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History of Africa

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

System of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger economy is known as

a)

Partitioning

b)

Colonization

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

2.

What is an example of an artificial boundary?

a)

Religious line separating different faiths.

b)

Political line separating European ownership of land.

c)

Physical line separating geographical ownership of land.

d)

Regional line separating different ethnicities.

3.

Why did Africans have so many problems with the boundaries created by European countries?

a)

Many of the boundaries made it illegal for Africans to cross.

b)

Boundaries were set on sacred ground that was not meant to be disturbed.

c)

Africans living within the boundaries made them property of Europe.

d)

The boundaries did not take into account the numerous ethnic groups within Africa.

4.

What does partition mean?

a)

Export

b)

Dominate

c)

Own

d)

Divide

5.

1. Conflicts within a country are related to:

a)

Partitioning

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Civil War

6.

1. Seizure of territory across the African continent by European nations that became known as:

a)

the Scramble for Africa

b)

the Partition Movement

c)

the Colonial Grab-Bag

d)

the Kenyatta Scramble

7.

South Africa was originally colonized by the ______ in 1652:

a)

British

b)

Dutch

c)

French

d)

Italians

8.

Great Britain took control of South Africa after which war?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Berman War

d)

Boer War

9.

In 1948, this party gained power in South Africa:

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

National

d)

Nazi

10.

Loyalty and devotion to your nation:

a)

Nationalism

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Patriotism

11.

The idea that people of African descent have common interests and should be unified:

a)

Nationalism

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Patriotism

12.

The policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-white groups in the Republic of South Africa.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Jim Crow

13.

Under Apartheid, the nation was divided into how many different ethnic groups?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Black people working in certain areas had to carry special papers called ___________ giving permission to live or work in white only areas.

a)

Visas

b)

Passports

c)

Passbooks

d)

Birth Certificates

15.

______________ is the action of being moved apart or separated.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Segregation

c)

Pan-Africanism

d)

Patriotism

16.

B.A.A. is South Africa stood for the:

a)

Black African Alliance

b)

Black American Allegiance

c)

Bantu Authorities Act

d)

Bantu Apartheid Act

17.

Bantustans were:

a)

non-White Africans

b)

non-Black Africans

c)

Biracial Africans

d)

None of These

18.

In South Africa, what was the A.N.C.?

a)

Apartheid National Covenant

b)

African National Congress

c)

African National Conference

d)

Apartheid National Congress

19.

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.

a)

Sharpesburg

b)

Sharpesville

c)

Boer

d)

Bantu

20.

An educated black lawyer and opened the countries first black law firm:

a)

Trevor Noah

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Desmund Tutu

21.

In 1989, ________ became the president of South Africa.

a)

Trevor Noah

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Desmund Tutu

22.

___________pardoned and released Nelson Mandela from prison.

a)

Trevor Noah

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Walter Mandela

d)

Desmund Tutu

23.

Mandela was compared to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. due to his willingness to use violence.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Conflict between ethnic groups resulted from boundaries being drawn by the Europeans.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Pan African Movement brought division among all Africans.

a)

True

b)

False