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What is colonization?
a) Settling among and controlling native people in an area
b) Taking over a country by force
c) The spread of cultural beliefs
d) A collection of ants

What is imperialism?
a) Settling among and establishing control over native people
b) A movie about the dark side
c) An extension of power over native people through politics or military force
d) The era of exploration

During what years did European imperialism reach its height?
a) 1400-1500
b) 1900-2000
c) 1700-1800
d) 1800-1900

How did colonization influence cultures on both sides?
a) Neither culture was influenced
b) The colonized country completely lost its culture
c) The colonizing country lost its culture
d) Both countries absorbed pieces of each other's culture, like religion and language

What does the phrase THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN mean?
a) The belief that Europeans gave the world diseases
b) The belief that Europeans should be slaves
c) The belief that Europeans had to civilize the world
d) The belief that Europeans were uncivilized

What leader began the brutal colonization of the Congo?
a) Henry VIII
b) Leopold II
c) Cecil Rhoades
d) Nelson Mandela

What was the scramble for Africa?
a) A fundraiser breakfast for Africans
b) The division of Africa by European powers at the Berlin Conference
c) The power grab by African for other parts of Africa
d) The stealing of all of Africa's chickens

What is cultural diffusion
a) The denial of spreading of culture
b) The spread of culture
c) The assimilation to one culture around the world
d) The watering down of culture

Which two countries in Africa were never colonized
a) Somali and Mauritania
b) South Africa and Tunisia
c) Senegal and Mozambique
d) Ethiopia and Liberia

What is Social Darwinism?
a) A theory that applied evolution into communication systems
b) A theory that applied natural selection to civilized society
c) A theory that applied economics to socialism
d) A theory that applied natural selection to economics

What method did key independence leaders in Africa use?
a) Bloody wars
b) Intelligent diplomacy
c) Nonviolent protests
d) Persuasive essays

Why is Nelson Mandela an important figure?
a) He was a terrorist
b) He helped end apartheid and was the first black president of South Africa
c) He help end the British colonization of India and was the first black president of India
d) He is not important

Which statement would Desmond Tutu most agree with
a) Violence solves everything
b) Threats on economic wealth will help create change
c) All whites should leave South Africa
d) Nelson Mandela did nothing to end apartheid

What is apartheid?
a) Racist laws that existed in South Africa
b) Racist laws that existed in Madagascar
c) Racist laws that existed in India
d) Racist laws that existed in the United States

Which of the following was NOT a key leader in the end if apartheid?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Desmond Tutu
c) Monhandas Gandhi
d) F.W. De Klerk

Which of the following is NOT a form of apartheid?
a) Grand
b) Jim Crow Laws
c) Petty
d) Urban

Which of the following is the best description of urban apartheid?
a) It avoided any contact between whites and nonwhites
b) It created HOMELANDS for blacks on a national scale
c) It created separate living/business areas for racial groups
d) It means apartness

Which of the following is the best comparison to petty apartheid?
a) Jewish students could not go to German schools
b) Native American reservations
c) In the U.S., black people had to sit in the back of the bus
d) Russian goulag camps

What does the phrase, THE SUN NEVER SETS ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE mean?
a) The British controlled land at both poles
b) The British had the knowledge to keep the sun shining on its empire
c) The British had colonies all over the world, in different time zones
d) The British believed the king was the sun and never slept

What is the relationship between the Industrial Revolution and imperialism?
a) Africa needed more raw materials to meet the needs of the Industrial Revolution
b) European factories recruited Africans to work
c) The African Industrial revolution was better than the Europeans, so the Europeans invaded
d) Europe needed raw materials to meet the need to the Industrial Revolution

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