Worksheets11. QA M17 #2: Imperialism in Africa
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Boers were:
Dutch farmers who originally settled the Cape Colony;
Islamic freedom fighters in Nigeria;
Christian missionary groups followed explorers to Africa in order to:
Map out the course of rivers
Convert Africans to Christianity;
What event began the European scramble for colonies in Africa?
The Boer War;
King Leopold II's colonization of large amounts of African territory, resulting in the creation of the Belgian Congo;
Which was an effect of Europeans conquering Africa?
Africans were forced to adopt European customs while being exploited for the labor and resources
Africans were still allowed to rule themselves;
How was Ethiopia able to maintain its independence from Italy?
The Italians were weak and ill-equipped
Menelik II modernized the country;
Why did so few Europeans travel into Africa's interior before the late 1800s
Europeans controled trade in Africa.
The climate, geography, and disease made it difficult for Eueropeans
A famous missionary and explorer who was lost in Africa for 6 years
Henry Stanley
Dr. David Livingstone
The system of governing a country as a father would parent a child
Paternalistic
King Leopold II
Belgian king who colonized the Congo and was responsible for the death of 10 - 15 million Congolese
King Leopold II
Henry Stanley
The warrior king of the Zulu responsible for the building of an empire and innovative military reforms
Paternalistic
Shaka
