2024 Imperialism in Africa Guided Notes GRADED Check Up

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Imperialism in Africa took place between what years?

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1880-1914

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Before European imperialism, Africa consisted of many ethnic groups.

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True

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Identify 3 reasons (obstacles) why Europeans were unable to explore the interior of Africa in the 1400’s: 1. dense ___________ 2. rapids & waterfalls made it _________ to travel through 3. diseases like _______ and sleeping sickness.

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rainforests, difficult, malaria

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What advances made it possible for Europeans to explore the interior of Africa by 1870? (medicine, transportation, technology)

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All are correct

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What ethnocentric term did Europeans call Africa because they felt the continent was "wild, exotic, and in need of enlightenment"?

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The Dark Continent

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What poem displayed the ethnocentric idea that it was the duty of Europeans to manage the affairs of non-European people whom they believed to be less developed?

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White Man's Burden

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What did the advertisement for Pear's Soap reveal about the Europeans?

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they had to teach non-Europeans virtues of cleanliness

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What European nation set off a competition between other European countries (“mad scramble”) for resources in Africa?

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Belgium

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Belgium colonized the _____ (capitalize the country).

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Congo

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3 important raw materials that Belgium exploited the Congo for were: ______, ______, and ____ oil

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rubber, timber, palm oil