Europe Enters the 1900s
NAME______________________
DIRECTIONS: Go to Mr. Jones’s website- www.hms6b.weebly.com and click on the link under 12/5 to accompany this
worksheet. Follow the links on that page to help answer the questions below.
1.
Write your own definition for the word “imperialism”.
2. View the photo and list 3 reasons for European countries desire to start colonies in Africa.
3. According to the Berlin Conference, what did a European country have to do to claim land in Africa? Do you think
that was fair? Why or why not?
4. In the year 1914 what were the only two countries in Africa that were still free?
5. List 3 natural resources that Europeans took from Africa.
6. List at least 3 countries you see controlled land in Africa.
7. What is the big difference between the two maps?
8. Which two countries controlled the most land in Africa by 1914?
9. What were 4 M.A.I.N. causes of World War I? And what was the actual event that started the war?
a. M
b. A
c. I
d. N
e. Event that started the war-
10. What year did World War I begin, and how many years did it last?
11. What were the names of the two alliances that fought in WWI?
12. What officially ended World War I in 1919? What country had to accept the full blame for the war?
13. Using the timeline- Who was in control of Russia in February 1917? How did the people feel about him?
14. Using the timeline- Who took control of Russia in October 1917?
15. Using the timeline- In 1918 Russia got out of World War I. What happened to Czar Nicholas II that year?
16. Using the timeline- In March 1918 what did Lenin’s party become known as?
17. Using the timeline- In 1922 Russia got a new name. What was it? (Write the full name and the abbreviation.)
18. According to the passage of the rise of Nazism, besides having to take the blame for the war, what did the Treaty
of Versailles do to Germany to punish them?
19. How would you describe the economy of Germany after World War I? Hint- How were the people doing
financially?
20. What happened on September 1, 1939?
21. What were the names of the two alliances fighting each other in World War II?
22. Now, you search for the answer to these final questions. How many years did World War II last? When Germany
lost this war, what happened to their country?