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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
the extreme scarcity of non-violent protests
the extreme scarcity of natural resources
the extreme scarcity of food
the extreme scarcity of ideas
Inexperienced leaders in African countries
Many African countries were undeveloped
Many African economies are based on agriculture
Many African nations thrived after independence
The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
begin a cycle of armed revolution
draw attention to critical issues
increase the strength of the military
resist the power of religious leaders
The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by
the topographic features of the continent
the patterns of European colonialism
traditional African language groups
the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms
Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps?
Egypt and Ethiopia are no longer part of Africa.
By 1980, most African countries had become independent.
By 1950, most of Africa was controlled by Russia or the United States.
The Union of South Africa was renamed Namibia.
Because of alliances made during WW I
Because of colonization by Europeans
Because the British defeated the Dutch and Afrikaners.
Because the Congress of Vienna required it.
Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for African Americans and also
animals
the poor and people who faced injustice
people who committed crimes
uneducated women
One could say that Gandhi and MLK were very similar in their approach to advocate or protest something
False
True
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Mahatma Ghandi
Aristotle
In Guam what form of currency is used?
Guamian Pound
Peso
US Dollar
Jamaican
Europe wanted resources.
Europe wanted to civilize African natives.
Europe wanted Christian converts.
All the above
Under Belgian rule, the Congolese were forced to do all of the following EXCEPT
work in rubber plantations
harvest a certain amount of rubber
go to school
work as slaves
The way King Leopold treated the people of Congo represented the ________ of imperialism
best
worst
cherry on top
"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."
— Mohandas Gandhi
In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to
armed rebellion
civil disobedience
criminal acts
guerrilla tactics
In Africa, a major result of World War II was
an increase in feelings of nationalism
a general decline in the standard of living
an increase in colonization by European nations
a rapid decline in population
