African Independence - Ghana and Kenya

Which statement best expresses a major idea of Pan-Africanism?

• African doctors should be trained in

  Western schools.

• European nations should reestablish

  economic relationships with their former

  African colonies

• African nations should work together to

  solve their problems.

• African nations should send

  peacekeeping forces to settle disputes in

  other areas of the world.

The most significant occurrence in Africa since 1950 has been the

• decrease in the birthrate in most nations

• unification of East African nations

• establishment of communist regimes in

  most nation

• decline of European colonialism

The actions of Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah were most closely associated with

• a rise in nationalism in several African

  countries

• the end of apartheid in South Africa

• a resurgence of colonialism in east Africa

• the revival of Islam in northern Afric

"Gold Coast Becomes Ghana"

This headline suggests that African governments sometimes rename their nations to

• avoid military overthrow

• reflect traditional cultures

• reinforce colonial influences

• increase foreign investments

A major factor in the development of 20th–century nationalist movements throughout Africa was a common

• language throughout most of Africa

• goal to end European rule in Africa

• ethnic bond among the people of

  sub-Saharan Afric

• religion throughout most of Africa

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

Some African nations have maintained close relationships with their former colonial rulers primarily because

• economic ties remain strong

• African leaders are unwilling to tackle problems on their own

• outside nations do not provide assistance to African nations

• most Africans want to keep their dual citizenship

The Africans of the Pan-African movement wanted __________________ from European colonization and needed ____________ to achieve it.

• independence, nationalism

• equality, civil war

• tension, partitoning

• repeal, famine

What word means “strong belief/pride in one’s country”?

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Independence

This movement had 2 primary goals:

1. To unite people of African descent (still in Africa and around the world), reminding them that they have a common culture and history, so they should work to the same goals.

2. To end European Colonization in Africa (get all African nations their own political freedom.)

• Pan-Africanism

• Slavery

• Berlin Conference

• Partitioning