Why, Europe, Why?
The racist poem "White Man's" this by Rudyard Kipling called Africans "half-devil and half-child" and claimed that Europeans had a "responsibility" to civilize Africans
What is (White Man's) Burden?
In the 19th century, China fought a few wars with Great Britain trying to stop their sale of this addictive drug created from the poppy flower
What is Opium?
In an early track called "5 Am in Toronto", this rapper namechecked the hometown where he "Started From the Bottom"
What is Drake?
King Menelik II successfully defended this country's independence against Italy. This African country was an early adopter of Christianity and maintained its independence against Imperialism.
What is Ethiopia?
"Whatever happens we have got/the Maxim..." this "...and they have not" was a common rhyme used by European colonizers in reference to superior military technology
What is (machine) gun?
Europeans decided to divy up Africa (without asking any Africans) at an 1884 conference in this capital city of Germany
What is Berlin?
Shoguns were military leaders that wanted to prevent foreign interference in Tokyo and other cities in this country
What is Japan?
This red-headed pop star has had hits inspired by his native Ireland like "Galway Girl" and "Castle on the Hill"
Who is Ed Sheeran?
This 2nd longest river in Africa was sailed by the Belgians and King Leopold II and they soon "con"quered and exploited the area around it for rubber
What is the Congo?
The largest hot desert in the world is this one whose name comes from the Arabic for "desert"
What is the Sahara (desert)?
A target for many European countries was the coast of Africa that had a plethora of this precious metal available
What is gold?
"Jewel in the Crown" was the descriptor given to this country whose Sepoys (soldiers) mutinied and rebelled against British rule
What is India?
This singer with a geographic last name released the songs "Sierra Leone" and "Pyramids" on his 2012 debut album Channel Orange
Who is Frank Ocean?
The British seized the Suez Canal in this old African country with its capital at Cairo in order to cut their shipping times to Asia
What is Egypt?
The Maori successfully defended themselves for 25 years against the British on this now English speaking island country in the continent of Oceania
What is New Zealand?
One of the reasons that Africa was able to defend against Europe before Imperialism was this deadly tropical disease caused by mosquitoes
What is malaria?
Queen Liliokoulani was the monarch of this island kingdom before it was annexed. Not only was Liliokoulani a queen, she was also a composer and she wrote the famous song "Aloha Oe"
What is Hawaii?
This Colombian songstress has had major hits with songs like "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", "Amarillo", and "Te Dejo Madrid"
Who is Shakira?
Some of the ethnic groups in this most populous African country (200 million) are the Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and Fulani. Confusingly, the parents of the "Greek Freak" in the NBA came from this country
What is Nigeria?
New Delhi was under the direction of this profitable organization commonly abbreviated as the EIC during the Age of Imperialism
What is the East India Company?
This Chinese port city was established as a British trading point and is still the city with the most English speakers today
What is Hong Kong?
This Country. The Man had a huge hit in 2017 with "Feel It Still"
What is Portugal?
This southern-most country in Africa was the battlefield for the Boer Wars between British and Dutch settlers
What is South Africa?
The demand for resources like cotton and sisal drove imperialism of Africa because there was a large demand for this general type of woven product like a "t" shirt
What are textiles?