IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA Exam Test Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA Exam Test Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct What part did the slave trade play in helping Europeans take control of much of Africa in the 1800s? Europeans were able to enslave the people they conquered. The slave trade had weakened many African kingdoms. Europeans insisted that Africans practice slavery. The slave trade enriched the Europeans at this time. - ANSWER The slave trade had weakened many African kingdoms. Look at this map of European colonies in Africa. Which of the following statements accurately describes information that is presented on the map? Spain had the most colonies in Africa. France's colonies were mainly in north and west Africa. Britain's colonies are shown in the color orange. Germany had no colonies in Africa. - ANSWER France's colonies were mainly in north and west Africa. The name of Africa's longest river is the - ANSWER Nile The two European countries with the most colonies in Africa were Germany and Portugal. Belgium and Spain. Germany and Italy. France and Great Britain. - ANSWER France and Great Britain. Resistance to British rule in southern Africa was led by the NOT Ethiopians. Egyptians. Liberians. Zulus. - ANSWER Which of the following words best describes Africa? country continent desert river - ANSWER continent The one nation in Africa that successfully resisted European rule was - ANSWER Ethiopia Which of the following was a political effect of European imperialism in Africa? Most manufactured goods were sent to Africa from Europe. Christianity spread across the African continent. Little experience was provided to Africans in self-government. Europeans owned most of the mines and plantations. - ANSWER Little experience was provided to Africans in self-government. The Berlin Conference of 1885 is said to have set off a "scramble for Africa." That means that Europeans rushed to set up colonies in Africa. fought each other on African soil before leaving the continent. abandoned plans for establishing African colonies. grew interested in African music and art forms. - ANSWER rushed to set up colonies in Africa. Which is not an abundant natural resource found in Africa? Diamonds Palm oil Coal Farm land - ANSWER Coal Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa? African colonies were forced to import all their raw materials from Europe. Little money was invested in technology or infrastructure not related to exports. Many Africans were forced to work in factories that were little more than sweatshops. Plantations and mines were prohibited under strict rules imposed by Europeans. - ANSWER Little money was invested in technology or infrastructure not related to exports. Africa is separated from Europe by the Atlantic Ocean. Mediterranean Sea. Sahara Desert. Indian Ocean. - ANSWER Mediterranean Sea. 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.