Empire Building In Africa
A quiz to help you with your Chapter 21 Section 2 Quiz.
- 1.Which of the following European powers controlled the most territory in West Africa?
- A.
Britain
- B.
France
- C.
Belgium
- D.
Italy
- 2.Which European power established the colony of the Gold Coast?
- A.
Britain
- B.
France
- C.
Belgium
- 3.Which leader freed Egypt from the control of the Ottoman Empire?
- A.
David Livingstone
- B.
Henry Stanley
- C.
Muhammad Ali
- D.
Ferdinand de Lesseps
- 4.Who took the lead in colonizing Central Africa?
- A.
Great Britain
- B.
France
- C.
Belgium
- D.
Italy
- 5.Which of the following was built to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas?
- A.
The Panama Canal
- B.
The Suez Canal
- C.
The Chunnel
- D.
The Augusta Canal
- 6.When David Livingstone went missing, Henry Stanley was sent to by which paper to search for him?
- A.
The New York Herald
- B.
The New York Times
- C.
The London Herald
- D.
The Boston Globe
- 7.Henry Stanley encouraged the settlement of which area?
- A.
West Africa
- B.
North Africa
- C.
South Africa
- D.
The Congo River Valley
- 8.Which two powers were the chief rivals for control of East Africa?
- A.
Germany and France
- B.
France and Britain
- C.
Germany and Britain
- D.
Germany and Belgium
- 9.What was Otto von Bismarck's view on colonization?
- A.
It was crucial to German power
- B.
It was a necessary evil for the economy of Germany
- C.
It was a "sham, but needed for elections"
- D.
It was not moral
- 10.Which of the following indigenous people battled both the Boers and the British?
- A.
The Tutsie
- B.
The Zulu
- C.
The Hutu
- D.
The Shakas
- 11.What action led to the Boer War?
- A.
Cecil Rhodes was elected President of Rhodesia
- B.
The Zulu attacked a Boer village
- C.
Cecil Rhodes was caught planning an overthrow of the Boer government of the South African Republic
- D.
The British declared an independent union of South Africa in 1910
- 12.What unintended consequence did Indirect rule have in Africa?
- A.
The standard of living rose for the African people
- B.
Germany declared war on Spain
- C.
African art flourished
- D.
The best and brightest Africans were provided few opportunities
- 13.Which European power most often used indirect rule?
- A.
Britain
- B.
France
- C.
Spain
- D.
Belgium
- 14.Most European powers used which of the following in Africa?
- A.
Indirect Rule
- B.
Direct Rule
- 15.Which of the following is evidence of racism?
- A.
Segregated clubs, schools, and churches
- B.
Use of the term "boy"
- C.
Exclusion of African delegates at the Berlin Conference in 1884
- D.
All of the above
- 16.How was the new class of African leaders that emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century unique?
- A.
They were uneducated leaders
- B.
The favored westernization, but at the same time hated foreign control
- C.
They were not very knowledgeable about the west
- D.
None of the above
- 17.The first quarter of the 20th century was marked by
- A.
No resistance to European domination of Africa
- B.
The rise of African Nationalism
- C.
Cooperation between Africa and the European powers
- D.
None of the above
- 18.What was the goal of French colonial policy in Africa?
- A.
Segregation via reservations
- B.
African removal and relocation
- C.
Assimilation of Africans into French culture
- D.
Total domination of South Africa
- 19.Which of the following European powers allowed Africans to run for office?
- A.
Britain
- B.
Italy
- C.
Belgium
- D.
France
- 20.What led to the decline of the slave trade?
- A.
The Treaty of Tordesillas
- B.
The Berlin Conference
- C.
The gradual abolition of slavery in most of the world
- D.
None of the above
- 21.Descendants of the original Dutch settlers in South Africa were called
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