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History of Africa Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Process of dividing or separating (African territory)

a)

Colonialism

b)

Partitioning

c)

Pan-Africa Movement

d)

Civil war

2.

Fighting within a country or region

a)

Independence movement

b)

Diaspora

c)

African National Congress

d)

Civil War

3.

Fought for black African rights; organized strikes and boycotts. Mandela once led this group.

a)

Apartheid

b)

Diaspora

c)

African National Congress

d)

Pan-Africa Movement

4.

The geographical spreading of Africans around the world; living away from your homeland

a)

Diaspora

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Imperialism

d)

Colonialism

5.

Movements to gain your own country or free yourself from foreign control

a)

Colonialism

b)

Apartheid

c)

Imperialism

d)

Independence movement

6.

System where a country maintains colonies outside its borders

a)

African National Congress

b)

Colonialism

c)

Civil War

d)

Diaspora

7.

System of laws in South Africa to separate the races

a)

Partitioning

b)

Nationalism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Civil War

8.

Strong pride in one's nation, enough so that you want self-rule

a)

Nationalism

b)

Colonialism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Natural Resources

9.

When one country controls the government and economy of another country

a)

Diaspora

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Natural resources

d)

Imperialism

10.

Movement for all Africans to unify

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Diaspora

11.

President of South Africa who released political prisoners opposed to Apartheid

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Diaspora

c)

F.W. de Klerk

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

12.

President of South Africa elected in the first free, democratic elections after Apartheid

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Civil war

d)

Pan-Africanism

13.

Raw materials that are used to produce goods

a)

Diaspora

b)

Imperialism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Natural resources

14.

Nigeria's independence from Britain was ____________, whereas Kenya's was ______________.

a)

Violent, peaceful

b)

Peaceful, violent

c)

Quick, slow

d)

Slow, quick

15.

________________ movements occur because people in a country seek independence from another power.

a)

Pan-Africanist

b)

Nationalist

c)

Imperialist

d)

Colonial

16.

As a result of his involvement with the ANC and political protests, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to ______, but only served ______ in prison.

a)

50 years, life

b)

life, 22 years

c)

27 years, 7 years

d)

life, 27 years

17.

Which of the following was a negative consequence of colonialism for BOTH the Europeans and Africans?

a)

Losing control over natural resources

b)

Working hard and receiving low wages

c)

Groups and cultures were divided

d)

Conflict and fighting

18.

European countries colonized Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in order to access Africa's natural resources. What was the effect on the people of Africa?

a)

European colonization of Africa made Africans very wealthy.

b)

There were so few natural resources that the effect was small.

c)

Boundaries between countries were artificial which caused conflict and war.

d)

Africans became the most important market for European goods.

19.

The main goal of Pan-Africanism was to

a)

End any support for the African National Congress

b)

Immediately overthrow all of the ruling governments in Africa.

c)

Get all Africans to become members of the United Nations.

d)

Get Africans to think of themselves as one people and work together.

20.

Besides Nelson Mandela, who else helped to end apartheid in South Africa, earning him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Kwame Nkrumah

d)

Jomo Kenyatta

21.

One purpose of the Pan-African movement in Africa is to

a)

Develop a unified region.

b)

Create one African language.

c)

Create one African government.

d)

Develop a unified political identity.

22.

Who could be described as the "Martin Luther King, Jr of South Africa"?

a)

F.W. de Klerk

b)

Bob Marley

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Marcus Garvey

23.

Since apartheid was abolished (ended) in the 1990's, how has South Africa created a democratic government?

a)

The black majority has restricted the rights of the white minority.

b)

The white minority and black majority have equal political rights.

c)

The central government has given most of its power to local governments

d)

It has become a constitutional monarchy with very limited powers for the king.

24.

Kenya and Nigeria were both colonized by the _________ and gained their independence in _______.

a)

Belgians; the 1960s

b)

British; the 1950s

c)

British; the 1960s

d)

French; 1960s

25.

Which European countries colonized more regions in Africa?

a)

Portugal and Britain

b)

Britain and Germany

c)

France and Britain

d)

France and Spain

26.

With the help of F.W. de Klerk, Mandela became, the first

a)

black South African president

b)

black South African vice-president

c)

owner of several acres of land

d)

leader of the ANC

27.

During apartheid, black South Africans were forced to move to places called ________________.

a)

Towns

b)

Burroughs

c)

Neighborhoods

d)

Homelands

28.

Because the European powers were involved in a "race" to acquire as much territory as they could on the African continent, this event became known as the "________________________".

a)

Mad Dash

b)

Time of the Europeans

c)

Scramble for Europe

d)

Scramble for Africa

29.

European _________________ of Africa led to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries within the continent.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Investment

c)

Partitioning

d)

Nationalism

30.

Apartheid was South African law until around _____________.

a)

1928

b)

1980

c)

1993

d)

2015