Imperialism in Africa Answers

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

Resistance to British rule in southern Africa was led by the

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

Which of the following words best describes Africa?

Which is not an abundant natural resource found in Africa?

Africa is separated from Europe by the

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

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?

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Read the following passage from a book that David Livingstone wrote about his travels in central Africa.“The country is becoming very beautiful, and furrowed [lined] by deep valleys; the underlying rocks, being igneous, have yielded [given] fertile soil. There is great abundance of large game [animals to hunt]. . . . We crossed the Mbai [River] and found in its bed rocks of pink marble. Some little hills near it are capped by marble of beautiful whiteness.”

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

Look at this famous political cartoon of Cecil Rhodes, standing over Africa.Which of the following best describes the message conveyed by this cartoon?

Which of the following was a political effect of European imperialism in Africa?