West Africa: Women’s War of 1929

What was the economic commodity that the British were able to exploit in West Africa despite French governance in the majority of the region?

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Palm oil

• Rubber

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What system did Lord Lugard, the colonial governor, institute in Nigeria in 1914?

• Direct rule

• Indirect rule

• Democratic rule

• Military rule

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the reaction of the Igbo people to the tax imposed on men by the British rulers in 1925?

• They were indifferent

• They welcomed it

• They were content

• They became increasingly discontent

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What led to the Women's War of 1929 in southeastern Nigeria?

• A rumor about a tax on women

• The election of new Warrant Chiefs

• The discovery of a new economic commodity

• A celebration of Igbo culture

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the traditional political practice of the Igbo tribe that conflicted with the British system of Warrant Chiefs?

• The Igbo had no system of electing chiefs

• The Igbo had a tradition of hereditary chiefs

• The Igbo had a long-established tradition of electing their chiefs

• The Igbo had a system of foreign-appointed chiefs

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did the Warrant Chiefs become over their own people?

• Supportive

• Indifferent

• Oppressive

• Democratic

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was the traditional form of protest called that Igbo women utilized against the tax and Warrant Chief in 1929?

• Marching on the streets

• Boycotting British goods

• Sitting on a man

• Fasting and prayer

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the immediate reaction of the British when Igbo women protested against the tax and Warrant Chief in November of 1929?

• They increased the taxes

• They agreed not to tax women and removed the Warrant Chief

• They arrested the protesting women

• They ignored the protests

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the outcome when the British dispatched troops to quell the women's protest in 1929?

• The protest ended peacefully

• The troops joined the protest

• 50 women were killed and more were wounded

• The women were granted immediate independence

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What significant change occurred as a result of the Igbo women's campaign?

• The British left Nigeria immediately

• Igbo women were given the right to vote

• The political system was changed to give the Igbo more power to self-govern

• All taxes were abolished in the region

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9