Imperialism in Africa Answers

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

Which of the following were effects of European rule in Africa? Choose three answers.

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?

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

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

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?