Lesson 10: Imperialism Map and Questions


Imperialism in Africa in 1914



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Lesson 10

Use the presentations and the map above to answer each of the following questions.

1. Which nation controlled the most land in Africa?

2. What's the difference between a colony and a protectorate?

3. How were the boundaries in Africa decided?

4. Since Beligium was not a large military power, how do you think it was able to gain control of so much of Central Africa? (Use the answer to #3 to help you answer this.)

5. What is social Darwinism? How did it help justify colonization of Africa?

6. Why did Africa have a hard time fighting back? Write your answer in at least one paragraph and give several different reasons.

7. The presentations tell you that only Liberia and Ethiopia remain independent. What happens to Ethiopia later as a sort of "revenge" for its earlier independence?

8. The presentations tell you that only Liberia and Ethiopia remain independent. Use the the Internet to find out more about Liberia, and write a paragraph about it here. (Correctly cite your source using MLA format.)

9. The presentations tell you that only Liberia and Ethiopia remain independent. Use the the Internet to find out more about little Walvis Bay, in South West Africa, and write a paragraph about it here. (Correctly cite your source using MLA format.)

10. In Asia, China remained independent but there were several port cities controlled by European powers. What is it called when one power controls the trade exports of another?

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