Imperialism and Africa Quiz

Question 0

Purpose of imperialism

Answer 0

To find sources of raw materials and food and market for machines made products

Question 1

Imperialism

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The political, economic, and social domination of a strong country over a weaker country.

Question 2

Causes of imperialism

Answer 2

Economic interests
Political and military interests
Humanitarian goals
Social Darwinism

Question 3

Social Darwinian

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Survival of the fittest, justified the conquest and destruction of weaker races as nature’s way of improving the human species. Lead to a sense of racial superiority to Europeans

Question 4

Berlin conference

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Conference of European nations in 1884 in which Europe determines how to divide Africa among its European colonies. No African representatives were invited.

Question 5

Goals and effects of Berlin conference

Answer 5

Goals:
-Avoid war between European countries
-open interior of Africa to trade
Effects:
-Transformed politics and economy of Africa, with virtually all parts of the continent colonized by 1900
-by 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained independent nations

Question 6

South Africa

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1650-Dutch farmers established cape colony on the cape of good hope I the southern tip of Africa
1814-Britain takes control of colony and abolishes the slave trade
1837-great trek: boers (Dutch farmers) travel inland to find farming land. This leads to conflict with African Zulu tribe
-most valuable resources: gold and diamonds

Question 7

Congo

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• colonized by king Leopold II
• Leopold II used to torture and terror to maintain order and obedience among Congolese
• people were mutilated for not meeting their rubber quotas
• Leopold disguised his actions in the Congo as missionary and humanitarian work
• Patrice Lumumba: Congolese leader who helped the county gain its independence from Belgium in 1960. Was assassinated forhis pro communist views and for denying Europe access to Congo’s resources

Question 8

Egypt

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• Egypt deeply in debt from building Suez canal (linked mediterranean with red sea, shortened trip from Europe top India)
• 1882: Egyptian govt appeared unstable do Britain night Egypt’s shares of owner ship in the canal
• Britain took control of Egypt to ensure its access to the Suez canal

Question 9

Ethiopia

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• under the leadership of Menelik II, Ethiopia resisted Italian colonization
• modern weapons and a well trained army were the keys to Ethiopia’s success
• 1 of 2 African countries to remain independent (Liberia the other)

Question 10

Algeria

Answer 10

• colonized by the French. Only French colony occupied by a white settler population
• French took the most valuable farm land fin the natives

Question 11

Senegal

Answer 11

• colonized by French
• France wanted access to Senegal’s rivers
• used rivers did trade