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In what ways, and to what extent, were Africans able to react to the European onslaught that occurred between 1880 and 1914?

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What incited the Scramble for Africa? What were the immediate results for Africans? For Europeans?

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The modernizing that took place in African culture during the colonial era can be attributed most to European ____________________.

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Question 4

Regardless of official policies of their central governments, local European rulers

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A)   often made strong friendships among the locals.
B)   discouraged missionaries in their work, feeling that the home countries had no real idea what went on in Africa.
C)   visited with the people to try to improve relations so they would work harrier.
D)   in some cases made a kind of peace with the Africans, but many did not.
E)   preferred the colonies with the largest numbers of Europeans living within them.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 5

The main reason Europeans were interested in the Belgian Congo was a desire to

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A)   explore the Congo River.
B)   maintain a trading center there.
C)   extract slaves for the American trade.
D)   extract gold.
E)   take advantage of its natural resources.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

The Berlin Conference of 1884

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A)   divided up most of Africa among the colonial powers.
B)   created a boundary system that has proved unalterable and is still in existence today.
C)   launched Germany's military campaigns in Africa.
D)   led to a treaty among Germany, France, and the Netherlands for the division of the Congo.
E)   stated that since the Africans were heathens, the Europeans had a duty to Christianize them.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

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 kings
E)   the labor unionsF) A) and E)
G) A) and C) C

Question 8

The only two African countries to maintain their independence throughout the colonial period were ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 9

In West-Central Africa during the colonial period,

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A)   the main focus of Europeans was to exploit the region's mineral resources, including rubber and copper.
B)   half the natives perished within twenty years due to the brutality of the Belgians.
C)   most Europeans who tried to settle the region died of malaria.
D)   both a and b
E)   both a and cF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

The only two African countries to remain free from colonization were

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A)   Kenya and Somalia.
B)   Ethiopia and Morocco.
C)   Libya and Morocco.
D)   Liberia and Ethiopia.
E)   Kenya and Ethiopia.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

What was the purpose of the British policy of Indirect Rule?

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A)   To force Africans to convert to Christianity
B)   To assimilate Africans into European thought and culture in order to "civilize" them
C)   To force African traditional rulers to send their children to school
D)   To give African rulers powers they didn't hold under their traditional ways of ruling
E)   To make use of traditional African rulers to assist in administering the coloniesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Wedged between their old ways of living and the way Europeans wanted them to live, Africans often found that they

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A)   must make a complete break with every aspect of the culture they had known in order to be accepted in the white man's society.
B)   preferred the modern ways to the old but could not say that publicly for fear of ostracism.
C)   no longer could have contentment no matter which path they chose.
D)   wanted their children to succeed under the white man's rules but wanted no part of that life for themselves.
E)   were all going to be treated the same way whether they cooperated or not.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Portugal's main concern during the imperial period was

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A)   to prevent Germany and France from keeping the few colonies the Portuguese still possessed..
B)   to maintain a friendship with Britain so its ships could use the Suez Canal.
C)   the threat of being incorporated into Spain while other European countries were preoccupied with Africa.
D)   trying to hold on to more land in Africa than Spain possessed.
E)   maintaining their pace of industrialization at home.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Large African markets that the Europeans wanted for their excess industrial goods never emerged, because

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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) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Primary forms of resistance by the African peoples to European takeovers involved

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A)   gathering as many people as possible to fight.
B)   fighting in small units that could move about quickly.
C)   usually spontaneous attacks in response to a particular European action.
D)   several different ethnic groups coming together to fight the Europeans.
E)   resistance to forced labor more than any other kind of fighting.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Despite their original intentions, few European countries ever

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A)   achieved total control over Africans.
B)   managed to explore Africa's more remote regions.
C)   found a way to make agriculture very profitable.
D)   built up strong colonial markets for their products from home.
E)   gained anything like a monopoly control over their particular colonies.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

In Algeria, the French subordinated the native ____________________ and ____________________

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Question 18

It could most accurately be stated of the European states during the colonial era in Africa that

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A)   Germany, France, and Italy all sought national glory and honor almost as much as they did colonies.
B)   Germans wanted to outpace France, their traditional rivals.
C)   Germany wanted to take back the areas of Alsace and Lorraine, which had remained in French hands after their last conflict.
D)   France and Germany each managed to seize some decent areas, though most of the land they came to control was pretty much useless.
E)   Only the British and the Germans managed to take over areas of Africa where they actually found large markets.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D) A

Question 19

In the system of ____________________ rule, the British relied on local assistants to help them govern.

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Question 20

Which of these groups were, according to your text, probably most important for the "evolution of African culture"?

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A)   merchants
B)   missionaries
C)   administrators
D)   both a and b
E)   both b an cF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Exam 38: European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

In what ways, and to what extent, were Africans able to react to the European onslaught that occurred between 1880 and 1914?

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What incited the Scramble for Africa? What were the immediate results for Africans? For Europeans?

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The modernizing that took place in African culture during the colonial era can be attributed most to European ____________________.

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Regardless of official policies of their central governments, local European rulers

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The main reason Europeans were interested in the Belgian Congo was a desire to

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The only two African countries to maintain their independence throughout the colonial period were ____________________ and ____________________.

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What was the purpose of the British policy of Indirect Rule?

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In Algeria, the French subordinated the native ____________________ and ____________________

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