IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA 100% SOLUTIONS REVISED 2023//2024

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA 100% SOLUTIONS REVISED 2023//2024 Which of the following were effects of European rule in Africa? Check all that apply. - ANSWER European languages became official languages. Some educational systems were established. African colonies were created along arbitrary lines. Read this passage written by British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. "I contend that we are the first race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race... If there be a God, I think that what he would like me to do is to paint as much of the map of Africa British red as possible." According to this passage, which of the following best describes Rhodes's view of British imperialism? It is Britain's duty to send manufactured goods to Africa. God is opposed to the colonization of Africa. It is Britain's duty to spread European ways and customs around the world. The British should be embarrassed by their dreams of a colonial empire. - ANSWER It is Britain's duty to spread European ways and customs around the world. Which words best describe King Leopold II's actions in central Africa? indifferent, removed kind, concerned enlightened, civilized cruel, heartless - ANSWER cruel, heartless When Europeans first began to explore Africa, what did they find? a great diversity of cultures a single language shared by all Africans many large empires an absence of natural resources - ANSWER a great diversity of cultures Read the following passage from a book by modern-day author Adam Hochschild describing King Leopold's treatment of the Congo. "Talk of the lazy native accompanied the entire European land grab in Africa, just as it had been used to justify the conquest of the Americas. To an American reporter Leopold once declared, 'In dealing with a race composed of cannibals for thousands of years it is necessary to use methods which will best shake their idleness and make them realize the sanctity of work'." According to this passage, how did King Leopold justify his treatment of the Congolese people? The Congolese were not treated harshly, compared to the American Indians. The Congolese people understood the sanctity of work and needed to be punished. The Congolese had too many resources and had become lazy because of their wealth. The Congolese were an inferior people who needed harsh treatment for them to learn how to work. - ANSWER The Congo