African History Quiz

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

• Independence
• Illiteracy
• Poverty
• The spread of AIDS

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

• They created apartheid
• They enhanced apartheid
• They helped maintain apartheid
• They worked to abolish apartheid.

The purpose of the Pan African Movement in Africa is to:

• Spread traditional religious beliefs
• Create one African language
• Develop a unified political identity
• Create one unified African government

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

• Bantu
• Axum
• Swahili
• Ashanti

What is colonialism?

• When one country takes control over another country and then sends its people to settle that country
• The uniting of a continent's people to fight for their independence.
• The uniting of a country's people to fight for their independence
• Laws created to enforce segregation in South Africa

How did colonialism lead to civil war in Africa?

• Africans fought Europeans for control over their natural resources.
• Africans welcomed the use of their natural resources for European factories.
• Europeans fought against each other for control of Africa's natural resources.
• African ethnic groups fought against each other for control of their country after independence from colonial rule.

The main problem with colonial boundaries drawn by Europeans was

• Europeans drew the borders without considering natural resources
• Europeans drew the borders without considering the loyalties and territories of ethnic groups.
• The border can be changed anytime.
• The borders are not official and have never been made legal.

What belief was key in the push for African independence?

• Patriotism
• Discrimination
• Nationalism
• Isolationsim

Many of the protest by Africans after WW2 were against:

• Discrimination 
• Nationalism
• Independence 
• Apartheid

How did colonialism cause conflict between Africans and Europeans? 

• African ethnic groups fought one another for control of their country after independence from colonial rule.
• Africans welcomed the use of their natural resources for European factories.
• Europeans fought each other for control of Africa's natural resources.
• Africans fought Europeans for control over their natural resources.