Ch14.3 QUIZ: Imperialism

What was a major reason European nations looked to Africa during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

• To establish democratic governments

• To find new sources of raw materials

• To spread religious beliefs

• To escape from European conflicts

What is the term for the dominance of a weaker country or territory by a stronger country?

• Nationalism

• Socialism

• Imperialism

• Federalism

What ideology was used to justify the colonial expansion in Africa?

• Mercantilism

• Social Darwinism

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

What was the political structure of African peoples before European domination in the mid-1800s?

• Unified under a single empire

• Divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups

• Governed by European powers

• Controlled by a single religious authority

What percentage of Africa was controlled by Europeans as late as 1880?

• 50 percent

• 25 percent

• 10 percent

• 75 percent

What made European travel into the interior of Africa difficult before the introduction of steam-powered riverboats?

• Lack of maps

• Hostile wildlife

• Impassable rivers with rapids and cataracts

• Dense forests

Who was the missionary that traveled into central Africa to promote Christianity in the late 1860s?

• Henry Stanley

• David Livingstone

• King Leopold II

• Cecil Rhodes

What was the outcome of Stanley's treaties with local chiefs of the Congo River valley?

• Establishment of a new African empire

• Control of the lands by King Leopold II of Belgium

• End of European exploration

• Formation of a trade alliance

What was King Leopold's claimed primary motive for establishing the colony?

• To promote industrialization

• To abolish the slave trade and promote Christianity

• To expand Belgian territory

• To exploit natural resources

How many Congolese died due to the abuses inflicted during Leopold's rule?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 15 million