WorksheetsImperialism in Africa
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which European country controlled the Suez Canal for about 70 years?
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Which two natural resources were the main extracts from Southern Africa?
Gold & diamonds
Rubber & cotton
Palm oil & grains
Gold & rubber
What main advantage did European imperialists have in dominating much of Africa?
Advanced Medicine
Advanced Weapons
Large populations
Common Religion
Belgians brutally harmed laborers in what African nation?
South Africa
Congo
Egypt
Nigeria
What raw material was the main resource from the Congo?
Cotton
Coffee
Rubber
Gold
Which two led expeditions in the mid-1800s to learn about Africa’s physical features?
Queen Victoria & Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes & David Livingstone
King Leopold II & Queen Victoria
David Livingstone & Henry Stanley
What is apartheid?
Complete control over aspects of another country
Forced trade with another country
Pride in one’s country
Legal racial segregation in South Africa
South Africa was first colonized by which European country?
The Netherlands
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
Conflict between the British and the Dutch in South Africa led to what war?
Seven Weeks War
Franco-Prussian War
Boer War
WWI
Many African nations led fights against the imperialist Europeans.
True
False
European countries gathered at what meeting to divide the continent of Africa?
Congress of Vienna
Berlin Conference
Estates General
Africa Organization
African tribal leaders were invited to the meeting led by Europeans to divide Africa.
True
False
Which eastern African country remained independent?
Sudan
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Kenya
Which western African country remained independent?
Liberia
Niger
Morocco
Benin
Quinine was a beneficial drug for colonial Europeans to treat what illness?
Ebola
Smallpox
Polio
Malaria
