10.7 Decolonization - Africa

The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to

• demand democratic reforms

• encourage ethnic rivalry

• promote a united Africa

• divide Africa into separate countries

The actions of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, and Julius Nyerere 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

The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by

• the topographic features of the continent

• the patterns of European colonialism

• traditional African language groups

• the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms

In the early days of independence, a major problem for many African nations was a

• shortage of skilled technical workers

• scarcity of natural resources

• lack of water for hydroelectric power

• reluctance to accept economic aid from the United Nations

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.

A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to

• secure political power for the majority of the people

• encourage a greater degree of industrialization

• improve the economy by expanding governmental control

• gain independence from the Soviet Union

One way in which apartheid in South Africa and the caste system in India are similar is that both systems

• allowed for educational opportunities

• determined roles based on gender

• revolved around central religious beliefs

• enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people

The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called

• collectivization

• apartheid

• intifada

• communism

What was one factor that contributed to the downfall of apartheid in the Republic of South Africa?

• The African National Congress was outlawed

• Afrikaners demanded that only they should have ruling power.

• Many foreign countries boycotted South African products.

• President de Klerk and Desmond Tutu were imprisoned.

Famine can be defined as

• the extreme scarcity of non-violent protests
• the extreme scarcity of natural resources
• the extreme scarcity of food
• the extreme scarcity of ideas