WorksheetsScramble for Africa
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 22mins
What led to the Scramble for Africa?
new trade routes
new rivalries
new trade routes & new rivalries
missionary work
One country taking over another economically, politically, and culturally.
Militarism
Imperialism
Protectorate
Resources
The meeting of European leaders to decide how Africa would be split was known as the
Berlin Division
European Division
Africa Conference
Berlin Conference
What does this political cartoon represent?
Militarism
The Renaissance
Berlin Conference
Exploration
What two European countries gained the most land during the Scramble for Africa?
Great Britain and France
Great Britain and Italy
Great Britain and Germany
Great Britain and Spain
What European country received the MOST land during the Scramble for Africa?
France
Great Britain
Belgium
The European division of Africa caused:
Tribal conflicts
Shortage of food
Horrid places to work
All the answers are correct
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
To divide up Europe
To divide up Asia
To divide up Africa
To divide up Australia
Who was NOT invited to the Berlin Conference?
Members of European Countries
Members of African countries
Did European countries care about maintaining African ethnic groups?
No, not at all
Yes, they cared a lot
They cared a little about Africa's ethnic groups
What was the time period called when European countries claimed land for themselves in Africa?
Scramble for Europe
Breaking up Africa
Scramble for Africa
Breaking up of Europe
Europeans believed that they had a duty to civilize the uncivilized is a ____ motive of imperialism.
political
economic
religious
social
Which of the following was not an economic motive for imperialism
racism
acquire markets
acquire resources
land for population growth
What is Social Darwinism?
Survival of the fittest in society
The idea that some races are better than others
The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures
all of these options
The Boers were descendants of
Watusi nomads, who had been driven south by German colonists.
the original Dutch settlers of Cape Town and the surrounding areas.
the indigenous Zulu peoples of South Africa.
German colonists who pushed the Zulu peoples out of Nigeria.
Conflict from 1899-1902 between the British and Boers over the gold and diamond mines in south Africa.
Boer War
Interdependence
Extraterritoriality
Imperialism
Africa was rich in:
advanced military
a new, economic market
new slaves for the increasing slave trade
raw materials
Controlling the Suez Canal is an example of
racism
nationalism
markets
power
geopolitics
Which 2 areas of Africa remained independent during this colonial period?
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Liberia
Egypt
Congo
