WorksheetsAfrica's Freedom
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year did a majority of African countries gain their freedom from European Colonialism?
a)
1880
b)
1960
c)
1990
d)
Many countries inn Africa are still not free.
2.
According to the article, the Portuguese were the first to establish trading posts in Africa in the 1400's as they were looking for what valuable natural resource?
a)
diamonds
b)
oil
c)
gold
d)
slaves
3.
During the 1500's what was so devastating about the Slave Trade was that Africans were....
a)
forced to work against their will
b)
forcibly removed from their villages
c)
brought to the Americas (U.S. and South America
d)
all of the above
4.
Which two African countries have always been independent?
a)
South Africa & Egypt
b)
Liberia & Ethiopia
c)
Liberia & South Africa
d)
Ethiopia & Great Britain
5.
In 1884 the Europeans divided up Africa in what was known as the "Great Scramble." What were the Europeans after?
a)
natural resources such as minerals
b)
oil
c)
slaves
d)
all of the above
6.
Which two European countries had the most African colonies?
a)
France & Great Britain
b)
Germany & France
c)
Great Britain & Spain
d)
Portugal & France
7.
In which two countries do the majority of people speak French?
a)
Tunisia & Egypt
b)
Niger & Nigeria
c)
Madagascar & Somalia
d)
Morocco & Madagascar
8.
In which country and what year were diamonds first discovered?
a)
Dem. Rep. of Congo 1960
b)
South Africa 1867
c)
Portugal 1400s
d)
Botswana 1966
9.
Why is Nelson Mandela such an important historical figure in South Africa and around the world?
a)
He became South Africa's first black president after devoting his entire life to fighting for equal rights.
b)
He was the first African American sitting president to be jailed.
c)
He helped South Africa gain its independence from Great Britain in 1910.
d)
all of the above
10.
As Africa tries to develop and grow it's economy, what does the article say the shoe company NIKE can do to help?
a)
provide more money/aid for poor Africans.
b)
provide more jobs and economic growth in Africa
c)
Become a partner and move all of it's factories to Africa.
d)
Allow the African public to invent in the company.
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