World History Test Study Guide

World History Test Study Guide Littlejohn – Chapters 26

1. What is imperialism? 2. Why did Europeans want to obtain colonies and develop empires?(There are multiple answers to this question) 3. What places were colonized in Africa prior to 1880? What prevented the Europeans from obtaining more of Africa prior to 1880? 4. How did the colonization of Africa change by the year 1913? What led to the Europeans being able to obtain more land in Africa? 5. What do the ideas of Social Darwinism and the White Man’s Burden say? How did they justify imperialism? 6. Describe the competition for the Cape Colony and South Africa. Who were the Boers, Afrikaners and Zulus? What were the Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free States? What was the Great Trek? 7. Who was Henry Stanley and what role did he play in the colonization of Africa? 8. What area was controlled by King Leopold II? How were the people of that area treated? How did Leopold’s colonization affect the other European countries? 9. What ground rules did the Berlin Conference determine about who could colonize Africa? 10. Why was the South African War (Boer War) fought? Why did Cecil Rhodes promote the war? How did the war affect the area of South Africa? What is apartheid? 11. Explain the difference between direct and indirect control methods of imperial possessions. Give examples of places for both styles. What is assimilation and paternalism? 12. Give examples of successful and unsuccessful resistance to imperialism in Africa. Why did they succeed or fail? Who was Menelik II, Samori Toure? 13. What are the positive and negative aspects of imperialism? 14. Study the review questions from the group projects on Ch. 26, sec. 4. 15. Review your homework from Ch. 26, sec. 5 and review the quiz based on that section.