Unit 4 Africa Review

World War II jump started many independence movements because...

• Africans who had fought for freedom around the world now wanted that same freedom themselves.

• Germany and Italy were the main colonial powers in Africa.

• Africa lost so many people during the war they were no longer valuable to colonial powers.

• The United States promised them power if they helped the Allies win the war.

What is "self-rule"?

• The ability to govern yourself.

• That you should do to yourself what you want others to do to you.

• The right to participate in protests.

• The ability to go to school and get the job of your choice.

Which of these quotes from someone living in the Congo best describes the role Belgium played during colonization?

• "They treated us all well, taking care of our needs."

• "They do not care about us, they only want our resources."

• "Belgium, who is that? They don't even give us the time of day."

• "Their economic activity is the only thing keeping us going."

What was apartheid?

• The separation of families during the South African civil war.

• The unification of South Africa and Rhodesia.

• The legal separation of races in South Africa

• The idea that only one group of people can vote.

The 1994 election in South Africa saw Nelson Mandela win the presidency. Why was that significant?

• Being allowed to vote for the first time, black South African's chose their first black President.

• The white majority in South Africa voted in a minority black candidate for the first time.

• Mandela would go on to rule South Africa until his death in 2013.

• This was a signal to the rest of the world that colonialism was making a comeback in Africa.

At the Berlin conference of 1884, European nations divided the African continent into colonies. What role did these boundaries have on African countries after they gained independence?

• These lines made it so that every new country had the same natural resources after colonization.

• The boundaries worked so well they are still in use today.

• These boundaries made African countries richer because of the distribution of land.

• These lines caused many ethnic groups to fight for control in their new countries.

Which of the following quotes from a black South African would best describe the lasting affect of Apartheid on South Africa?

• "Nothing has changed. We might as well go back to the old system."

• "Yes, we are better off, but we still suffer economically."

• "All of the ills of Apartheid have been fixed."

• "We are now equal to our white countrymen. There is no difference in our living conditions now."

The precious metal that contributed to the wealth of Ghana is called...

• Silver
• Gold

Western African kingdoms like Ghana and Mali controlled trade of which TWO items?

• Gold and fish
• Gold and salt

Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula

• Christianity
• Islam