World History "Expansion Was Everything": Europe's Colonization

How did you read this article?

• I just listened to it

• I just read it

• I read and listened to it

WHY did European countries decide to take over Africa?

• European countries were not large enough for everyone.

• European people thought it would be nice to live in Africa.

• Europeans wanted to take Africa's riches for themselves.

• Europeans wanted to stop the slave trade from happening.

Look at the map labeled "1913."

What do the bright blue areas show?

• places ruled by Great Britain

• places ruled by Portugal

• places ruled by France

• places ruled by Spain

Which event in the article happened FIRST?

• The slave trade began taking Africans to Europe or the Americas.

• W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about Europe's takeover of Africa.

• Jules Ferry and Cecil Rhodes took over a lot of land in Africa.

• Leaders at the Congress of Berlin divided up Africa for themselves.

Look at the map labeled "1880."

According to the map, who had the MOST land in Africa in 1880?

• Tippu Tip

• Morocco

• Algeria

• Egypt

Finish the prompt:

Due to imperialism, Africans, living in their own country did not have__________

• Families

• Freedom

• Resources

By 1900, nearly all of ​ (a)   was ruled by ​ (b)   powers.

• Africa
• European
• America