Question 1

____________________ was the most famous British capitalist and private empire builder in Africa.

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Question 2

Explain how African society changed as a result of European imperialism including geographically, economically, politically, and socially.

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Question 3

What was the standard of recognition for European territorial claims in colonized areas of Africa?

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A)  effective occupation
B)  local customs
C)  spheres of influence
D)  ethnic and social affiliations
E)  cessation of resistanceF) C) and E)
G) All of the above A

Question 4

What was the most common form of  primary  resistance by the African peoples to European takeovers?

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A)  The Africans gathered as many people as possible to fight.
B)  They focused on traditional African beliefs to maintain their cultures.
C)  They usually had spontaneous attacks in response to a particular European action.
D)  They united several different ethnic groups coming together to fight the Europeans.
E)  The Africans tried to play the various European countries against each other.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the attention Europeans paid to traditional African ways?

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A)  disgust
B)  intense study
C)  disregard
D)  emulation
E)  embracedF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The main methods used by the French in controlling their colonies were ____________________ and ____________________.

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assimilati...

Question 7

The  ____________________  set an agreed-upon formula to regulate European powers' conquest of Africa.

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Berlin Conference

Question 8

Which of these was NOT commonly a part of Africans' secondary resistance to the Europeans?

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A)  It usually involved thousands of people.
B)  People from various ethnic groups banded together for the cause.
C)  People came from wide regions to join in the fight.
D)  Prophets of spirit-possessed cults blessed the people, promising them safety and protection.
E)  Openly practicing Christianity to gain concessions.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the experience of the Belgian colony of the Congo?

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A)  A private, royal plantation that exploited natural resources and brutally treated the natives.
B)  Whole agricultural districts were taken from Africans for the exclusive use of whites.
C)  The colony was administered through assimilation and association.
D)  The monarch of Belgium allowed Africans to be converted to Catholicism.
E)  It was established as a refuge for freed Africans from intercepted slave ships after the slave trade was banned.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

How did Europe justify their "scramble"? How was it put into practice? What was the long-term effect of the scramble for Africa?

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Question 11

Who put the most pressure on Britain and Germany to find new markets during the late 1800s?

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A)  the United States
B)  their parliaments
C)  leading industrialists
D)  the monarchs
E)  the labor unionsF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Term for identification: effective occupation

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The term "effective occupation" refers t...

Question 13

Term for identification: indirect rule

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Indirect rule is a term used to describe...

Question 14

What best describes the European allocation of Africa?

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A)  Consideration was given to keep indigenous groups together.
B)  Local customs of land division was applied by individual colonial powers.
C)  Local economic relations played a significant role in land allocation.
D)  A complete disregard for African geographical, ecological, and cultural traditions.
E)  African constabulary working with local European civil servants partitioned the continent.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Effective occupation included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  Proof Africans in the territory had ceded authority.
B)  The establishment of a European bureaucracy.
C)  Treaties and conquest.
D)  Mass conversion to Catholicism by the African population.
E)  A protecting power declared the right to rule.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Why were there essentially no large African markets for excess European industrial goods?

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A)  Africans resented European intrusion in their lives.
B)  Most Africans had no use for modern products.
C)  The Europeans only sent inferior goods to Africa.
D)  The Africans never had adequate cash incomes to spend on consumer goods.
E)  The costs of shipping goods to Africa proved to be too high.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a reason for attacks by Africans against colonial representatives performing their duties?

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A)  forcible recruitment of labor
B)  breaking religious taboos
C)  arrests of African natives
D)  livestock confiscated from Africans
E)  tax collection, which Africans viewed as theftF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following is most accurate regarding the majority of Africans at the time of European imperialism?

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A)  Most Africans lived a simple life in rural villages where there was almost universal illiteracy.
B)  They had increasing complex standards of living.
C)  Most Africans were literate, multi-lingual, and chose to live in urban areas rather than in pre-colonization villages.
D)  They mostly engaged in subsistence farming and remained relatively untouched by European imperialism.
E)  They were urbanized and well educated.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Which European nation was considered the third-largest colonial power in Africa?

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A)  France
B)  Italy
C)  Portugal
D)  Britain
E)  GermanyF) B) and C)
G) A) and D) E

Question 20

Term for identification: secondary resistance

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Secondary resistance refers to the resis...

Exam 15: European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

____________________ was the most famous British capitalist and private empire builder in Africa.

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Explain how African society changed as a result of European imperialism including geographically, economically, politically, and socially.

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What was the standard of recognition for European territorial claims in colonized areas of Africa?

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What was the most common form of primary resistance by the African peoples to European takeovers?

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Which of the following best describes the attention Europeans paid to traditional African ways?

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The main methods used by the French in controlling their colonies were ____________________ and ____________________.

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The ____________________ set an agreed-upon formula to regulate European powers' conquest of Africa.

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Which of these was NOT commonly a part of Africans' secondary resistance to the Europeans?

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Which of the following best describes the experience of the Belgian colony of the Congo?

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How did Europe justify their "scramble"? How was it put into practice? What was the long-term effect of the scramble for Africa?

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Who put the most pressure on Britain and Germany to find new markets during the late 1800s?

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Term for identification: effective occupation

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Why were there essentially no large African markets for excess European industrial goods?

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