b)

because they wanted nice things

c)

to give them to homeless people in their home countries

d)

idk

30.

The Atlantic Slave Trade ended before colonization

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The belief that strong nations should naturally conquer weak was called

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

White Man's Burden

c)

Nationalism

d)

Economics

32.

Europeans were MOST interested in colonizing Africa in order to

a)

Bring civilization

b)

Take natural resources

c)

Spread Christianity

d)

Learn new languages

33.

Who was not invited to the Berlin Conference

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Africans

34.

What does this political cartoon represent?

a)

White Man's Burden

b)

Nationalism

c)

Spreading Christianity

d)

Social Darwinism

35.

Based on the chart, how did the lives of the African people change after Europeans took over?

a)

Focus on subsistence farming led to surplus

b)

Focus on cash crops led to famine

c)

Too many items that were sources of food

d)

Too few items that were imports for Africa

36.

Based on these maps, how did Africa change under Imperialism?

a)

Replaced African rulers with European rulers

b)

Replaced subsistence crops with cash crops

c)

European schools replaced African schools

d)

Forced women and children to become slaves to the Europeans.

37.

European imperialism/colonization only occurred in Africa and Asia

a)

True

b)

False

38.
What was the Maxim gun?
a)
Shotgun
b)
Pistol
c)
Machine Gun 
d)
Sniper Rifle 
39.
What was the Maxim gun?
a)
Shotgun
b)
Pistol
c)
Machine Gun 
d)
Sniper Rifle 
40.
An application of Darwin's scientific theories of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to the struggle between nations and races; used in the late 1800s to justify imperialism and racism. 
a)
Communism
b)
Social Dawinism
c)
Socialism
d)
Social Theory
41.

Which statement best reflects an effect of Imperialism in Africa?

a)

Land was distributed equally between social classes.

b)

Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.

c)

Timbuktu became the center of great learning.

d)

Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.

42.
Many of the political divisions shown on this map were directly related to the
a)
Meiji Restoration
b)
Opium Wars
c)
Berlin Conference
d)
Boer War
43.
How did nationalism support the drive for imperialism?
a)
Competition for colonies created a sense of national pride
b)
Europeans wanted to establish new nations in Africa and Asia
c)
European nations sought raw materials and new markets
d)
Europeans wanted to spread their culture to Africa and Asia
44.

This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through

a)

the inheritance of land

b)

market demands

c)

religious conversion

d)

the use of technology

45.
Which of these developments in Africa was a cause of the other three?
a)
Rival tribal groups fought wars
b)
The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries
c)
African economies became dependent on the sale of cash crops and raw materials.
d)
Traditional territories and culture groups were permanently fragmented.
46.
What country is this?
a)
Nigeria
b)
Mali
c)
Mauritania
d)
Liberia
47.
What river is represented by the blue line?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
Congo River
d)
Zambezi River
48.

What country is this?

a)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Niger

c)

Republic of the Congo

d)

Zambia

49.

What country is this?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

South Sudan

d)

Tanzania

50.

What country is this?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Eritrea

c)

South Sudan

d)

Sudan

51.

What country is this?

a)

Chad

b)

Egypt

c)

South Sudan

d)

Sudan

52.
 How did the Industrial Revolution encourage Imperialism?
a)
It created a need for land
b)
It created a need for raw materials and markets
c)
It made Europeans feel sorry for their weaker neighbors
d)
It made westerners feel obligated to improve other countries
53.

all of the colonies/territories controlled by an imperialist nation

a)

Empire

b)

Nation

c)

Westernize

d)

Conquest

54.
The Africans of the Pan-African movement wanted __________________ from European colonization and needed ____________ to achieve it.
a)
independence, nationalism
b)
equality, civil war
c)
tension, partitoning
d)
repeal, famine
55.
When a country controls the lands of another to gain from their resources...
a)
imperialism/colonialism
b)
segregation
c)
enclave
d)
partition
56.
How did the Europeans “partition” Africa?
a)
At the Berlin Conference in 1884 the European countries divided Africa for natural resources.
b)
At the Paris Conference in 1886 the European countries divided Africa for natural resources.
c)
European countries just showed up with their military and took over.
d)
Europe never took anything from Africa.
57.
This country wanted to have independence so they “fought with words” (using political negotiations, not violent ones) against Britain so that they could be free from them.
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Both 
d)
Neither
58.
This country had a VIOLENT split from British rule.
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Both 
d)
Neither
59.
What word means “strong belief/pride in one’s country”? 
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliance
d)
Independence
60.
This country had a VIOLENT split from British rule.
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Both 
d)
Neither
61.
Nigeria and Kenya were former colonies of this once mighty nation?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
62.
The boundaries created by the Europeans were this to the Africans as they had no real meaning. What's the best word?
a)
artificial
b)
apartheid
c)
continuity
d)
discrimination
63.
Through European Partitioning, _________ ___________ were divided and this led to political instability (civil wars).
a)
ethnic groups
b)
political groups
c)
career groups
d)
social groups
64.
This is a war in a country involving two or more groups. What is it called?
a)
civil war
b)
guerilla warfare
c)
call of duty
d)
mortal combat
65.
This movement had 2 primary goals:
1.  To unite people of African descent (still in Africa and around the world), reminding them that they have a common culture and history, so they should work to the same goals.
2.  To end European Colonization in Africa (get all African nations their own political freedom.)
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Slavery
c)
Berlin Conference
d)
Partitioning
66.
What did Nigerian and Kenyan independence movements have in common?
a)
violent rebellion
b)
peaceful protest
c)
nationalist movements
d)
french revolution
67.
This country wanted to have independence so they “fought with words” (using political negotiations, not violent ones) against Britain so that they could be free from them.
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Both 
d)
Neither
68.
the Pan-African movement seeks to
a)
Bring together and uplift people of African descent 
b)
Separate Africa from the rest of the world
c)
Help keep Africa part of European empires
69.

Why was the Pan African movement so important?

a)

it forced African countries to become members of the United Nations

b)

it created an ethnic division that led to civil war in many African countries

c)

it granted African countries sovereignty from their European colonizers

d)

it allowed unity to exist among Africans and ignited nationalist movements

70.

Which country's independence movement involved the Mau Mau uprising?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

South Africa

d)

South Africa & Nigeria

71.

Who was a staunch supporter of Pan Africanism who eventually became Kenya's president?

a)

Nnamdi Azikiwe

b)

Joseph Kenyatta

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Martin Luther King

72.

Which country received independence peacefully and more quickly but immediately after had a civil war btw the Muslim north and Christian south?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Neither

d)

Both

73.

Which one of these did not happen at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Europeans partitioned the land of Africa

b)

African were consulted about how their land would be partitioned

c)

Europeans divided the land based on natural resources

d)

Europeans installed new governments in the lands that they colonized

74.

What sparked the interest of Europe in colonizing Africa

a)

The Berlin Conference

b)

Trade

c)

Slavery

d)

Natural Resources

75.

What is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Apartheid

c)

Colonialism

d)

Imperialism

76.

What African country achieved its independence with peaceful protest because of unfair British taxes, but ended up in civil war after their independence in 1960?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Sudan

d)

Egypt

77.

What African country had rebel fighters against the British called the Mau Mau, who's military uprisings influenced the British to grant the country independence in 1963?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Sudan

d)

Algeria

78.

What did the Berlin Conference accomplish?

a)

Setting war with the African people

b)

Setting up trade with Africa

c)

Partitioning the land of African

d)

Creating negotiations

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