3rd Quarter Review

What was NOT a lasting effect of colonization?

• Inexperienced leaders in African countries

• Many African countries were undeveloped

• Many African economies are based on agriculture

• Many African nations thrived after independence

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

• begin a cycle of armed revolution

• draw attention to critical issues

• increase the strength of the military

• resist the power of religious leaders

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

Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps?

• Egypt and Ethiopia are no longer part of Africa.

• By 1980, most African countries had become independent.

• By 1950, most of Africa was controlled by Russia or the United States.

• The Union of South Africa was renamed Namibia.

Why are European languages spoken in Africa today? 

• Because of alliances made during WW I

• Because of colonization by Europeans

• Because the British defeated the Dutch and Afrikaners.

• Because the Congress of Vienna required it.

One could say that Gandhi and MLK were very similar in their approach to advocate or protest something

• False

• True

Who's teaching inspired King's philosophy of nonviolence?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Mahatma Ghandi

• Aristotle

What was the “race for colonies” all about in the late 1800s in Europe?

• Europe wanted resources.

• Europe wanted to civilize African natives.

• Europe wanted Christian converts.

• All the above

Under Belgian rule, the Congolese were forced to do all of the following EXCEPT

• work in rubber plantations

• harvest a certain amount of rubber

• go to school

• work as slaves

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi

In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

• armed rebellion

• civil disobedience

• criminal acts

• guerrilla tactics