Imperialism in Africa Answers

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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?

A
It is Britain’s duty to send manufactured goods to Africa.
B
God is opposed to the colonization of Africa.
C
It is Britain’s duty to spread European ways and customs around the world.
D
The British should be embarrassed by their dreams of a colonial empire.
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Which of the following words best describes Africa?

A
country
B
continent
C
desert
D
river
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A
Nile
B
Congo
C
Zulu
D
Mbai
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By the early 1900s, which two European countries had colonized the most African land?

A
Germany and Portugal
B
Belgium and Spain
C
Germany and Italy
D
France and Great Britain
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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.”

A
Africans are wealthy because they sell their marble.
B
Africa’s animals are evenly distributed throughout the continent.
C
There are abundant natural resources in Africa.
D
Most of Africa is made up of thriving cities.
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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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Resistance to British rule in southern Africa was led by the

A
Ethiopians.
B
Egyptians.
C
Liberians.
D
Zulus.
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Which of the following describes an economic effect of European imperialism in Africa?

A
African colonies were forced to import all their raw materials from Europe.
B
Little money was invested in technology or infrastructure not related to exports.
C
Many Africans were forced to work in factories that were little more than sweatshops.
D
Plantations and mines were prohibited under strict rules imposed by Europeans.
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A
Egypt
B
Liberia
C
Ethiopia
D
Algeria

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