Unit 6 Africa History Review

Which of the following is a result of a nationalist movement in countries like Nigeria and Kenya?

• illiteracy

• independence

• the spread of AIDS

• poverty

What role did Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk play in the practice of Apartheid in South Africa?

• they worked to abolish apartheid

• They created apartheid

• They helped maintain apartheid

• They enhanced apartheid

The purpose of the Pan-African movement in Africa is to:

• Create one African Government

• Spread traditional religious beliefs

• Create one African language

• Develop a unified African political identity

Which of the following is NOT one of Africa’s religious or ethnic groups?

• Swahili

• Bantu

• Axum

• Ashanti

What is colonialism?

• the uniting of a continent’s people to fight for their independence

• when one country takes control over another country and then sends its people to settle that country

• laws created to enforce segregation in South Africa

• the uniting of a country’s people to fight for their independence

How did colonialism lead to civil war in Africa?

• African ethnic groups fought against each other for control of their country after independence from colonial rule.

• Europeans fought against each other for control of Africa’s natural resources

• Africans welcomed the use of their natural resources for European factories

• Africans fought Europeans for control over their natural resources

The main problem with the colonial boundaries drawn by Europeans was?

• Europeans drew the borders without considering natural resources

• The borders are not official and have never been made legal

• The border can be changed anytime

• Europeans drew the borders without considering the loyalties and territories of ethnic groups

What belief was key in the push for African Independence?

• Discrimination

• Nationalism

• Patriotism

• Isolationism

Many of the protests by Africans after World War II were against

• Apartheid

• Independence

• Nationalism

• Discrimination

How did colonialism cause conflict between Africans and Europeans?

• Europeans fought each other for control of Africa’s natural resources

• African ethnic groups fought one another for control of their country after independence from colonial rule.

• Africans fought Europeans for control over their natural resources.

• Africans welcomed the use of their natural resources for European factories.