pan-African movement and African independence

The Pan-African Movement is an example of...

• Nationalism

• Religion

• An Ethnicity

• A Political Movement

What are similarities between the Kenyan and Nigerian independence movements?

• colonized by the British

• intellectuals grew solidarity for nationalists movements

• now have unstable governments lacking civil rights

• gained independence peacefully with no violence

Which European country had control over Nigeria, Kenya, and South America before they gained independence?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Germany

The idea that peoples of African descent have common interests and should be unified is known as:

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Pan-Africanism

• Communism

African nations struggled after independence because many new leaders lacked experience in running a new country.

• True

• False

What did Nigerian and Kenyan independence movements have in common?

• Peaceful protests

• Civil war

• Violent rebellions

• Nationalist movements

During the 1900s less than 10% of the country's citizens were white, but they owned nearly 80% of the land and held all the government power.

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Liberia

What was the goal of the Pan African movement?

• bring together and uplift people of African descent

• separate Africa from the rest of the world

• help keep Africa part of European empires

• educate Africans about imperialism

What did Nigerian and Kenyan independence movements have in common?

• violent rebellion

• peaceful protest

• nationalist movements

• french revolution

In the 1950s, the Mau Mau uprising raised international awareness for independence from British rule in which country?

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Egypt

• Kenya