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WorksheetsHistory of Africa
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
System of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger economy is known as
Partitioning
Colonization
Imperialism
Nationalism
What is an example of an artificial boundary?
Religious line separating different faiths.
Political line separating European ownership of land.
Physical line separating geographical ownership of land.
Regional line separating different ethnicities.
Why did Africans have so many problems with the boundaries created by European countries?
Many of the boundaries made it illegal for Africans to cross.
Boundaries were set on sacred ground that was not meant to be disturbed.
Africans living within the boundaries made them property of Europe.
The boundaries did not take into account the numerous ethnic groups within Africa.
What does partition mean?
Export
Dominate
Own
Divide
1. Conflicts within a country are related to:
Partitioning
Nationalism
Imperialism
Civil War
1. Seizure of territory across the African continent by European nations that became known as:
the Scramble for Africa
the Partition Movement
the Colonial Grab-Bag
the Kenyatta Scramble
South Africa was originally colonized by the ______ in 1652:
British
Dutch
French
Italians
Great Britain took control of South Africa after which war?
WWI
WWII
Berman War
Boer War
In 1948, this party gained power in South Africa:
Republican
Democrat
National
Nazi
Loyalty and devotion to your nation:
Nationalism
Pan-Africanism
Apartheid
Patriotism
The idea that people of African descent have common interests and should be unified:
Nationalism
Pan-Africanism
Apartheid
Patriotism
The policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-white groups in the Republic of South Africa.
Nationalism
Pan-Africanism
Apartheid
Jim Crow
Under Apartheid, the nation was divided into how many different ethnic groups?
1
2
3
4
Black people working in certain areas had to carry special papers called ___________ giving permission to live or work in white only areas.
Visas
Passports
Passbooks
Birth Certificates
______________ is the action of being moved apart or separated.
Nationalism
Segregation
Pan-Africanism
Patriotism
B.A.A. is South Africa stood for the:
Black African Alliance
Black American Allegiance
Bantu Authorities Act
Bantu Apartheid Act
Bantustans were:
non-White Africans
non-Black Africans
Biracial Africans
None of These
In South Africa, what was the A.N.C.?
Apartheid National Covenant
African National Congress
African National Conference
Apartheid National Congress
1. The A.N.C. originally attempted to use nonviolent protests to end apartheid, however, the ______________ Massacre resulted in the deaths of 69 black Africans.
Sharpesburg
Sharpesville
Boer
Bantu
An educated black lawyer and opened the countries first black law firm:
Trevor Noah
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Desmund Tutu
In 1989, ________ became the president of South Africa.
Trevor Noah
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Desmund Tutu
___________pardoned and released Nelson Mandela from prison.
Trevor Noah
F.W. de Klerk
Walter Mandela
Desmund Tutu
Mandela was compared to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. due to his willingness to use violence.
True
False
Conflict between ethnic groups resulted from boundaries being drawn by the Europeans.
True
False
The Pan African Movement brought division among all Africans.
True
False
