African Resistance to Colonization (CP)

Learn about African resistance to European colonization with this engaging worksheet!

In this image, we see a bunch of people sitting at a table with a cake being sliced into pieces. This represents the European powers sitting at a table during the Berlin Conference, deciding to divide up Africa amongst each other. They agreed to divide up territorybased on their wants for natural resources. African Resistance Movements Each red box represents a form of African resistance. How many different resistance efforts are documented on this map? 14 22 37 According to this map, the earliest African uprising took place in 1874. Which ethnic group was responsible for it? Asante Urabi Zulu Which European power did the Ethiopians defeat in battle? Belgium Germany Italy How Did Ethiopia Survive European Imperialism? Watch this video and then answer the following questions. Which two nations in Africa were able to stay free from European Imperialism? Ethiopia and Egypt Ethiopia and Liberia Liberia and Morocco Why did Theodore II want to ally with the British? To become a colony For protection against the Italians To acquire guns What was Theodore's response when the British said no? He learned how to make guns from a missionary He threatened war He partnered with the French instead Why did Theodore II imprison the British consul? Because the British refused to share gun technology Because he blamed the British for raids coming from Sudan and Somalia Because the British tried to colonize his kingdom After Theodore's death, the land fell into chaos and fighting until Tigray leader John (Yohannes) emerged as a leader and took the name Negrus. What does Negrus mean? "King of Kings" "Colonizer" "Black" What was a major achievement of the next King? Created capital city of Addis Ababa He drove the British out He conquered Egypt After expanding the empire, which European power did Ethiopia have to worry about? Great Britain France Italy Why did Ethiopia pull out of their treaty with Italy It had made them an Italian puppet Italy repeatedly violated the terms of the treaty France offered them a better treaty What happened when Italy invaded Ethiopia with their army? The Ethiopian empire collapsed The Italian army suffered embarrassing defeats They forced Ethiopia to uphold the treaty How did Ethiopia continue to stay free after war with Italy? They allied with other African groups to build power They got Italy to agree to protect their land from the rest of Europe as reparation for the war They made smart European alliances to maintain a balance of power and freedom Why do you think the colonization of Africa is usually taught from the perspective of the Europeans who colonized it?