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Scramble for Africa

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country attacks another country
b)
A stronger country colonizes a weaker country
c)
Something Mr. Haddock keeps boring me with
d)
When a weaker country fights back against a stronger country
2.
Which 2 countries got the most land in Africa
a)
France and Italy
b)
Britain and France
c)
Australia and India
d)
IDK
3.
Why did European countries want to imperialize Africa?
a)
They wanted more raw materials and new people to sell too
b)
They were just mean
c)
They needed the land for their people
d)
Their military needed bases
4.
What was the conference were European nations met to break up Africa?
a)
American Conference
b)
Bastille Conference
c)
Berlin Confernce
d)
Google that crap, bro??
5.
What impact will imperialism have on the colonies?
a)
Colonies may lose traditional beliefs and ideas
b)
Colonies may be forced to learn a new religion such as Christianity
c)
People in the colonies may be killed because of disagreement
d)
All of the Above
6.
What was the Berlin Conference
a)
A conference held to split up the country of Africa between European countries
b)
A conference held to end Imperialism throughout the world
c)
The conference that started WWI
d)
The conference that helped organize the United State constitution
7.
How did imperialism affect African societies?
a)
Foreigners helped the continent by finding its valuable minerals to show the African societies
b)
Foreigners used the most useful (fertile) land and took wealth out of the country leaving societies poor
c)
Foreigners provided high paying jobs for Africans. 
d)
African societies were helped out a lot because foreigners removed slavery from Africa
8.
What is nationalism?
a)
A pride in a person's nation
b)
A nation taking over smaller weaker nations
c)
A huge problem among various nations
d)
A rare disorder among people living in Africa
9.

Which of the following is not a political motive of imperialism?

a)

social darwinism

b)

racism

c)

nationalism

d)

power

e)

geopolitics

10.

Europeans believed that they had a duty to civilize the uncivilized is a ____ motive of imperialism.

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

religious

d)

social

11.

Which of the following was not an economic motive for imperialism

a)

racism

b)

acquire markets

c)

acquire resources

d)

land for population growth

12.

Crops that are grown for profit, such as peanuts, palm oil, cocoa and rubber, are called

a)

Industrial crops

b)

Cash crops

c)

Resource crops

d)

Market crops

13.

Which 2 areas of Africa remained independent during this colonial period?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Liberia

d)

Egypt

e)

Congo

14.

Which of the following was not an advantage that the Europeans had over the Africans in regards to imperialism in Africa?

a)

Diverse cultures and languages that divided the Europeans

b)

Transportation - steam engine

c)

Medicine to treat illnesses found in Africa

d)

Modern weapons

15.

Some Europeans believed that their industrial progress and wealth (being fit) allowed them to take advantage of those areas of the world not industrialized or civilized (the unfit). This concept is called

a)

Nationalism

b)

Racism

c)

Assimilation

d)

Imperialism

e)

Social Darwinism

16.

What aspect of "new imperialism" is depicted in this image?

a)

racism

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

war

d)

establishing the Cairo to Cape Town RR

17.

What were some of the internal factors that contributed to imperialism in Africa?

a)

Africans had a need to trade with Europe for raw materials.

b)

Africans had a desire to convert to Christianity.

c)

Africans had a variety of cultures and languages, making it difficult to unite.

d)

Africans had strong leadership among the various ethnic groups

18.

David Livingstone is famous for exploring which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

America

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

19.

Who was sent to look for David Livingstone when he was presumed dead, captive or lost in Africa?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Don Felder

c)

Henry Stanley

d)

Randolph Meisner

e)

Glenn Frey

20.

Who was the missionary thought to be dead after his disappearance deep into Africa?

a)

David Livingstone

b)

Fred Flintstone

c)

David Dyingstone

d)

Alice Paul

e)

Barney Rubble

21.
 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
22.

Who was the Belgian King that exploited resources from the Congo and tortured the natives?

a)

Leopold II

b)

Philip II

c)

Charles V

d)

Henry VIII

e)

George III

23.

applying the theory of evolution to society, the belief that certain groups of people are more advanced than others

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Racism

c)

Westernization

d)

Foreign Dominance

e)

Evolutionary Superiority

24.

actions based on the belief that one's race is superior to others

a)

Racism

b)

Prejudice

c)

Discrimination

d)

Conquest

e)

ethnic cleansing

25.

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?

a)

The Scramble

b)

The White Man's Burden

c)

Quinine

d)

Social Darwinism

26.

This theory (idea) was that Europeans believed they were better than other cultures because of their wealth, success and technology

a)

Paternalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Economic Darwinism

27.

Name of the first automatic machine gun that aided European imperialism.

a)

Maxwell Gun

b)

Maxim Gun

c)

Gatling Gun

d)

Quinine Gun

e)

Glock

28.

What disease did quinine help cure and allow more Europeans to travel to Africa.

a)

Chickenpox

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Smallpox

d)

Malaria

e)

Yellow Fever

29.

The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonization of:

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

30.

Zulu chief who created a large centralized state and resisted British imperialism in South Africa

a)

Shaka

b)

Idi Amin

c)

Zulu Khan

d)

Omar Sharif

e)

Muammar Gaddafi

31.

Who were the first Europeans to settle in South Africa?

a)

British

b)

Boers

c)

French

d)

Aborigines

32.

Which of the following was NOT a raw material sought during the Scramble for Africa?

a)

copper

b)

tin

c)

gold

d)

diamonds

e)

oil

33.

The new machine gun of the late 1800's could fire _____ per minute.

a)

one shot

b)

two shots

c)

600 shots

d)

1000 shots

34.
Is colonization physical or political takeover?
a)
physical 
b)
political 
c)
both 
d)
neither 
35.
What country is the first to truly colonize Africa, 1500-1815.
a)
Portugal 
b)
United States 
c)
Nigeria 
d)
Great Britain 
36.
What revolution made France and Great Britain want to colonize Africa? 1815-1875.
a)
U.S.A. 
b)
Industrial 
c)
French 
d)
Ottoman Empire
37.
Why were river's important to colonizers? 
a)
access to interior of Africa 
b)
Resorts 
c)
Tourism 
d)
Ability to test new boat designs on new rivers. 
38.

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?

a)

European and African nations went to war with each other.

b)

The European leaders allowed the African leaders to be apart of the governing process of the colonies.

c)

Imperialism in Africa ended.

d)

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without considering the cultural and ethnic differences of the African people.

39.

Which country controlled most of Africa (had the largest % of land)?

a)

Belgium

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

e)

Germany

40.

Which 2 areas of Africa remained independent during this colonial period?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Liberia

d)

Egypt

e)

Congo

41.

King Leopold represented which European power?

a)

Spain

b)

Belgium

c)

Austria

d)

Romania

42.

What impact will imperialism have on the colonies?

a)

Colonies may lose traditional beliefs and ideas

b)

Colonies may be forced to learn a new religion such as Christianity

c)

People in the colonies may be killed because of disagreement

d)

All of the Above

43.

Which of the following best explains why people in America speak English? Or why people in Mexico speak Spanish?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Protectorate

d)

Alliances

44.

In 1884 the European powers granted a large tract of land in central Africa directly to a European monarch rather than to a nation-state. Which monarch?

a)

King Leopold II of Belgium

b)

Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland

c)

Emperor William I of Germany

d)

King Umberto I of Italy

45.

Who were the dutch farmers in South Africa?

a)

crop rotators

b)

pastoralists

c)

Boers

d)

German missionaries

46.

The conflict in which Dutch farmers had to move north from South Africa and ultimately lost their land to the British was called the:

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Franco-Prussian War

c)

Balkan Conflict

d)

Boer Wars

47.

Who were the Boers?

a)

Dutch Farmers

b)

British Soldiers

c)

South African Warriors

d)

Portuguese Sailors

48.

Who were the Zulu?

a)

Ethnic Group of Southern Africa

b)

Ethnic Group of Northwest Africa

c)

Spanish Colonizers

d)

Dutch Farmers

49.

Which of the following reasons represents the idea that Europeans wanted to spread Christian values to native peoples?

a)

Religious

b)

Economic

c)

Political

50.
By 1914, how many African Nations remained independent?   
a)
Most of them
b)
All of them
c)
0
d)
2
51.

British advocate of Imperialism who ended up establish a large colony in east Africa

a)

Cecil Rhodes

b)

Leopold II

c)

David Livingstone

d)

Henry Stanley

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