Africa Independence

What are similarities between the Kenyan and Nigerian independence movements?

• colonized by the British

• intellectuals grew solidarity for nationalists movements

• now have unstable governments lacking civil rights

• gained independence peacefully with no violence

Which country received independence peacefully and more quickly but immediately after had a civil war btw the Muslim north and Christian south?

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Neither

• Both

What was the goal of the Pan African movement?

• bring together and uplift people of African descent

• separate Africa from the rest of the world

• help keep Africa part of European empires

• educate Africans about imperialism

Who did South Africa pick as their new president after apartheid?

• Mansa Musa

• Nelson Mandela

• Shaka Zulu

How did South Africa gain independence?

• Peaceful protest

• Armed rebellion

Europeans colonized parts of Africa. Did the African people protest?

• Yes

• No

In the 1950s, the Mau Mau uprising raised international awareness for independence from British rule in which country?

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Egypt

• Kenya

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

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• United Nations

• Apartheid

Which African country gained full independence from Great Britain in 1960 without any armed conflict?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Liberia

Who was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for leading protests against apartheid?

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King

• F. W. de Klerk

• Jomo Kenyetta