Africa - Geography, Independence, Apartheid, Conflicts

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Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?

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They were involved in the slave trade.

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The belief that acquiring colonies for raw materials will create a stronger country is called ____.

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imperialism

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What happened during the Berlin Conference?

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Europeans decided how to divide up Africa.

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When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?

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After WWII

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Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after WWII cause problems?

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They grouped enemies and split tribes.

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The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to get Africans to ____.

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unify Africans to work together

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African nationalism served to:

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Unite Africans against colonial rule

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The actions of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Léopold Senghor, and Julius Nyerere were most closely associated with?

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a rise in nationalism in several African countries

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"Rhodesia Becomes Zimbabwe" and "Gold Coast Becomes Ghana" suggest that African governments sometimes rename their nations to

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reflect traditional cultures

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Which best describes colonization?

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country creates separate territories that they rule