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Imperialism in South Africa QUIZ: Period 2

1.) What forms of imperialism were used in South Africa? (Bubble all that apply.)A. Sphere of InfluenceB. ProtectorateC. ColonizationD. Economic Imperialism

2.) What was the biggest social problem that came from Imperialism in South Africa?A. ChristianityB. Too much industrializationC. DiscriminationD. Nationalism

3.) What was a significant British base in South Africa?A. Cape TownB. ZuluC. BoerD. Bantu

4.) What was the controversial land that started the Zulu war of 1878?A. Orange Free StateB. Cape ProvinceC. BotswanaD. Transvaal

5.) What was agreed at Berlin Conference of 1884-85?A. Rules to claim African territoriesB. Ways they could control native peopleC. Religions that could be practicedD. What types of trading could take place between Europe and Africa

6.) What was the main industry that Britain was interested in South Africa?A. TextilesB. TechnologyC. MiningD. Industrialization

7.) Which form of management did Britain use for South Africa?A. Direct ControlB. ColonyC. ImperialismD. None of the above

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8.) Which empire colonized the most land in Africa?A. BritainB. GermanyC. ItalyD. Belgium

9.) What kept Britain from colonizing South Africa earlier?A. They were satisfied with their own resourcesB. Another European country already colonized itC. African leaders promised them slavesD. South Africa resisted being colonized

10.) Who fought in both of the Boer wars?A. The two Boer states and BritainB. The Dutch and the BritishC. The Zulu and the Orange Free StateD. The two Boer states and Belgium

11.) What were South Africa’s primary cash crops?A. Coffee, sugar, cotton, tobaccoB. Coffee, sugar, wheat, tobaccoC. Precious minerals, slaves, salt, fishD. Cocoa beans, sweet potato, eggplant, cucumber

12.) What did the Apartheid do?A. Give South Africa more landB. Grant more rights to Black South AfricansC. Create major segregation and discriminationD. Help decrease poverty rates in South Africa

13.) Why did native Africans join Europeans in the colonization of South Africa?A. To kill competing coloniesB. To kick the Europeans into thinking they were helping them to overthrow them in the

endC. To spread their specific religion to other native coloniesD. All of the above

14.) Who were the Boers?A. Dutch farmers who settled in AfricaB. A group of British noblesC. An African colony north of Cape ProvinceD. African militants

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15.) How was the hierarchy organized during colonization in South Africa?A. Europe’s control overall but African on the local levelB. European on local levelC. African overall controlD. None of the above

16.) The first Angle-Boer war was also known asA. The Fight for FreedomB. The Boers’ Last StandC. The First Freedom WarD. The Unifying Fight

17.) How does this picture represent Britain’s initial interest in South Africa?A. It shows how Britain was rich and Africa was poor, so they wanted to helpB. It displays how Britain excavated South African landC. It shows how Britain mined gold in South Africa and then took all of those resources

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18.) The image represents howA. Europe underdeveloped Africa by exploiting their resourcesB. America and Europe severely damaged the countries south to themC. Latin America suffered the same imperialism and colonization as AfricaD. America was inspired by Europe’s motives and followed in their footsteps

19.) What do the resources left in South Africa represent?A. The Europeans decided to let Africa go after a whileB. The Europeans left enough for Africa to sustain itselfC. The land and resources that the Europeans didn’t exploreD. Africans successfully removed Europeans from Africa before they could take all of

their resourcesE. None of the above

20.) Does the image properly represent the main effect of Europe colonizing Africa?A. Yes because Europe exploited Africa’s resources, leaving very little for native

Africans to thrive in B. Yes because Europe destroyed Africa’s economy, only taking their wealthC. No because Europe did not colonize AfricaD. No because Europe only took crops from Africa, not any wealth

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21.) What major effect of imperialism does this picture show?A. Income inequality within South AfricaB. Increased industrialization in Cape TownC. Racism and discrimination against black South AfricansD. Limited amounts of land ownership for native South Africans

22.) Which group would have been most against signs like these in South Africa?A. The African National CongressB. The National Party of South AfricaC. Communist Party of South AfricaD. European imperialists in South Africa

23.) What does this image best represent?A. South Africa before imperialismB. The Second Anglo-Boer WarC. The South African Gold RushD. Annexation of the Transvaal

24.) What part of the image shows why European imperialists could defeat native South Africans?

A. They were white, which they believed was a dominant race

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B. They used the roads to attack which made them quickerC. They had advanced technology from Europe which allowed them to easily overtake

the South AfricansD. They had some horses in their armies

25.) What does this political cartoon show about Nelson Mandela’s role in South Africa?A. He gave the people too much responsibilityB. He gave South Africa new strength and helped rebuild the countryC. He crushed the South African people in his efforts to help themD. He wanted to control everything and put all of the work on the citizens

26.) Why was Nelson Mandela’s savior role so important to South Africa?A. He helped stabilize their economy after imperialismB. He was very nice to the people which made them happierC. In a post-apartheid time, he unified races and created a more peaceful country in

generalD. He helped the mining industry take off after the British brought it to South Africa