Exercises on the Berlin Conference

The Berlin Conference was organized by which government?

a) Leopold II

b) Leopold I

c) Otto von Bismarck

d) Luís I of Portugal

e) Chester A. Arthur

When negotiations at the Berlin Conference began, the “pink map” was proposed by one of the delegations. Select the alternative that correctly explains what this was about:

a) It was about the creation of a domain for the Portuguese that would unify the territories of Angola and Mozambique.

b) It was about creating a kingdom for the Belgians that would incorporate the territories of Congo and the territories corresponding to Tanzania.

c) It was about the concession of all the islands that surround Africa to the French.

d) It was about the reformulation of the territorial borders of the Congo in order to meet British requirements.

e) It was about the division of Egypt between the British and French.

The neocolonialist impulse on the African continent began when the Congo, a region located in Central Africa, aroused the interest of some European nation. This nation dominated Congo for decades and exercised one of the cruelest dominions during the cycle of neocolonialism. Which country are we referring to?

a) Germany

b) France

c) England

d) Belgium

e) Portugal

The Berlin Conference was organized between 1884 and 1885 by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and brought together representatives from 14 nations. What was the central objective addressed at the Berlin Conference?

a) Find solutions to the crisis that affected international capitalism since 1873.

b) Negotiate exits to end the Boer War.

c) Find solutions to the crisis that was emerging in Colombia due to the independence movement in Panama.

d) Debate and negotiate issues relating to the occupation of the African continent.

e) Negotiate an end to the fiscal war that the British and French imposed on Italians and Germans because of their unification movements.

LETTER C

The Berlin Conference was organized between 1884 and 1885 under the responsibility of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The conference was organized by the Germans with the encouragement of the British and Portuguese.

LETER A

The “pink map” was a proposal presented by the Portuguese during the Berlin Conference. It aimed to unify two territories under Portuguese rule in Africa:Angola and Mozambique. The British, however, did not accept this Portuguese claim, and Portugal abandoned the proposal for lack of support.

LETER D

The Europeans' neocolonialist impetus on the African continent stemmed from the Belgians' interest in occupying the Congo region, located in Central Africa. Interest was expressed by King Leopold I and was soon passed on to his son and successor Leopold II. Belgian rule in Congo resulted in the deaths of millions of people.

LETER D

The main objective of the Berlin Conference was to organize the occupation of the African continent and to debate issues that were involved in this process, such as the delimitation of borders and navigation rights on several rivers.