Unit 3: Nigeria

Which European Country controlled the most land in Africa?

• France

• Germany

• United States

• Britian

7. What was the primary economic activity during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• Industrial production

• Trading goods for enslaved people

• Mining

• Farming

The amalgamation (Uniting) of Northern and Southern Nigeria was primarily for...

• Promoting independence

• Spreading democracy

• Economic convenience for the British

• Uniting ethnic groups

What is the primary resource driving Nigeria’s economy?

• Tourism

• Agriculture

• Petroleum

• Mining

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Berlin Conference?

• Ethnic groups were divided by colonial borders

• Africa was left to govern itself
  

• European powers claimed African territories
  

• African borders were drawn arbitrarily
  

1. Which term best describes the European attitude of superiority over colonized nations?

• Ethnocentrism

• Self-determination

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

12. What major event influenced British control of Nigeria after WWI and WWII?

• 12. Increased Nigerian demands for independence

• 12. Economic recovery in Europe

• 12. Collapse of the British economy

• 12. Alliances with France and Germany

17. The Nigerian Civil War ended with:

• 18. Reintegration of the seceding region

• Complete independence for Biafra

• 17. British intervention

• 18. Continued military rule

17. What was a significant effect of the Nigerian Civil War?

• 17. Establishment of democracy

• 18. Increased foreign investment

• 17. Long-lasting ethnic tensions

• 17. Decline in the petroleum industry

Boko Haram terrorized which region of Nigeria?

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

• Northern