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Scramble for Africa

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What led to the Scramble for Africa?

a)

new trade routes

b)

new rivalries

c)

new trade routes & new rivalries

d)

missionary work

2.

One country taking over another economically, politically, and culturally.

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Protectorate

d)

Resources

3.

The meeting of European leaders to decide how Africa would be split was known as the

a)

Berlin Division

b)

European Division

c)

Africa Conference

d)

Berlin Conference

4.

What does this political cartoon represent?

a)

Militarism

b)

The Renaissance

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Exploration

5.

What two European countries gained the most land during the Scramble for Africa?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

Great Britain and Italy

c)

Great Britain and Germany

d)

Great Britain and Spain

6.

What European country received the MOST land during the Scramble for Africa?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Belgium

7.

The European division of Africa caused:

a)

Tribal conflicts

b)

Shortage of food

c)

Horrid places to work

d)

All the answers are correct

8.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

To divide up Europe

b)

To divide up Asia

c)

To divide up Africa

d)

To divide up Australia

9.

Who was NOT invited to the Berlin Conference?

a)

Members of European Countries

b)

Members of African countries

10.

Did European countries care about maintaining African ethnic groups?

a)

No, not at all

b)

Yes, they cared a lot

c)

They cared a little about Africa's ethnic groups

11.

What was the time period called when European countries claimed land for themselves in Africa?

a)

Scramble for Europe

b)

Breaking up Africa

c)

Scramble for Africa

d)

Breaking up of Europe

12.
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
13.

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

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

religious

d)

social

14.

Which of the following was not an economic motive for imperialism

a)

racism

b)

acquire markets

c)

acquire resources

d)

land for population growth

15.

What is Social Darwinism?

a)

Survival of the fittest in society

b)

The idea that some races are better than others

c)

The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures

d)

all of these options

16.
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
17.

The Boers were descendants of

a)

Watusi nomads, who had been driven south by German colonists.

b)

the original Dutch settlers of Cape Town and the surrounding areas.

c)

the indigenous Zulu peoples of South Africa.

d)

German colonists who pushed the Zulu peoples out of Nigeria.

18.

Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.

a)

Boer War

b)

Interdependence

c)

Extraterritoriality

d)

Imperialism

19.

Africa was rich in:

a)

advanced military

b)

a new, economic market

c)

new slaves for the increasing slave trade

d)

raw materials

20.

Controlling the Suez Canal is an example of

a)

racism

b)

nationalism

c)

markets

d)

power

e)

geopolitics

21.

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

a)

Madagascar

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Liberia

d)

Egypt

e)

Congo