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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will use first hand accounts to analyse the experiences of life under the Belgian Empire in the Congo and those of Zulu peoples facing British expansionism in South Africa.
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5 Questions
Q1.
In which century did the "scramble for Africa" begin?
17th
18th
20th
Q2.
Which British colonialist was responsible for the colonisation of Zimbabwe and South Africa?
General Gordon
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Salisbury
Q3.
What is meant by the term 'legacy'?
Something that is forgotten after an event.
Something which is necessary for an event to take place.
Something yet to be created by an event.
Q4.
Kwame Nkrumah led which African nation to independence?
Botswana
Egypt
Kenya
Q5.
What is meant by the term 'audience' to a historian analysing a source?
Those who listen to the historian when they present their findings.
Those who listen to the historian whilst they are researching the source.
Those whom the historian first shares the source with, once it is discovered.
5 Questions
Q1.
Congolese (DMRC) people lived under the rule of which European empire?
The British
The German
The Portuguese
Q2.
Where in Africa did the Zulu peoples live?
Algeria
Namibia
Uganda
Q3.
What is meant by the word 'avarice'?
Fear
Kindness
Sickness
Q4.
What does it mean when the author of a source has 'an agenda'?
They frequently have appointments
They have no interest in representing a certain viewpoint
They keep a diary
Q5.
Who was the audience for King Cetshwayo's letter?
The Belgian Colonial Administration
The Matabele People
The Zulu People