Africa History Quiz

In Africa, the main cause of civil wars, conflict, and artificial political boundaries is

• African countries fighting for independence
• European partitioning (dividing) of African countries
• the African Slave Trade
• Pan-Africanism

European countries colonized Africa because 

• They heard about Africa's resources from explorers
• They were looking for raw materials and cheap labor
• They wanted new markets to sell products
• All of the Above

What movement sought to unify Africans around the world?

• Apartheid
• Pan-African Movement
• NAACP
• Civil Rights Movement

From 1948 to 1989, apartheid occurred in ______ .

• Egypt
• Kenya
• South Africa
• USA

The KAU, Mau Mau, and the African National Congress were all were formed in response to

• the Pan-African Movement
• The Civil Rights Movement
• World War II
• the Industrial Revolution

How did nationalism affect the countries of South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya?

• It prevented these countries from gaining independence.
• European countries used it to further their colonization of these countries.
• It created farming jobs.
• It led to greater demand for independence.

How many European colonies are in Africa today?

• 0
• 1
• 5
• 7

What is the definition of Apartheid ?

• The deliberate extermination of a national ,racial or cultural group.
• Discrimination of a religion.
• A system that separates people according to race or colors.
• Unanimous dislike of a social class.

Who was Nelson Mandela ?

• South Africa's first black president.
• South Africa's president during the Apartheid.
• South Africa's minister in 1961.
• A famous lawyer .

What role did Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk play in the evolution of the apartheid movement?

• They created apartheid.
• They worked to abolish apartheid.
• They worked to maintain apartheid.
• They were not alive during apartheid