Imperialism in Africa

What was the “white man’s burden”?

• bigger, stronger Europeans could carry more baggage

• the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive peoples

• the crowded urban living conditions created by the Second Industrial Revolution

• the unpopular belief that Europeans were responsible for the mass destruction of many African cultures

By the 1890's all of the following were important trade items of West Africa EXCEPT:

• palm oil

• slavery

• peanuts

• timber

All of the following powers had colonies in West Africa by 1900, EXCEPT:

• Britain

• the United States

• Germany

• France

Muhammad Ali of Egypt introduced all of the following reforms to bring Egypt into the modern world EXCEPT:

• created small industries in sugar and ships

• he modernized the army

• set up a public school system

• established an international prizefighting organization

After the opening of the Suez Canal in North Africa in 1869, what did Great Britain do?

• sold its share in the canal to France

• seized Morocco and Tunisia

• bought Egypt’s share in the Suez Canal

• removed all troops from Egypt.

All of the following were French colonies in North Africa EXCEPT -

• Algeria

• Egypt

• Tunisia

• Morocco

Italy was in competition for colonies in North Africa. When Italy was defeated by Ethiopia in 1896 what did it do?

• abandoned its interest in colonialism

• attacked the Suez Canal

• negotiated indirect rule

• seized Tripoli

Which of the following is true about David Livingstone while he was in Africa. (Check all that apply)

• He became familiar with native African languages.

• He was attacked by a lion.

• He fought African warriors.

• He went over a waterfall with his canoe.

How was King Leopold II of Belgium the real driving force behind colonization of Central Africa in the late nineteenth century?

• He helped the British establish military forts in Uganda.

• He sponsored Christian churches in Kenya.

• He set up Belgian settlements in the Congo.

• He sold African land to German missionaries.

By 1914, the only independent states in Africa were -

• Liberia and Ethiopia

• South Africa and Congo

• Rhodesia and Egypt

• Togo and Sudan