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Africa Independence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are similarities between the Kenyan and Nigerian independence movements?

a)

colonized by the British

b)

intellectuals grew solidarity for nationalists movements

c)

now have unstable governments lacking civil rights

d)

gained independence peacefully with no violence

2.

Which country received independence peacefully and more quickly but immediately after had a civil war btw the Muslim north and Christian south?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Neither

d)

Both

3.

What was the goal of the Pan African movement?

a)

bring together and uplift people of African descent

b)

separate Africa from the rest of the world

c)

help keep Africa part of European empires

d)

educate Africans about imperialism

4.

Who did South Africa pick as their new president after apartheid?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Shaka Zulu

5.

How did South Africa gain independence?

a)

Peaceful protest

b)

Armed rebellion

6.

Europeans colonized parts of Africa. Did the African people protest?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

In the 1950s, the Mau Mau uprising raised international awareness for independence from British rule in which country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Nigeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Kenya

8.

Africans developing national pride and demanding freedom from European rule was an example of...

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

United Nations

d)

Apartheid

9.

Which African country gained full independence from Great Britain in 1960 without any armed conflict?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Liberia

10.

Who was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for leading protests against apartheid?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

F. W. de Klerk

d)

Jomo Kenyetta

11.

The belief that all Africans shared a common heritage and should work together for their freedom was the basis of the...

a)

Berlin Confernece

b)

Scramble for Africa

c)

Pan-Africanism Movement

d)

Imperialism

12.

Between 1956 and 1960 more than 11,000 African were killed while fighting for this country's independence from Great Britain

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

South Africa

d)

Ivory Coast

13.

Which African country was the first to gain independence in 1957, setting a precedent for other nations on the continent?

a)

A) Ghana

b)

B) Nigeria

c)

C) Kenya

d)

D) South Africa

14.

What was a significant factor that contributed to the wave of independence movements across Africa in the mid-20th century?

a)

A) The end of World War II

b)

B) The discovery of oil

c)

C) The Cold War

d)

D) The rise of the internet

15.

Which African leader is known for his role in leading his country to independence and later becoming its first Prime Minister and President?

a)

A) Kwame Nkrumah

b)

B) Nelson Mandela

c)

C) Jomo Kenyatta

d)

D) Julius Nyerere