Quiz on African History

Nelson Mandela was the first black _________ elected in South Africa.

• President

• Governor

• Lawyer

• Senator

• Prime Minister

Which meeting established the ground rules for trade and territorial claims in Africa?

• Berlin Conference

• Pan-African Congress

• African National Conference

Which African country gained full independence from Great Britain in 1960 without any armed conflict?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

Which South African president worked with Nelson Mandela to write a new Constitution that ended apartheid?

• F.W. de Klerk

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Desmond Tutu

In the 1950s, the Mau Mau uprising raised international awareness for independence from British rule in which country?

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Kenya

By 1920, South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya were all colonies of which country?

• France

• Great Britain

• Netherlands

Africans developing national pride and demanding freedom from European rule was an example of:

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• United Nations

The segregation of black citizens in South African society was called:

• Pan-Africanism

• Anti-Semitism

• Apartheid

During the 1900s, less than 10 percent of this country's citizens were white, but they owned nearly 80% of the land and held all the government power:

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

Who was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for leading protests against apartheid?

• King

• Mandela

• De Klerk