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WorksheetsSierra Leone
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where is Sierra Leone located?
Europe
Africa
Georgia, US
Southwest coast of West Africa
In Sierra Leone laws, who are the head of households?
Men
Women
None, everyone is equal
Men are positioned, but females can be head if widowed,single,or divorced
What are Blood Diamonds?
Diamonds filled with blood
A saying that blood was shed in Sierra Leone for diamonds being fought for
Diamonds that were mined sold to the EU and USA corporations, in return to buy weapons and fund the war (Civil War in Sierra Leone)
No one knows
When did the Sierra Leone's civil war take place?
1865-1900
1981-1990
2010-2015
1991-2002
Which NBA player does the youth who live in Sierria Leone look up to after Kobe Bryant and Micheal Jordan?
Stephen Curry
Bradley Beal
Channing Tatum
Lebron James
How much of the population has proper infrastructure?
12% of the population have access to electricity; and 32% of the population have healthy drinking water though most of the population has running water
10% of the population have access to electricity; and 15% of the population have access to healthy drinking water, but only half have running water
Little to none of the population have access to electricity; and only 5% of the population have access to water
Everyone has access to electricity and healthy drinking water
Do women have more of an education that men in Sierra Leon?
No, as they only get limited access to education til age 9
Yes, and they are offered more opportunities than men
Would mental health be a thing to be treated of there?
No, it is not treated by licensed doctors, but people with mental issues seek traditional healers
Yes, it is a serious thing over and is treated without a doubt
No, the country doesn't have money to provide services for it
Did Sierra Leone get what they were promised from RUF?
Yes, and Sierra Leon became more developed
No, because RUF never overthrew the government
No, because RUF lied and ended up being cruel to civilians, this includes: starvation, amputated children and civilians to intimidate and spread terror, use of child soldiers, took complete control of diamond mines, collapsed civilians, and started a civil war
Does Sierra Leone's government restrict people of hearing/seeing media and taboo subjects?
Yes, as electricity isn't a widely known, radio is popular thing to listen to , so the government can control what is told,as they don't want things like gender equality or same sex marriage getting into the populations mind.
No, they encourage the media to come out and speak on things so people of Sierra Leone can listen freely to, and well as taboo subjects
What did the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) promise the people of Sierra Leone when they overthrew the government?
Nothing, they wanted to change the country's government to a dictatorship
Free education and health care, equal share of diamond revenues, no more slaves and no more masters, and power and wealth to the people.
Low cost healthcare and fitting the needs of the people
Who is the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) ?
A group Sierra Leone created to overthrow their own government
A party that was led by Foday Sankoh and others that threw out the original government of Sierra Leone; then evolved to a REBEL ARMY that led to the civil war of Sierra Leone
A party that tried to overrule Sierra Leone, but failed
An after school club
What does the economy of Sierra Leone depend on ?
Minerals and diamonds
Cocoa
Gold
Bananas
Where did the Civil War first take place before bordering into Sierra Leone?
Liberia
Guinea
South Africa
Ethiopia
What percentage made up children RUF's forces?
27%
50%
75%
10%
What happened in 2002 in Sierra Leone?
Nothing
The UN military efforts disabled RUF and restored peace in Sierra Leone
The civil war started
Mass killings in Sierra Leone happened
How did RUF remain to be in power and have child soldiers loyalty?
Being kind to them
Treating them well
Cut off hands of soldiers to send a message of to not betray your brothers, cut off limbs and of children and women so they couldn't mine diamonds to support former government
Cut off hands of citizens, so they couldn't vote. As well as cut off hands of children to remain in power, and control their adult family members
Should the UN tried to get involved sooner?
Yes, it would've prevented lots and lots of bloodshed and misdemeanors
No,other countries that don't provide lots of benefit to them, shouldn't need the UN's help
What food is commonly consumed in every meal?
Cassava
Rice
Potato
Bread
Sierra Leone is known as the top what?
poorest country in the world
10 diamond producing nations; gem diamonds
nation that has more kids than adults living in a country
