Independence Movements in Asia and Africa

African nationalism served to:

• Unite all African countries as one big country
• Unite Africans against colonial rule

During which century was African Independence realised? 

• 19th Century
• 20th Century
• 21st Century
• 18th Century

Emphasized the unity and strength of Africans on the continent and people of African descent around the world is called ______________?

• Nationalism

• Civil War

• Pan-African Movement

• Independence movement

________________________ movements occur because people in a country seek independence from another power.

• Pan-Africanist

• Nationalist

• Imperialist

• Colonial

The main goal of Pan-Africanism was to...

• End any support for the African National Congress

• Immediately overthrow all the ruling governments in Africa.

• Get all Africans to become members of the United Nations.

• Get Africans to think of themselves as one people and work together.

One purpose of the Pan-African movement in Africa to

• Develop a unified region

• Create one African language

• Create one African religion.

• Develop a unified political identity.

The Mau Mau were...

• A group that believe force was the only way to win Kenyan rights and independence from the British.

• A group of students that believed peace was the only way to win Kenyan rights and independence from the British

• A group that believed force was the only way to win Nigerian rights and independence from the British.

• A group of students that believed peace was the only way to win Nigerian rights and independence from the British

During Kwame Nkrumah’s presidency,

• Nkrumah advocated democracy and a market economy.

• the overseas sales of cocoa and gold increased dramatically.

• government spending was controlled, reducing the nation’s debt.

• the government became more dictatorial and corrupt.

How did former colonial rulers remain influential in some independent African nations?

• They legalized opposition parties and lifted censorship.

• They helped create democratic reforms.

• They retained control of businesses.

• They created boundaries without regard for ethnic divisions.

Which of the following people used nonviolence to help India gain their independence from Britain?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Nelson Mandela

• Kwame Nkrumah

• Dalai Lama

• Desmond Tutu