Imperialism in Africa Answers

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What part did the slave trade play in helping Europeans take control of much of Africa in the 1800s?

A
Europeans were able to enslave the people they conquered.
B
The slave trade had weakened many African kingdoms.
C
Europeans insisted that Africans practice slavery.
D
The slave trade enriched the Europeans at this time.
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When Europeans first began to explore Africa, what did they find?

A
a great diversity of cultures
B
a single language shared by all Africans
C
many large empires
D
an absence of natural resources
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Which of the following were effects of European rule in Africa? Choose three answers.Islam spread across the continent.European languages became official languages.Some educational systems were established.African colonies were created along arbitrary lines.African colonies imported raw materials from Europe.

A
Islam spread across the continent.
B
European languages became official languages.
C
Some educational systems were established.
D
African colonies were created along arbitrary lines.
E
African colonies imported raw materials from Europe.
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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?

A
The Congolese were not treated harshly, compared to the American Indians.
B
The Congolese people understood the sanctity of work and needed to be punished.
C
The Congolese had too many resources and had become lazy because of their wealth.
D
The Congolese were an inferior people who needed harsh treatment for them to learn how to work.
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Which words best describe King Leopold II’s actions in central Africa?

A
indifferent, removed
B
kind, concerned
C
enlightened, civilized
D
cruel, heartless
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Resistance to British rule in southern Africa was led by the

A
Ethiopians.
B
Egyptians.
C
Liberians.
D
Zulus.
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The Berlin Conference of 1885 is said to have set off a “scramble for Africa.” That means that Europeans

A
rushed to set up colonies in Africa.
B
fought each other on African soil before leaving the continent.
C
abandoned plans for establishing African colonies.
D
grew interested in African music and art forms.
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Africa is separated from Europe by the

A
Atlantic Ocean.
B
Mediterranean Sea.
C
Sahara Desert.
D
Indian Ocean.
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Which is not an abundant natural resource found in Africa?

A
Diamonds
B
Palm oil
C
Coal
D
Farm land
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Which of the following was a political effect of European imperialism in Africa?

A
Most manufactured goods were sent to Africa from Europe.
B
Christianity spread across the African continent.
C
Little experience was provided to Africans in self-government.
D
Europeans owned most of the mines and plantations.

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