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WorksheetsHistory of Africa Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Process of dividing or separating (African territory)
Colonialism
Partitioning
Pan-Africa Movement
Civil war
Fighting within a country or region
Independence movement
Diaspora
African National Congress
Civil War
Fought for black African rights; organized strikes and boycotts. Mandela once led this group.
Apartheid
Diaspora
African National Congress
Pan-Africa Movement
The geographical spreading of Africans around the world; living away from your homeland
Diaspora
Natural Resources
Imperialism
Colonialism
Movements to gain your own country or free yourself from foreign control
Colonialism
Apartheid
Imperialism
Independence movement
System where a country maintains colonies outside its borders
African National Congress
Colonialism
Civil War
Diaspora
System of laws in South Africa to separate the races
Partitioning
Nationalism
Apartheid
Civil War
Strong pride in one's nation, enough so that you want self-rule
Nationalism
Colonialism
Imperialism
Natural Resources
When one country controls the government and economy of another country
Diaspora
F.W. de Klerk
Natural resources
Imperialism
Movement for all Africans to unify
Nelson Mandela
Pan-Africanism
Colonialism
Diaspora
President of South Africa who released political prisoners opposed to Apartheid
Nelson Mandela
Diaspora
F.W. de Klerk
Martin Luther King, Jr.
President of South Africa elected in the first free, democratic elections after Apartheid
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de Klerk
Civil war
Pan-Africanism
Raw materials that are used to produce goods
Diaspora
Imperialism
Colonialism
Natural resources
Nigeria's independence from Britain was ____________, whereas Kenya's was ______________.
Violent, peaceful
Peaceful, violent
Quick, slow
Slow, quick
________________ movements occur because people in a country seek independence from another power.
Pan-Africanist
Nationalist
Imperialist
Colonial
As a result of his involvement with the ANC and political protests, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to ______, but only served ______ in prison.
50 years, life
life, 22 years
27 years, 7 years
life, 27 years
Which of the following was a negative consequence of colonialism for BOTH the Europeans and Africans?
Losing control over natural resources
Working hard and receiving low wages
Groups and cultures were divided
Conflict and fighting
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?
European colonization of Africa made Africans very wealthy.
There were so few natural resources that the effect was small.
Boundaries between countries were artificial which caused conflict and war.
Africans became the most important market for European goods.
The main goal of Pan-Africanism was to
End any support for the African National Congress
Immediately overthrow all of the ruling governments in Africa.
Get all Africans to become members of the United Nations.
Get Africans to think of themselves as one people and work together.
Besides Nelson Mandela, who else helped to end apartheid in South Africa, earning him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?
Martin Luther King, Jr
F.W. de Klerk
Kwame Nkrumah
Jomo Kenyatta
One purpose of the Pan-African movement in Africa is to
Develop a unified region.
Create one African language.
Create one African government.
Develop a unified political identity.
Who could be described as the "Martin Luther King, Jr of South Africa"?
F.W. de Klerk
Bob Marley
Nelson Mandela
Marcus Garvey
Since apartheid was abolished (ended) in the 1990's, how has South Africa created a democratic government?
The black majority has restricted the rights of the white minority.
The white minority and black majority have equal political rights.
The central government has given most of its power to local governments
It has become a constitutional monarchy with very limited powers for the king.
Kenya and Nigeria were both colonized by the _________ and gained their independence in _______.
Belgians; the 1960s
British; the 1950s
British; the 1960s
French; 1960s
Which European countries colonized more regions in Africa?
Portugal and Britain
Britain and Germany
France and Britain
France and Spain
With the help of F.W. de Klerk, Mandela became, the first
black South African president
black South African vice-president
owner of several acres of land
leader of the ANC
During apartheid, black South Africans were forced to move to places called ________________.
Towns
Burroughs
Neighborhoods
Homelands
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 "________________________".
Mad Dash
Time of the Europeans
Scramble for Europe
Scramble for Africa
European _________________ of Africa led to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries within the continent.
Cooperation
Investment
Partitioning
Nationalism
Apartheid was South African law until around _____________.
1928
1980
1993
2015
