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11. QA M17 #2: Imperialism in Africa

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Boers were:

a)

Dutch farmers who originally settled the Cape Colony;

b)

Islamic freedom fighters in Nigeria;

2.

Christian missionary groups followed explorers to Africa in order to:

a)

Map out the course of rivers

b)

Convert Africans to Christianity;

3.

What event began the European scramble for colonies in Africa?

a)

The Boer War;

b)

King Leopold II's colonization of large amounts of African territory, resulting in the creation of the Belgian Congo;

4.

Which was an effect of Europeans conquering Africa?

a)

Africans were forced to adopt European customs while being exploited for the labor and resources

b)

Africans were still allowed to rule themselves;

5.

How was Ethiopia able to maintain its independence from Italy?

a)

The Italians were weak and ill-equipped

b)

Menelik II modernized the country;

6.

Why did so few Europeans travel into Africa's interior before the late 1800s

a)

Europeans controled trade in Africa.

b)

The climate, geography, and disease made it difficult for Eueropeans

7.

A famous missionary and explorer who was lost in Africa for 6 years

a)

Henry Stanley

b)

Dr. David Livingstone

8.

The system of governing a country as a father would parent a child

a)

Paternalistic

b)

King Leopold II

9.

Belgian king who colonized the Congo and was responsible for the death of 10 - 15 million Congolese

a)

King Leopold II

b)

Henry Stanley

10.

The warrior king of the Zulu responsible for the building of an empire and innovative military reforms

a)

Paternalistic

b)

Shaka