Imperialism in Africa Answers

Which words best describe King Leopold II’s actions in central Africa?

When Europeans first began to explore Africa, what did they find?

The Berlin Conference of 1885 is said to have set off a “scramble for Africa.” That means that Europeans

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?

NileCongoZuluMbai

Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa?

EgyptLiberiaEthiopiaAlgeria

By the early 1900s, which two European countries had colonized the most African land?

Cecil Rhodes wrote that he wanted to “paint as much of the map of Africa British red as possible.” Which of the following best paraphrases what he meant?

Africa is separated from Europe by the