Decolonization of Africa

The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to

• demand democratic reforms

• encourage ethnic rivalry

• promote a united Africa

• divide Africa into separate countries

Which is an accurate statement regarding modern African nations?

• Most African nations have rejected membership in the United Nations.

• For economic reasons, many African nations have maintained ties with their former colonial powers.

• Most African nations are experiencing a decrease in urbanization.

• Most African nations are miIitary allies of Russia.

One way in which Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta are similar is that they both

• supported the United Nations military action in the Persian Gulf War

• played a major role in independence movements in Africa

• rejected financial aid from the World Bank

• opposed the Pan-African movement

When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?

• Before WWI
• Just after WWI
• Just before WWII
• After WWII

Which was a part of early European plans for Africa?

• Establishing trade routes
• Spreading Islam
• Setting up democracies
• Preventing deforestation

Pride in one's country is known as ____.

• apartheid
• imperialism
• nationalism
• communism

How were the new boundaries for African countries drawn?

• African tribal chiefs drew them
• They followed geographical features
• They followed the colonial boundaries
• The people voted for them

What was wrong with Kenya's government after independence?

• It was controlled by one party.
• It was influenced by the Europeans.
• It was ruled by a king.
• There was nothing wrong with it.

The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to get Africans to ____.

• end apartheid in South Africa
• unify Africans to work together
• remove F.W. de Klerk from office
• remove all Europeans from Africa

The actions of Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah were most closely associated with

• a rise in nationalism in several African

  countries

• the end of apartheid in South Africa

• a resurgence of colonialism in east Africa

• the revival of Islam in northern Africa