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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?They wanted to control African industry.They were asked to organize African schools.They were involved in the slave trade.They were in search of agricultural products.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich was a part of early European plans for Africa?Establishing trade routesSpreading IslamSetting up democraciesPreventing deforestation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the MAIN reason European countries colonized Africa?They wanted to spread Christianity.They were looking for trade routes.The continent would provide large amounts of land.They needed the natural resources.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe belief that acquiring colonies for raw materials will create a stronger country is called ____.apartheidimperialismnationalismcommunism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened during the Berlin Conference?Europeans decided how to divide up Africa.Africans decided how to divide up Africa.Africans mapped out routes for the slave trade.Germany staked claim to most of Africa.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is assimilation?Refusing to give up one's language for anotherRefusing to give up one's religion for anotherGiving up one's customs for someone else'sDemanding the return of a nation's king
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen African people helped European officials rule a colony it was called ____.Direct ruleMonarchyApartheidIndirect rule
- 8. Multiple ChoicePride in one's country is known as ____.apartheidimperialismnationalismcommunism
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?Before WWIJust after WWIJust before WWIIAfter WWII
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen European officials ruled a colony it was called _____.Direct ruleMonarchyApartheidIndirect rule
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after WWII cause problems?They caused the countries to be too small.They grouped enemies and split tribes.They did not cause any problems.They caused the countries to be too large.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow were the new boundaries for African countries drawn?African tribal chiefs drew themThey followed geographical featuresThey followed the colonial boundariesThe people voted for them
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich organization was formed to work for equality in the country of South Africa?United NationsAfrican National CongressPan-African CongressAfrican Union
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was wrong with Kenya's government after independence?It was controlled by one party.It was influenced by the Europeans.It was ruled by a king.There was nothing wrong with it.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat has been the political situation of Nigeria since independence?The government has been influenced by the Europeans.The government has been controlled by one party.The government has been functioning well.The government is unstable.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe main goal of the Pan-African movement was to get Africans to ____.end apartheid in South Africaunify Africans to work togetherremove F.W. de Klerk from officeremove all Europeans from Africa
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was apartheid?segregation of races in Kenyaintegrated democracy in Kenyasegregation of races in South Africaintegrated democracy in South Africa
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat role did F.W. de Klerk play in the apartheid laws?He was responsible for starting them.He was responsible for ending them.He was responsible for extending them into other nations.He was responsible for ensuring they continued.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceTo which political party did Nelson Mandela belong?African UnionNational PartyKenyan African National UnionAfrican National Congress
- 20. Multiple ChoiceTo which political party did F.W. de Klerk belong?African UnionNational PartyKenyan African National UnionAfrican National Congress
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