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Imperialism in Africa: Cartoon Response
Directions: Answer the following questions based on the cartoon.
1. According to this cartoon, which
European countries were fighting for a
position in Africa?
2. How did the Berlin Conference lead
to the situation shown in the cartoon?
Reflection: How did the Berlin Conference activity help you to better
understand imperialism in Africa and elsewhere?
1. List the 5 largest indigenous territories as of 1876.
2. In 1876, which outside power had the largest territory?
3. Which two powers had the largest colonial territories as of 1914?
4. The British were interested in building a South Africa-to-Egypt railroad. Which two colonies
stood in their way as of 1914?
5.The Sokoto Caliphate was divided between which three foreign powers?
6. Which Portuguese colony expanded the most between these two dates?
7. List all of the colonies that surround the Belgian Congo?
8. France and Britain have had a long and intense rivalry. How do these maps support that idea?