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African History Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elected as the last white South African president in 1989. He legalized the African National Congress (ANC) and also released Nelson Mandela from prison. This started a new era in South Africa and ended apartheid.

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Muhammad Ali

c)

Barack Obama

d)

F.W. de Klerk

2.

The invasion, occupation, colonization, and annexation of Africa territory by European powers during the New Imperialism period between 1881 & 1914

a)

Apartheid

b)

Colonization

c)

Scramble for Africa

d)

Imperialism

3.

A strong belief in one's own country

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Colonialism

4.

Giving up one's customs and adopting those of another country

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Colonialism

5.

The movement of settlers & their culture to a new country or territory.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Colonization

6.

Formed by black Africans in 1912 to fight for their rights. They organized strikes & boycotts to protest racist policies. Nelson Mandela was a leader of the organization.

a)

Pan-African Movement

b)

The Arab League

c)

African National Congress (ANC)

d)

African Muslim League

7.

A policy in which a strong nations seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Colonization

d)

Assimilation

8.

Leader of the African National Congress who was jailed for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa: later elected president in 1994 when free elections were established.

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

W.E.B. Dubois

d)

Abraham Muhato

9.

Wars that happen between people within one country; usually fought for control of the government.

a)

Racial Diversity

b)

Holocaust

c)

World Wars

d)

Civil War

10.

People brought together that had previously belonged to separate tribes or countries; splitting of ethnic groups that had historically been united; drawn with no respect for Africa's internal borders.

a)

Artificial Political Boundaries

b)

Apartheid

c)

Indirect Rule

d)

Partitioning

11.

British and other colonial procedures through which "natives" were used to carry out colonial rule.

a)

Apartheid

b)

Partitioning

c)

Indirect rule

d)

Colonization

12.

Discrimination based on one's race or color of one's skin; happened in South Africa.

a)

Racial Bias

b)

Peaceful Protest Movement

c)

Apartheid

d)

Internal Conflicts

13.

Movement which began in the 1920's that emphasized the unity & strength of African's on the main continent and people of African descent around the world.

a)

African National Congress

b)

Muslim League

c)

National League

d)

Pan-African Movement

14.

Act of dividing: used to describe what was done to Africa by the Europeans during the time of colonization of Africa.

a)

Embargo

b)

Partitioning

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

15.

Refusing (stopping) trade with another country; happened to the Union of South Africa in opposition to Apartheid.

a)

Apartheid

b)

Trade Barriers

c)

Embargo

d)

Civil disobedience