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WorksheetsAfrica History Unit Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is a result of a nationalist movement in countries like Nigeria and Kenya?
illiteracy
independence
the spread of AIDS
poverty
What role did Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk play in the practice of Apartheid in South Africa?
they worked to abolish apartheid
They created apartheid
They helped maintain apartheid
They enhanced apartheid
The purpose of the Pan-African movement in Africa is to:
Create one African Government
Spread traditional religious beliefs
Create one African language
Develop a unified African political identity
How did imperialism lead to civil war in Africa?
African ethnic groups fought against each other for control of their country after independence from colonial rule.
Europeans fought against each other for control of Africa’s natural resources
Africans welcomed the use of their natural resources for European factories
Africans fought Europeans for control over their natural resources
What was the main problem with the colonial boundaries drawn by Europeans?
Europeans drew the borders without considering natural resources
The borders are not official and have never been made legal
The border can be changed anytime
Europeans drew the borders without considering the loyalties and territories of ethnic groups
What belief was key in the push for African Independence?
Discrimination
Nationalism
Patriotism
Isolationism
Apartheid means
Lowered importance
Separateness
Togetherness
Discrimination
The following was NOT a product of apartheid:
black South Africans had to live in separate areas called homelands
political power was reserved for whites
black South Africans could not vote
the black South African vote only counted as ½ of a white vote
As Europeans colonized Africa, they abused African wealth to their own advantage. Europeans almost never treated Africans as fellow citizens. Furthermore, African societies and cultures were humiliated and viewed as inferior and strange. By the end of WWII, Europe was drained of the resources it needed to properly rule its colonies. Most importantly, Africans wanted to control their own government and natural resources.
The above paragraph best describes the causes for
nationalism
apartheid
slavery
colonialism
Who was the first black South African to be elected President of South Africa in 1994, after being imprisoned for 27 years for his anti-apartheid protests as a member of the African National Congress?
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Jomo Kenyatta
Pan-Africanism is to the continent as Nationalism is to a _______________________.
hemisphere
state
city
country
Segregation is to the United States as _________________ is to South Africa.
Apartheid
Pan-Africanism
independence
settlement
The purpose of the Pan-African movement in Africa was to
create a new African continent
unite all of Africa for independence
unite an individual African country for independence
create a new African country
Which South African president ended apartheid?
Desmond Tutu
Kwame Nkrumah
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
How did apartheid impact the non-white population of South Africa?
They lived in separate areas from the white South Africans, but there was no other difference between groups.
They were treated as equals after the British left South Africa in 1961.
They were allowed to vote if they were educated and owned property.
They were not allowed to vote, had to use separate facilities and faced severe oppression.
Who is Jomo Kenyatta?
Leader of South Africa
Leader of Nigeria
Led an independence Movement in Kenya called the Mau Mau Rebellion
Led a youth movement in Kenya
True or False: Nigeria had a mostly peaceful rebellion against Great Britain that led to indepedence
True
False
What is Imperialism?
A policy of extending control of other countries for political or economic gain
A system of segregation in South Africa
A love for one's country
A movement to unite all Africans
What occurred at the Berlin Conference?
European countries traveled to Africa
European countries decided to leave Africa
African countries traveled to Europe to revolt
European countries met together in Germany to determine how they would partition Africa
How was Nelson Mandela involved in Apartheid?
Mandela was apart of the Mau Mau Revolt and tried to help Kenya gain indepedence
Mandela was involved in the ANC and imprisoned for 27 years for trying to end Apartheid
Mandela was apart of the youth movement of Nigeria
Mandela was not involved in Apartheid he was an attorney
System of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger country.
Apartheid
Pan-Africanism
Nationalism
Imperialism
South African nationalist who fought against Apartheid and was released from prison and soon after became the nation's first democratically elected black president in 1994.
FW de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Elon Musk
Jomo Kenyatta
The word that refers to what European countries did during colonial rule of Africa in which they divided up the land among each other and later created the countries of Africa that we know today.
embargo
assimilation
partition
indirect rule
imperialism
Appointing local chiefs to help a country rule their colony.
assimilation
indirect rule
partition
imperialism
nationalism
Former South African President who, in 1990, released Nelson Mandela from prison and fought to end the Apartheid system with the help of Mandela.
Jomo Kenyatta
Desmond Tutu
Elon Musk
F.W. de Klerk
Trevor Noah
A trade barrier in which one country announces that it will no longer trade with another country in order to isolate and cause problems with that country's economy.
embargo
tariff
quota
subsidies
restraints
Which is a system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger country?
Pan-Africanism
Nationalism
Imperialism
Communism
Using African people to help European officials rule a colony was known as what form of government?
Socialism
Monarchy
Direct Rule
Indirect rule
When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?
in the 1800s
after World War II
before World War I
during the US Civil War
Why did many of the boundaries created at the Berlin Conference cause problems?
All of the boundaries carefully followed the paths of rivers.
All of the new countries wer etoo large to rule effectively.
The boundaries forced enemy tribes to live near one another and split tribes and familes.
Europeans drew the boundaries so they could keep all the mineral wealth for themselves.
What was significant about Nelson Mandela's election to political office in South Africa in 1994?
He was the first black president of South Africa elected by all citizens.
He was elected as a representative of the Zulu nation.
He united the Zulu and Ashanti people in order to win the election.
He was the overwhelming choice of British citizens living in South Africa.
What conflict broke out in Nigeria after independence was declared?
religious conflict between Christians and Muslims
a government decision that handed rule over to a dictator
protests by women in Nigeria who demanded equal rights
arguments over writing a constitution that called for apartheid
What decision did former South African President F.W. de Klerk eventually make about the country's apartheid laws?
He added many new and even harsher laws.
He began to recommend that the laws be repealed.
He lifted segregation restrictions on those living in South African cities.
He worked to spread apartheid laws to nations neighboring South Africa.
What was one effect the end of Apartheid had on South Africa's political system?
Black South Africans were allowed to vote and hold office.
White South Africans were allowed to vote and hold office.
Black South Africans were allowed to vote, but not allowed to hold office.
White South Africans were to vote, but not allowed to hold office.
The main goal of the Pan-African Movement was to
end any support for the African National Congress.
immediately overthrow all of the ruling governments in Africa.
get all African nations to become members of the United Nations.
get Africans to think of themselves as one people and to work together.
The European division of Africa led to
civil wars.
tribal conflicts.
independence.
all of the above.
Nnamdi azikiwe
Nelson Mandela
From 1948 until the mid-1990’s, this nation was fully segregated in terms of education, medical care, and access to all other public facilities. Black citizens were not given citizenship, were not allowed to vote and were even forced to live on “homeland” reservations set up by white-dominated government. What nation is described?
the Republic of Nigeria
