Africa History Quiz 2

How does the image represent apartheid?

• Apartheid was the creation of new borders by colonizers.

• Apartheid was the racial segregation of blacks and whites in South Africa.

• Apartheid was the nationalist movement to unite African people regardless of location.

• Apartheid used artificial borders to combine Arabs in the the North and Black Africans in the South.

Why did the international community reject apartheid?

• The white minority received better education, employment and medical treatment than the black majority.

• The black minority received better education, employment and medical treatment than the white majority.

• The white Afrikaners had a much higher population density within the country than the black South Africans.

• Wealth and resources were distributed fairly and equally among racial groups within the country.

Why was the system of apartheid set up in South Africa?

• to give all people of South Africa the right to vote

• to create industrial jobs for rural South Africans

• to separate the races and discriminate against non-whites

• to create an education system that would modernize the country

Why has conflict and civil war occurred in many African nations after independence?

• colonial powers tried to re-establish colonies

• many leaders in Africa supported Communism

• some African leaders tried to conquer all of Africa

• European powers set artificial political boudaries

The boundaries created by the Europeans were this to the Africans as they had no real meaning. What's the best word?

• artificial
• apartheid
• continuity
• discrimination

How did the Europeans “partition” Africa?

• At the Berlin Conference in 1884 the European countries divided Africa for natural resources.
• At the Paris Conference in 1886 the European countries divided Africa for natural resources.
• European countries just showed up with their military and took over.
• Europe never took anything from Africa.

Through European Partitioning, _________ ___________ were divided and this led to political instability (civil wars).

• ethnic groups
• political groups
• career groups
• social groups

This movement had 2 primary goals:
1.  To unite people of African descent (still in Africa and around the world), reminding them that they have a common culture and history, so they should work to the same goals.
2.  To end European Colonization in Africa (get all African nations their own political freedom.)

• Pan-Africanism
• Slavery
• Berlin Conference
• Partitioning

What were the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk in the evolution of apartheid in South Africa?

• They created apartheid.

• They enhanced apartheid.

• They worked to abolish apartheid

• They helped maintain apartheid

Who is Nelson Mandela?

• The leader of the ANC and the face of the Anti-Apartheid movement. He was arrested in 1964 on charges of terrorism

• Founder of the Soweto Revolution

• African conqueror who fought European rule during early European exploration

• Leader of the white minority government in 1953