Scramble for Africa

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of British imperialism in Africa?

• To promote democracy

• To acquire raw materials and expand territory

• To spread European culture peacefully

• To unite Africa under one government

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Who was the first European leader to make a colony in Africa, starting the rush for land?

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference in 1884?

• To grant African nations independence

• To establish European rules for colonizing Africa

• To end all European colonization

• To give power to African leaders

Multiple Choice

True or False: African leaders were present at the Berlin Conference

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the impact of the Berlin Conference on African borders?

• They were made based on African cultural divisions

• They were made by African leaders

• They were set with no thought given to African cultures

• They remained unchanged

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a rule established at the Berlin Conference?

• Ending the slave trade in controlled regions

• Free trade in the Congo & Niger Basins

• Requiring 'effective control' before claiming a colony

• Protecting the freedom of African nations

Multiple Select

By 1905, which two countries remained independent from European imperialism? (Choose two answers)

• Liberia

• Ethiopia

• The Congo

• Brazil

Multiple Choice

What resources were extracted by European nations during imperialism in Africa?

• Coal and Iron

• Cotton and Silk

• Gold, Diamonds, Rubber, and Ivory

• Wheat and Corn

Multiple Choice

How much of Africa was under European control by 1914?

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a negative effect of European imperialism in Africa?

• Western Education & Tech

• Increase in African freedom

• Introduction of diseases like smallpox and measles

• Stronger African unity