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Unit 9 Summative Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

Teach Africans how to govern themselves independently.

b)

Discuss the best trade routes from Africa to Germany.

c)

Grant independence to African colonies.

d)

Partition African territory among European nations.

2.

Who was NOT invited to the Berlin Conference?

a)

Leaders from Africa

b)

Leaders from Great Britain

c)

Leaders from Germany

d)

Leaders from France

3.

How did Europeans determine new boundaries in Africa?

a)

They used existing borders that were already set up in Africa.

b)

They had many African leaders help draw the borders.

c)

They completely ignored existing borders and drew new ones that were convenient for them.

d)

They drew borders with Africa's different ethnic groups in mind, making sure they were separated.

4.

Boundaries established by European governments that placed competing ethnic groups within the same country in Africa led to what?

a)

the spreading of Islam

b)

economic prosperity

c)

ethnic tensions, conflict, and civil wars

d)

widespread starvation and famine

5.

Which country used violent attacks on colonists and colonial supporters to gain independence from Great Britain?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

Liberia

d)

Ethiopia

6.

The Mau Mau were

a)

a group of pacifists from Kenya

b)

a group of rebel fighters from Kenya

c)

a group of rebel fighters from Nigeria

d)

A group of pacifists from Nigeria

7.

Which movement does this flag best represent?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Pan-Africanism

d)

Colonialism

8.

What is nationalism?

a)

A form of government

b)

Becoming a member of a country

c)

string belief and pride in one's country

d)

Joining a Nation

9.
Together, what award was given to FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela? 
a)
Peace Treaty Award
b)
United Nations Award
c)
Nobel Peace Prize
10.
What happened to Nelson Mandela when he spoke out against apartheid and the ANC was banned? 
a)
He was killed
b)
He was imprisoned
c)
He was exiled
d)
He was put into office
11.

What year did South Africa have it's first free election open to all races?

a)
1991
b)
1994
c)
1996
d)
2001
12.
What did the apartheid laws do? 
a)
gave power to white officials
b)
segregated different types of Europeans
c)
separated men and wolmen
d)
separated whites and non-whites
13.

Dividing into parts.

a)

Partitioning

b)

Colonization

c)

Civil War

d)

Conflict

14.

What two European countries gained the most land after the Berlin Conference?

a)

United Kingdom and France

b)

Germany and Belgium

c)

Spain and Italy

d)

Portugal and Denmark

15.

Which South African President freed Nelson Mandela from prison

a)

Mandiba

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

F. W. de Klerk

d)

William Clinton

16.

After his release from prison, Mandela became ...

a)

The Head of the ANC

b)

The president of South Africa

c)

The Leader of the Xhosa tribe

17.

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years because he protested apartheid.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

The claiming of African territory by European powers became known as the “______________________”

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

Scramble for Africa

c)

Gold and Silk Trade

d)

Scramble for Asia

19.

Why did African countries have so many problems following their successful independence movements?

a)

World War II prevented many countries from giving them aid

b)

Many countries continued to ship slaves across the Atlantic Ocean

c)

Political and ethnic rivalries within countries emerged after independence

d)

The united Nations constantly waged war against rulers who they considered warlike

20.

The main goal of the pan African Movement was to

a)

To establish independence among African Nations

b)

To overthrow all governments in Africa with conflict and civil wars

c)

To bring all Africans to the United States

d)

To get African nations to join the United Nations