SS7H1 Africa in Modern Times

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Who was F. W. de Klerk?

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South African president who ended apartheid.  Freed  many blacks who were imprisoned for protesting the apartheid government.  

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What does ANC stand for?

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African National Congress - a political party formed in 1911 to give blacks a voice in the South African government.

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If a country has a high literary rate, the country is usually

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More developed/Richer

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Who was Nelson Mandela?

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First black president of South Africa

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How could the political situation in Nigeria be described today? Options: The government is still unstable., Nigeria currently has a government that is able to work efficiently with its problems., Ghana took over Nigeria several years ago., Nigeria never got its independence over Great Britan

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The government is still unstable.

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How did Kenya become an independent country?

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The British started granting Kenya its independence after Mau Mau created a sense of national pride and demanding equality.

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Since Nigeria's independence in 1960, its government has frequently shifted between democracy and military dictatorship. This situation suggests that

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democracy is often difficult to establish in nations where there is great tension between different ethnic groups with differing ideas.

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Which statement best characterizes the period of apartheid in South Africa? Options: the majority of the population had the right to vote, the Boers attempted to conquer Nigeria, French was declared the official language of the nation, many racist ideas of the ruling minority were adopted into laws

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many racist ideas of the ruling minority were adopted into laws

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Many Europeans thought it was important to colonize Africa because: they felt that it was their religious duty., of the need for natural resources., of a need for more markets., all of the above.

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all of the above.

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European colonization

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established political borders that separated tribes