The Age of Imperialism

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.

Pride in one's country is known as ____.

• apartheid
• imperialism
• nationalism
• communism

European nations rushing to claim territories in Africa has been called ________ by historians.

• the gold rush 
• the scramble for Africa 
• get money in a hurry
• quick claims in Africa 

The Europeans were mostly successful against Africans in battle, partly due to:

• Better weapons
• More soldiers
• Advanced hand combat strategy
• Immune to disease

Which is NOT a natural resource Europeans were interested in while colonizing Africa?

• Gold
• Ivory

• Rubber
• Tobacco 

Which European countries would control most of northern Africa during the 1800s?

• Britain

• Germany

• Egypt

• France

The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

Which type of imperialism is when a large population moves into another area to establish towns, farms, and businesses?

• Protectorate

• Settlement Colony

• Dependent Colony

• Intervention

A type of imperialism when local leaders kept their power, but foreign leaders controlled the land was called __________.

• Dependent Colony

• Intervention

• Protectorate

• Settlement Colony

What were the only African countries to be independent from European Imperialism?

• Liberia and Ethiopia

• Morocco and Ethiopia

• Egypt, South Africa, Algeria

• Sudan, Egypt, Liberia