Colonization/Independence Quiz

When a country takes over a smaller country or territory for economic gain, it is called __________________.

• Colonization

• Apartheid

• Independence

• Nationalism

Nationalism is ________________________.

• pride and a love for one's country

• the same as colonization

• the same as independence

• when a new nation forms

Which is NOT a valuable resource on the continent of Africa?

• Oil

• Aluminum

• Diamonds

• Gold

Which country did NOT colonize on the continent of Africa?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Israel

In Kenya, a group called the ______________________ led a nationalistic movement or rebellion in the 1950s.

• Kenyatta

• Mau-Mau

• ANC

• Great Britian

The reason many European countries wanted to colonize Africa is because ______________________________.

• They wanted to build allies

• They wanted to elect more presidents

• They wanted the natural resources in the area

The definition of apartheid is _________________.

• South Africa

• separateness

• rules

• government

Apartheid occurred in the country of ________________.

• Kenya

• Sudan

• South Africa

• Egypt

Who is the activist that helped end apartheid in South Africa?

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Rosa Parks

The president, who freed Nelson Mandela from prison, is _______________.

• President Roosevelt

• Jomo Kenyatta

• F.W. de Klerk

• John de Klerk