Imperial Motivations
List 4 motivations for colonisation
Political, Economic, Religious, Exploratory, Technological, Ideological
What Conference was held to partition Africa and establish imperial motivations for the Scramble of Africa?
The Berlin Conference
Who owned the Congo Free State?
Who was the emperor of Ethiopia during Italian imperialism resistance?
Melenik II
Who was the President in charge of the failed CIA invasion to overthrow Castro's government? (Bonus 100 points if you can name the failed CIA invasion)
President John F. Kennedy / Bay of Pigs Invasion
What was the primary motive for Britain to colonise India?
Economic exploitation of cotton/silk resources
What percentage of Africa was colonised post Berlin Conference?
Nearly 90%
What was another name King Leopold II had for his harsh exploitation of the Congo's natural resources?
Rubber King
What is the African tribe taken over by the Dutch and British in the Boer Wars?
The Zulu tribe
In what years where the Cuban Revolution? (Bonus 200 points if you can identify the TWO specific events which begin and end it)
1953 (Moncada Barracks Attack) - 1959 (Batista fleeing Cuba OR M-26-7 taking Havana)
Complete the European quote for nationalism: G____, G__ and G___!
Glory, God and Gold!
Provide ONE example of a Christian mission in Africa (name the imperial nation and colony)
French Assimilation Policy enforced in West Africa; Christian Mission in Nigeria; King Leopold II used the ‘Christian mission’ as a reason for colonising the Congo
How much rubber was extracted in the Congo within 15 years?
92%
The only two African countries to resist western imperialism
Liberia and Ethiopia
Provide 3 reasons Batista's regime failed
American influence, economic disparity (poverty), dictatorship (oppressing opposition), Castro's ability to infiltrate the rural population, etc
What geographic vantage point did Britain secure?
The Suez Canal
What are TWO benefits in the legacy of imperialism?
Increased Trade & Global Markets, Investment in Infrastructure, Introduction to Modern Banking & Currency Systems, Introduction of Modern Medicine etc
What was the colonial army in the Congo?
The Force Publique
What was the first time in history an African nation defeated a European power (took place in Ethiopia)?
The Battle of Adawa
Where and why was Che Guevara executed?
In Bolivia for trying to ignite a revolutionary uprising against the government
Explain ONE motive this source reflects: "We are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race." – Cecil Rhodes, British imperialist (1877).
Ideology of Social Darwinism by recognising the existence of a "finest race" which is superior to other races.
Name 3 examples of an imperial nation and its colony (cannot be the same imperial nation more than once)
Britain and Egypt, Belgium and the Congo, France and Algeria,
Who were the Tutsi and Hutu people?
Tutsi (cattle herders, soldiers and administrators) (15% of population) and Hutu (farmers/lower class) (85% of population). Became competitive groups within the Congo as the Tutsi people established a relationship with Belgium and exploited the Hutu people.
Provide ONE reason which explains Ethiopia's successful resistance and Zulu nations failed resistance.
Leadership - Ethiopia had strong/stable leadership in Menelik II whereas Zulu nation had instability with Shaka Zulu being murdered
OR
Technology - Ethiopia had access to advance technology through imperial alliances with France and Russia but Zulu nation did not and were out powered by Britain
Why was Castro sent to prison?
For the failed attacks on the Moncada Military Barracks