Guided Reading Activity - SOCIAL SCIENCES

Guided Reading Activity Answer Key

The Reach of Imperialism

Lesson 2 Empire Building in Africa

I.A. Great Britain, West Africa I.B. Suez Canal, British I.C. Ethiopia, Libya II.A. Stanley, Livingstone II.B. Leopold, Congo II.C. Berlin Conference III.A. Boers or Afrikaners III.B. Zulu, Boers III.C. Rhodes, Cape III.D. Boer War, Union of South Africa IV.A. Ethiopia, Liberia (either order) IV.B. Indirect, Direct IV.C. colonial, Western or European Summary and Reflection A complete answer should include: Western imperialism caused European nations to scramble for control of Africa and shifted control of African cultural and economic activities to the Europeans; African nations were forcibly conquered; they were required to produce raw materials for the imperial powers; their legislative systems were placed under foreign control; Western nations praised democracy and freedom, but they shaped the politics and limited the freedom of the nations they controlled.

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