African History

Which European nations had the greatest influence in Africa in the early 1900s?

• Belgium and Italy

• 
  Spain and Portugal

• Great Britain and Spain

• 
  Great Britain and France

Who is often considered the "Father"/President of Kenya?

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Joseph Murumbi

• Daniel arap Moi

• Nelson Mandela

Apartheid was the dominant historical development in 20th Century South Africa. What was "apartheid" and how did it come into existence?

You MUST use complete sentences when answering the question.

Which country instituted the apartheid system as a form of racial discrimination from 1948 to 1991?

Responses

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• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The system of apartheid, legally established in South Africa until 1994, most closely resembled which legal, social system found in parts of the United States until the 1960s?

• Mercantilism

• The New Deal

• Jim Crow Laws

• Compensatory School

Which of these events happened in the 20th Century?

• Tutankhamen becomes the leader of Egypt.

• Bartholomew Diaz lands on the Cape of Good Hope.

• Nelson Mandela becomes the President of South Africa.

• They pyramids are built along the Nile River in Egypt.

Which of these is MOST associated with the word apartheid?

• 
  racial discrimination

• 
  people moving

• immigration

• 
  farming

• He was a leader in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

• He was jailed by the government for 27 years for protesting apartheid.

• He was released from jail in 1990.

• He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

• He was elected President in 1994.
  
  Which world leader is being described by these statements?

• Nelson Mandela

• 
  Jomo Kenyatta

• F.W. de Clerk

• 
  Mao Zedong

Who was the last president before Nelson Mandela's election and was the one to officially end apartheid?

• 
  Desmond Tutu

• Jomo Kenyatta

• F.W. de Klerk

• Winnie Mandela

Why did the Europeans come to Africa in the first place?