1. By 1870, European countries had colonized 75% of the continent. (see: European Colonisation)
A. True
B. False
Incorrect. There was only a small percentage of the continent under European rule.
Correct! Only 10% of the country was colonized by 1870.
2. One of the chief justifications for the scramble for Africa was to get rid of slavery. (see: European Colonisation)
A. True
B. False
Correct! This was one of the main reasons for the scramble.
Incorrect. Although slavery continued, the intention was to get rid of slavery.
3. European countries saw the African people as equal to them. (see: The Berlin Conference)
A. True
B. False
Incorrect. Europeans created a hierarchy of races where white men were on top and everyone else was considered a 'lesser' race.
Correct! European intellectuals at the time created a hierarchy of races with white men at the top.
4. British leaders felt they had a duty to "civilize" the people of Africa. (see: The Berlin Conference)
A. True
B. False
Correct! The British explorer, David Livingstone, said that the "civilization" was necessary to "liberate" the people of Africa.
Incorrect. Livingstone established that there were three Cs needed to liberate Africa: Commerce, Christianity, and Civilization.
5. Forced labor was still present in Africa until the 1940s. (see: An end to African Slavery?)
A. True
B. False
Correct! Men in villages of colonial Africa were required to do road work.
Incorrect. There is evidence of forms of forced labor in colonial Africa up to the 1940s.
6. Ethiopia was the first country to abolish slavery in Africa. (see: An end to African Slavery?)
A. True
B. False
Incorrect. Ethiopia was not the first country to abolish slavery in Africa.
Correct! Ethiopia was the last country to abolish slavery in 1932.
7. The majority of high profit businesses such as diamond and gold mining are still owned by white men. (see: An end to African Slavery?)
A. True
B. False
Correct! The diamond and gold mining in Africa are still largely run by white men.
Incorrect. White men continue to deal heavily in the gold and diamond mining in Africa.