African Colonization & Independence

Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?

• They wanted to control African industry.
• They were asked to organize African schools.
• They were involved in the slave trade.
• They were in search of agricultural products.

Which was a part of early European plans for Africa?

• Establishing trade routes
• Spreading Islam
• Setting up democracies
• Preventing deforestation

What was the MAIN reason European countries colonized Africa?

• They wanted to spread Christianity.
• They were looking for trade routes.
• The continent would provide large amounts of land.
• They needed the natural resources.

The belief that acquiring colonies for raw materials will create a stronger country is called ____.

• apartheid
• imperialism
• nationalism
• communism

What happened during the Berlin Conference?

• Europeans decided how to divide up Africa.
• Africans decided how to divide up Africa.
• Africans mapped out routes for the slave trade.
• Germany staked claim to most of Africa.

What is assimilation?

• Refusing to give up one's language for another
• Refusing to give up one's religion for another
• Giving up one's customs for someone else's
• Demanding the return of a nation's king

When African people helped European officials rule a colony it was called ____.

• Direct rule
• Monarchy
• Apartheid
• Indirect rule

Pride in one's country is known as ____.

• apartheid
• imperialism
• nationalism
• communism

When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?

• Before WWI
• Just after WWI
• Just before WWII
• After WWII

When European officials ruled a colony it was called _____.

• Direct rule
• Monarchy
• Apartheid
• Indirect rule