Colonialism

✪ Question: Which European country established the first overseas empire in the 15th century?

Answer: Portugal

✪ Question: What was the primary motivation behind European colonialism?

Answer: Economic gain and resource extraction

✪ Question: Which treaty divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal in 1494?

Answer: Treaty of Tordesillas

✪ Question: What was the name of the journey that enslaved Africans were forced to endure across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer: The Middle Passage

✪ Question: Which European power colonized most of South America?

Answer: Spain

✪ Question: What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas and Europe?

Answer: It resulted in the exchange of goods, crops, and diseases between the two continents.

✪ Question: What term describes the 19th-century European powers’ rush to colonize Africa?

Answer: The Scramble for Africa

✪ Question: Which Indian company played a crucial role in British colonialism in India?

Answer: The British East India Company

✪ Question: What war marked the end of French colonial ambitions in North America?

Answer: The Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War)

✪ Question: What was the primary reason for the decline of colonial empires in the mid-20th century?

Answer: Nationalist movements and decolonization