Unit 3 Africa REVIEW

Africa was colonized by countries from which continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• South America

What were three reasons Europeans wanted to colonize Africa?

• They wanted more land.

• They wanted more resources.

• They wanted to cure diseases.

• They were looking to gain wealth.

What was Apartheid?

• A new type of dance craze.

• A system that discriminated against black South Africans.

• A chain of restaurants.

• A program designed to help poor Africans.

Who helped to end Apartheid in South Africa?

• P.W. Botha

• Jan Smuts

• Nelson Mandela

• Henry Stanley

What was the Pan-African movement?

• A movement that supported colonialism.

• A movement that supported Apartheid.

• A movement that supported new farming ideas.

• A movement that unified African people to push for independence.

Which of the following is not a reason why African countries gained independence?

• By fighting a war.

• By buying their country back from European countries.

• By boycotts.

• By joining the Pan-African movement.

highest mountain in Africa

• Mount Kenya

• Mount Everest

• Mount McKinley

• Mount Kilimanjaro

I served over 27 years in prison for treason

I helped to end apartheid upon my release

I was later elected as president of South Africa.

Who am I?

• Bill Clinton

• Nelson Mandela

• Idi Amin

• Kofi Annan

In this country, apartheid separated blacks from whites until 1990. 

• Sudan
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Tanzania

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the region?

• The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover.

• The end of foreign aid to the region is leaving many without proper food and medicine.

• The end of European colonization left some nations struggling to form effective governments.

• The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.