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Imperialism: Africa

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Motivations:

When the United Stated forced Japan to open their ports to trade in 1848 is an example of

a)

Military Motivation

b)

Economic Motivation

c)

Political Motivation

d)

Humanitarian Motivation

2.

Motivations:

When the Japan expanded their control from Korea into Manchuria 1905 it was in part to prevent the Russians from gaining access to the coastal regions to build a seaport. This would be an example of a ...

a)

Military Motivation

b)

Economic Motivation

c)

Political Motivation

d)

Humanitarian Motivation

3.

Motivations: [Two Answers]

Germany's invasion and establishment of colonies in southern Africa (German East Africa) in order to compete and check the expansion of the British Empire would be an example of:

a)

Military Motivation

b)

Economic Motivation

c)

Political Motivation

d)

Humanitarian Motivation

4.

Which of the following figures made it possible for the Europeans (particularly the British) to defeat and subjugate the empires of Central Africa?

a)

Hiram Maxim

b)

Cecil Rhodes

c)

King Leopold II

d)

Cetshwayo

5.

What event sparked off the 'Scramble for Africa"

a)

The Discovery of Diamonds in Kimberly

b)

The seizure of the Congo by King Leopold of Belguim

c)

The invasion of Zululand by the British and Dutch settlers

d)

The industrialization of European states.

6.

Who promoted a vision of connecting Africa from Egypt (north) to the Cape Colony (south) with a railroad and telegraph.

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Hiram Maxim

c)

Benjamin Disraeli

d)

Cecil Rhodes

7.
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.
8.

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

9.

The Zulu became the dominate nation in southern Africa under that leadership of

a)

Shaka

b)

Cetshwayo

c)

Mpande

d)

Dabulamanzi

10.

The Anglo-Zulu wars began with the Zulu defeating the British army at

a)

the Battle of Rorke's Drift

b)

the Battle of Blood River.

c)

the Battle of Ulundi

d)

the Battle of Isandlawana

11.

The Zulu were defeated and subjugated by the British under that reign of

a)

Shaka

b)

Cetshwayo

c)

Mpande

d)

Dabulamanzi

12.

What was the greatest obstacle the Europeans faced expanding their empires into tropical Africa?

a)

Hostile nations like the Zulu

b)

Difficulty transporting supplies during the wet season.

c)

Tropical diseases, especially Malaria.

d)

European crops couldn't grow in tropical climates.

13.

Which battle was promoted heavily in the British press as propaganda for war against the Zulu and to distract from initial failures and defeats.

a)

the Battle of Rorke's Drift

b)

the Battle of Blood River.

c)

the Battle of Ulundi

d)

the Battle of Isandlawana

14.

Which battle between the Europeans and the Zulu was not fought by the British?

a)

the Battle of Rorke's Drift

b)

the Battle of Blood River.

c)

the Battle of Ulundi

d)

the Battle of Isandlawana

15.

Britain became the primary power in southern Africa by defeating who in The Boer Wars?

a)

the descendants of the Zulu called Boers

b)

the descendants of the Khoisan people called Boers.

c)

the descendants of the Dutch settlers called Boers.

d)

the descendants of the Welsh settlers called Boers.

16.

The major rival to the British in Africa were the... [blue territories]

a)

Germans

b)

French

c)

Belgians

d)

Italians

17.

Which two (2) African nation maintained their independence during the "scramble for Africa"?

a)

Egypt

b)

Liberia

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Algeria

18.

Before being taken over by the French, many of the newly independent states in North Africa had been a part of what Empire?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Islamic Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Algerian Empire