Africa Review (7th Grade SS)

Who was the last president before Nelson Mandela’s election and was the one to officially end apartheid?

• Desmond Tutu
• F.W. de Klerk
• Winnie Mandela
• Jomo Kenyatta

Which statement was NOT an effect of the “Scramble for Africa” (also known as the colonization of Africa) by European nations?

• Increased ethnic rivalries due to border divisions.
• Increased civil wars due to groups being favored by the European powers.
• Increased control of Africa’s resources by foreigners.
• Increased democratic governments introduced by Europeans.

Which answer supports the statement that “Nationalism in South Africa was expressed very differently that in Kenya?”

• Nationalism in Kenya was led primarily by the African National Congress, while South Africa relied on the Pan-Africa movement for support.
• The United Nations became directly involved in ending the war in South Africa, while it stayed out of the conflict in Kenya.
• South Africa did not experience widespread violence leading to the end of Apartheid, while Kenya’s “Mau Mau’ movement was bloody and costly.
• Kenya’s move toward nationalism was peaceful and without bloodshed.

How is Pan-Africanism related to Africa in the 1960’s?

• It helped to unify Africans against their colonial situation.
• It led to the end of the apartheid system in South Africa.
• It accidentally caused the beginning of imperialism.
• It was no longer necessary following World War II

This person was the voice of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. He was jailed by the government for 27 years on charges of sabotage and other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid.

• Nelson Mandela
• Desmond Tutu
• F.W. de Klerk
• Jomo Kenyatta

Upon his release from prison Nelson Mandela helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa.

• True
• False

Jomo Kenyatta received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963 and served as the President of South Africa from 1991-1999.

• True
• False, it was actually Robert Mugabe
• False, it was actually Desmond Tutu
• False, it was actually Nelson Mandela

Which European nations had the greatest influence in Africa in the early 1900’s

• Spain and Portugal
• Great Britain and France
• Great Britain and Spain
• Belgium and Italy

From 1948 until the mid-1990’s, this nation was fully segregated in terms of education, medical care, and access to all other public facilities. Black citizens were not given citizenship, were not allowed to vote and were even forced to live on “homeland” reservations set up by white-dominated government.

• the Republic of Sudan
• the Republic of Uganda
• the Republic of South Africa
• the Republic of Kenya

At the end of the 19^th Century, what country won control of South Africa in the Boer Wars?

• Holland
• France
• Britian
• Italy