POL 223 (CBT 3)

Samir Amin held that capitalism required imperialism to counter the adverse effects of ___________

Colonialism

Worker restlessness

Fund scarcity

Capital accumulation

Which of these is not among the reasons for imperialism?

The need to forestall proletariat revolution

The need for cheap raw materials

The need for additional markets

The need for investment outlet

_________ were the first set of Europeans in Africa.

Merchants

Priests

Soldiers

Colonialists

_________ is defined as the philosophy and practice of governmental regulation of economic life to increase state power and security.

Imperialism

Protectionism

Mercantilism

Colonialism

15th century state wealth was measured by possession of _______ and _______

Size and armies

Land and population

Gold and silver

Guns and batteries

The British invasion of Lagos took place in ___________

1851

1903

1885

1914

__________ convened the Berlin-African conference.

Queen Victoria

Otto Von Bismark

Pope Benedict XV

King Leopold

The Africa-Berlin conference was notorious for which of these reasons?

Holding the conference in Africa

Reaching agreement to end slavery

Holding without a single African representative

Agreeing unequal trade relationship between Africa and Europe

The policy which ensured that anything that will be relevant to the enemy (in the case of colonialism, the natives) including the homes, animals and crops were destroyed is called _________

Scotched earth

Tera nullis

Colonial decree

Permanent destruction

The colonial efforts were said to be strongly assisted by _________

Civil servants

African soldiers

Christian missionaries

Traditional rulers

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