Based on the map at the start of the article, which European nation had control over the most regions of Africa during the Scramble for Africa?
: Britain
What invention allowed European powers to trek further and faster in the African interior?
*steam engine
What ideology of the 19th and early 20th century was a leading cause of the Scramble for Africa?
*Nationalism
Who called the Berlin Conference of 1884?
*Otto von Bismark
Approximately how many African states were impacted by the Berlin Conference
:50
What nation was ruled by Leopold II?
*belgium
What region of Africa did Leopold II have control over during the Scramble for Africa?
congo
Which of the following resources was NOT a part of the territory controlled by Leopold II?
silver
In what year did Britain take control of Egypt?
=1882
What key structure gave Britain faster access to their colonial territories in the Far East?
= the suez canal
According to the article, what war resulted from British colonization in South Africa?
=boer war
How did European Imperialism in Africa benefit the European nations who participated in the Scramble for Africa?
= European nations extracted important natural resources from the land
The building of roads, bridges and railroads was seen to both a positive and negative impact because...
:Europeans used them to extract resources, leaving a vast network or routes that were useful to the continent well into the 20th century.
What term means judging other cultures base upon the view of your own?
: Ethnocentrism
True or False: In the long term, Africa was only mildly impacted by the Scramble for Africa.
: false
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