AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE QUIZ

What class of people became educated and disliked the colonial rule/influence in Africa?

• Lower
• Middle
• Upper

What term means to have a strong pride for one's country and it is essential in achieving independence?

• imperialism
• nationalism
• colonialism
• Daoism

Which African country was founded by former American slaves?

• Ghana
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Liberia
• Egypt

What was the purpose of the Pan-African movement?

• To create worldwide support for Africa’s common heritage and freedom
• To teach the African's how to cook European cuisine
• To show the Africans how to shoot weapons accurately

Which of the following refers to a nationalist movement led by scholars all over the world to promote independence of African nations from Europe?

• Mau Mau Revolt
• European Partioning
• Pan-African Movement
• Salt March

What guerilla group staged a huge rebellion in 1956 in Kenya?

• Tutsi
• Hutu
• Mau Mau
• Vietcong

Which African nation struggled to unite against foreign rule due to having over 250 ethnic groups?

• Kenya
• Ethiopia
• South Africa
• Nigeria

Why did it take so long for foreigners to invade the area now known as Kenya?

• The weather was extremely harsh
• The land was hard to travel on because of mountainous terrain
• The wildlife was very dangerous and hard to avoid
• The fierce warrior tribes defended the land for centuries

After the Berlin Conference, the only independent African countries were which of the following?

• Liberia / Ghana
• South Africa / Nigeria
• Ethiopia / Kenya
• Liberia / Ethiopia

Which European power granted both Kenya and Nigeria their independence?

• Great Britain
• United States
• Spain
• France