Africa's Independence

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 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 Africa

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 Africa

• 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

"Rhodesia Becomes Zimbabwe"

"Gold Coast Becomes Ghana"

These headlines suggest that African governments sometimes rename their nations to

• avoid military overthrow

• reflect traditional cultures

• reinforce colonial influences

• increase foreign investments

One characteristic of apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, is

• forced migration of blacks to other nations

• integration of all races in society

• an open immigration system

• segregation of the races

What was significant about Nelson Mandela’s election to political office in South Africa in 1994?

• He was the first democratically elected black president of South Africa

• He was the overwhelming choice of British citizens living in South Africa

• He was elected as a representative of the Zulu nation

• He united the Zulu and Ashanti people in order to win the election

“Africa for Africans” was the rallying cry for _______________________.

• the Nigerian Rebellion

• Pan-Africanism

• the Boers

• the Mau Mau rebellion

Which South African president worked with Nelson Mandela to write a new Constitution that ended apartheid?

• F.W. de Klerk

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Desmond Tutu

Africans developing national pride and demanding freedom from European rule was an example of...

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• United Nations

• Apartheid