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-African Movement

European countries colonized Africa because

• They heard about all their resources from explorers
• They were looking for raw materials and cheap labor
• They wanted new markets to sell products
• All of the above 

The KAU, Mau Mau, and the African National Congress were all were formed because of

• the Pan-African Movement
• the Civil Rights Movement
• the NAACP
• the Industrial Revolution

What movement sought to unify Africans and people of African descent around the world?

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

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
• 7
• 15

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 (get rid of) apartheid.

• They worked to maintain apartheid.

• They were not alive during apartheid.

What group controlled the government during apartheid?

• Blacks
• Asians
• Colored
• Whites

From 1948 to 1989, apartheid occurred in ______ .

• Egypt 
• Kenya 
• South Africa
• USA

Why was Nelson Mandela’s election as president important? Choose two answers.

• He received 100% of the vote.
• He was elected in the first fully democratic election since apartheid ended.

• He was the first non-white president of South Africa.
• The United Nations placed him in power.