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IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA STUDY GUIDE
Motives for Imperialism
For each motive of imperialism write a brief definition of the motive in your own words and
a symbol that would represent that motive.
Economic:
Ideological:
Religious:
Political:
Exploratory:
II. Economic Systems
Fill out the Chart Below.
Economics Benchmark A: Explain how different economic systems answer the fundamental economic questions of what goods and
services to produce, how to produce them, and who will consume them.
Ec. System
What to produce?
How its produced?
Who is it produced for?
Traditional Economy
Market Economy
Command Economy
Mixed Economy
III. Causes and Effects of Imperialism in Africa
A. Causes
1) What is the Berlin Conference?
2) Why did Europeans want colonies in Africa?
3) Why were European nations able to so easily colonize African territories in
the late 1800s?
4) Describe in at least 1 full paragraph, the link between industrialization and
European imperialism.
B. Effects
1) What happens to the native language of a territory when it is colonized by
an imperial power?
2) Describe what happens to the political independence of African nations
when they are colonized?
3) How did WWII impact Africa?
IV. Genocide in Rwanda (use your grey note sheet)
1) The genocide in Rwanda occurred between what two groups of people?
2) What are consequences of genocide on the native people?
3) Define Refugee?
4) What is the United Nations and how did they respond to the genocide in
Rwanda?
5) What convention made it a legal obligation for the international community
to intervene to stop genocide?
6) The genocide in Rwanda occurred between what two groups of people
V. Apartheid in South Africa
1) Draw your Apartheid pictoword in the box below
2) According to the data below, what could contribute to low life expectancies in
South Africa?
Country
Life Expectancy
Overall
Life Expectancy
Male
Life Expectancy
Female
South Africa
48.98
48.13
49.81
3) What tactics were used by the ANC (African National Congress) to resist
Apartheid?
4) How did the policy of Apartheid separate the South African population?
5) Who was the first African South African president, elected in 1994?
6) List 5 Apartheid Laws.