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Imperialism in Africa

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

European imperial conquests were made possible by the technological advancements of the

a)

Age of Reason

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Crusades

d)

Age of Exploration

2.

Scottish doctor, missionary, and explorer was one of the 1st Europeans to penetrate Africa's interior in the 1860s:

a)

Paul Kruger

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Cecil Rhodes

d)

David Livingstone

3.

King Leopold II of Belgium hired journalist Henry Stanley to explore Central Africa and sign trade treaties with tribal chiefs to obtain land in this country:

a)

Congo

b)

Egypt

c)

Mozambique

d)

Liberia

4.

A European Conference was held here in 1884-1885 to establish rules for Africa's partitioning and to commit nations to ending the slave trade:

a)

Rome

b)

London

c)

Berlin

d)

Geneva

5.

Which of the following was not a reason for the European Great Powers' interest in colonizing weaker countries of the world?

a)

to obtain raw materials and new markets for their goods

b)

to gain converts to Christianity

c)

to establish coaling stations or bases for their navies

d)

to make new friends in the global community of nations

6.

British inventor of the machine gun, used often in the Imperial Age to annihilate African warriors who fought against foreign rule:

a)

Cecil Rhodes

b)

Hiram Maxim

c)

Lord Kitchener

d)

Rudyard Kipling

7.

The only two African countries to preserve their independence from foreign rule during the Imperial Age:

a)

Ethiopia and Liberia

b)

Algeria and Tunisia

c)

Congo and Nigeria

d)

Angola and Sudan

8.

The only war fought between European Great Powers over territory in Africa during the Imperial Age:

a)

Zulu War

b)

Ashanti War

c)

Boer War

d)

Crimean War

9.

Which of the following was not a positive effect of European colonialism in Africa?

a)

Africans were given an opportunity to learn in schools

b)

Africans were given positions of authority to rule over Europeans

c)

Africans got new sanitation systems and hospitals

d)

Africans had roads, dams, bridges, and railroads built with European assistance

10.

It was the worst effect of European imperialism in Africa:

a)

African males had to leave their homes and villages to do hard labor

b)

African tribes became unnaturally divided or unified by new national borders drawn by the Imperialists

c)

Africans experienced a loss of their traditions and native identities

d)

Africans suffered famines after being forced to plant cash crops instead of subsistence crops