7th Grade Social Studies - African History Study Questions

What does 'partitioning' mean when talking about Africa?

• Sharing food with neighbors

• Dividing land into parts

• Voting in a group

• Moving to another country

What caused many conflicts in Africa after European partitioning?

• Africans chose to fight each other

• Borders were drawn to help people

• Groups were split or forced together

• Europeans left lots of money

What is an artificial boundary?

• A river between countries

• A border made without asking the people

• A wall made of bricks

• A fence used for farming

What is nationalism?

• Love and pride for your country

• Moving to another country

• Fighting with neighbors

• Making new laws

Which country used more fighting to gain independence?

• Nigeria

• Ghana

• Kenya

• Egypt

What did Pan-Africanism encourage people to do?

When did Nigeria gain independence?

• 1960

• 1945

• 1980

• 2000

What was apartheid?

• A. A type of food

• B. A time of war in Africa

• C. A system of unfair laws that separated races

• D. A new kind of school

Who was Nelson Mandela?

• A. A king of Nigeria

• B. A leader who ended apartheid

• C. A teacher in Kenya

• D. A colonist from Britain

What did F.W. de Klerk do to help end apartheid?

• Made apartheid stronger

• Ignored protestors

• Helped free Nelson Mandela and changed laws

• Moved to another country