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Decolonization

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Famine can be defined as
a)

the extreme scarcity of non-violent protests

b)

the extreme scarcity of natural resources

c)

the extreme scarcity of food

d)

the extreme scarcity of ideas

2.
What was NOT a lasting effect of colonization?
a)

Inexperienced leaders in African countries

b)

Many African countries were undeveloped

c)

Many African economies are based on agriculture

d)

Many African nations thrived after independence

3.

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

a)

begin a cycle of armed revolution

b)

draw attention to critical issues

c)

increase the strength of the military

d)

resist the power of religious leaders

4.

The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by

a)

the topographic features of the continent

b)

the patterns of European colonialism

c)

traditional African language groups

d)

the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms

5.

Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps?

a)

Egypt and Ethiopia are no longer part of Africa.

b)

By 1980, most African countries had become independent.

c)

By 1950, most of Africa was controlled by Russia or the United States.

d)

The Union of South Africa was renamed Namibia.

6.
Why are European languages spoken in Africa today? 
a)

Because of alliances made during WW I

b)

Because of colonization by Europeans

c)

Because the British defeated the Dutch and Afrikaners.

d)

Because the Congress of Vienna required it.

7.

Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for African Americans and also

a)

animals

b)

the poor and people who faced injustice

c)

people who committed crimes

d)

uneducated women

8.

One could say that Gandhi and MLK were very similar in their approach to advocate or protest something

a)

False

b)

True

9.
Who's teaching inspired King's philosophy of nonviolence?
a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Mahatma Ghandi

d)

Aristotle

10.

In Guam what form of currency is used?

a)

Guamian Pound

b)

Peso

c)

US Dollar

d)

Jamaican 

11.
What was the “race for colonies” all about in the late 1800s in Europe?
a)

Europe wanted resources.

b)

Europe wanted to civilize African natives.

c)

Europe wanted Christian converts.

d)

All the above

12.

Under Belgian rule, the Congolese were forced to do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

work in rubber plantations

b)

harvest a certain amount of rubber

c)

go to school

d)

work as slaves

13.

The way King Leopold treated the people of Congo represented the ________ of imperialism

a)

best

b)

worst

c)

cherry on top

14.

"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

a)

armed rebellion

b)

civil disobedience

c)

criminal acts

d)

guerrilla tactics

15.

In Africa, a major result of World War II was

a)

an increase in feelings of nationalism

b)

a general decline in the standard of living

c)

an increase in colonization by European nations

d)

a rapid decline in population