Question 1

Discuss the initial momentum toward independence in post-colonial Africa, including both external and internal factors.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of the factors outside of Africa in the European outlook toward colonialism and the impact of Western educated Africans in Africa in addition to the internal factors of rising nationalism, leadership experience in labor unions and the military.

Question 2

What effect have population numbers had on African history since independence?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of agriculture, disease, lack of physicians per population numbers and the Green Revolution.

Question 3

Elaborate on the key social issues in Africa since independence.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of social constraints in some colonies prior to independence, resentment, Pan Africanism, nationalist movements based on Western ideas, overpopulation, disease, and reliance on clan loyalty and lineage.

Question 4

Term for identification: white settler colonies

Accepted Answer

The term "white settler colonies" refers

Question 5

For Nigeria, oil reserves have been

Accepted Answer

A) successfully tapped to help all of the people. 
B) mishandled by the government, causing hardships. 
C) exploited by outsiders. 
D) a problem for the government, because they are not easily accessible and Nigeria has little money for needed equipment. 
E) a positive aspect of the economy since the 1970s. 
A) successfully tapped to help all of the people. 
B) mishandled by the government, causing hardships. 
C) exploited by outsiders. 
D) a problem for the government, because they are not easily accessible and Nigeria has little money for needed equipment. 
E) a positive aspect of the economy since the 1970s.

Question 6

What is one of the more persistent issues in Africa (related to health problems)that affects about 30 percent of the population?

Accepted Answer

A) Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 
B) Diabetes related to high obesity rates. 
C) Starvation due to lack of food distribution. 
D) Food restrictions related to religious dietary rules. 
E) Combat-related deaths and wounds from war violence. 
A) Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 
B) Diabetes related to high obesity rates. 
C) Starvation due to lack of food distribution. 
D) Food restrictions related to religious dietary rules. 
E) Combat-related deaths and wounds from war violence.

Question 7

Somewhat surprisingly, the newly freed African nations

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A) allowed Europeans who wanted to, to remain in the country. 
B) did not change the European-imposed borders, even though these were problematic. 
C) made no effort to reestablish the tribal kingdoms that had been in place when the Europeans arrived. 
D) usually chose leaders who had never lived in Africa during the colonial era. 
E) tried to hold on to the multiparty, democratic systems inherited from the Europeans. 
A) allowed Europeans who wanted to, to remain in the country. 
B) did not change the European-imposed borders, even though these were problematic. 
C) made no effort to reestablish the tribal kingdoms that had been in place when the Europeans arrived. 
D) usually chose leaders who had never lived in Africa during the colonial era. 
E) tried to hold on to the multiparty, democratic systems inherited from the Europeans.

Question 8

Since ____________________, changes in the traditional village lifestyle have led to overcrowding of African urban areas and crime in societies where it did not previously exist.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since ____________________, changes in the traditional village...

Question 9

The n ew leaders that emerged in African after World War II came from

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A) universities. 
B) union leadership. 
C) soldiers who fought in the war. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) Both A and B are correct. 
A) universities. 
B) union leadership. 
C) soldiers who fought in the war. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) Both A and B are correct.

Question 10

Why is 1960 referred to as a "miraculous year" for African countries?

Accepted Answer

A) The year 1960 saw world-wide revolutions in favor of independence. 
B) South Africa was allowed free elections and Nelson Mandela was elected. 
C) Because more than half of the African continent gained their independence that year. 
D) All the former colonial possessions were granted their independence that year. 
E) The World Bank forgave all the African countries' debts to foreign banks. 
A) The year 1960 saw world-wide revolutions in favor of independence. 
B) South Africa was allowed free elections and Nelson Mandela was elected. 
C) Because more than half of the African continent gained their independence that year. 
D) All the former colonial possessions were granted their independence that year. 
E) The World Bank forgave all the African countries' debts to foreign banks.

Question 11

Which of these does not contribute to Africa's frequent droughts?

Accepted Answer

A) Much farming is done on "marginal" lands subject to frequent droughts. 
B) Only about 10 per cent of Africa's land is arable. 
C) Overpopulation is a continent-wide problem. 
D) The Sahara Desert is extending southward because natural vegetation has been affected by droughts. 
E) Leaders have recently been concentrating on the development of family farms. 
A) Much farming is done on "marginal" lands subject to frequent droughts. 
B) Only about 10 per cent of Africa's land is arable. 
C) Overpopulation is a continent-wide problem. 
D) The Sahara Desert is extending southward because natural vegetation has been affected by droughts. 
E) Leaders have recently been concentrating on the development of family farms.

Question 12

The departing colonial powers left democratic multiparty governmental systems in most former African colonies. By the 1970s, what was the status of most African governments?

Accepted Answer

A) The governments had become parliamentary monarchies. 
B) The governments were communist dictatorships. 
C) The governments had dissolved and anarchy reigned. 
D) The governments had solidified their democratic institutions. 
E) The governments had become one-party dictatorships. 
A) The governments had become parliamentary monarchies. 
B) The governments were communist dictatorships. 
C) The governments had dissolved and anarchy reigned. 
D) The governments had solidified their democratic institutions. 
E) The governments had become one-party dictatorships.

Question 13

Term for identification: Jomo Kenyatta

Accepted Answer

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial

Question 14

In the U.S., the infant mortality rate is about 7 per 1000. What is the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no statistics for the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. 
B) 100 per 1000. 
C) 500 per 1000. 
D) 1 per 1000. 
E) 7 per 1000. 
A) There are no statistics for the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. 
B) 100 per 1000. 
C) 500 per 1000. 
D) 1 per 1000. 
E) 7 per 1000.

Question 15

Term for identification: Pan-Africanism

Accepted Answer

Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement t

Question 16

After World War II, what was the overall shared vision of the new leaders regarding African nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A) "Perpetual Revolution." 
B) Equality with Whites. 
C) A chicken in every pot. 
D) "Africa for Africans." 
E) Immediate industrialization. 
A) "Perpetual Revolution." 
B) Equality with Whites. 
C) A chicken in every pot. 
D) "Africa for Africans." 
E) Immediate industrialization.

Question 17

All o f the following influenced the decolonization process EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) discussion prior to 1945 by Western nations about self-determination. 
B) the formation of the United Nations. 
C) Nationalist movements among leaders in colonized areas. 
D) Western educated individuals from colonized areas. 
E) the moral condemnation of the Catholic Church of colonialism. 
A) discussion prior to 1945 by Western nations about self-determination. 
B) the formation of the United Nations. 
C) Nationalist movements among leaders in colonized areas. 
D) Western educated individuals from colonized areas. 
E) the moral condemnation of the Catholic Church of colonialism.

Question 18

Term for identification: Mau Mau

Accepted Answer

The term "Mau Mau" refers to a militant

Question 19

In terms of the Green Revolution, Africa

Accepted Answer

A) benefited more than other places in increasing its food supply. 
B) benefited less than elsewhere. 
C) grew no crops that could have benefited from the revolution. 
D) experienced practically no effect because of the nomadic lifestyle of many inhabitants. 
E) chose not to participate in experiments with new food crops. 
A) benefited more than other places in increasing its food supply. 
B) benefited less than elsewhere. 
C) grew no crops that could have benefited from the revolution. 
D) experienced practically no effect because of the nomadic lifestyle of many inhabitants. 
E) chose not to participate in experiments with new food crops.

Question 20

The futur e looked promising in the 1970s until

Accepted Answer

A) foreign aid stopped completely. 
B) military dictatorships began to proliferate. 
C) the Mau Mau rebellion brought reprisals from European residents. 
D) the first democratic government was overthrown. 
E) the OPEC oil boycott caused oil prices to quadruple. 
A) foreign aid stopped completely. 
B) military dictatorships began to proliferate. 
C) the Mau Mau rebellion brought reprisals from European residents. 
D) the first democratic government was overthrown. 
E) the OPEC oil boycott caused oil prices to quadruple.

Exam 49: Africas Decolonization and Independence

Discuss the initial momentum toward independence in post-colonial Africa, including both external and internal factors.

What effect have population numbers had on African history since independence?

Elaborate on the key social issues in Africa since independence.

Term for identification: white settler colonies

For Nigeria, oil reserves have been

What is one of the more persistent issues in Africa (related to health problems)that affects about 30 percent of the population?

Somewhat surprisingly, the newly freed African nations

Since ____________________, changes in the traditional village lifestyle have led to overcrowding of African urban areas and crime in societies where it did not previously exist.

The n ew leaders that emerged in African after World War II came from

Why is 1960 referred to as a "miraculous year" for African countries?

Which of these does not contribute to Africa's frequent droughts?

The departing colonial powers left democratic multiparty governmental systems in most former African colonies. By the 1970s, what was the status of most African governments?

Term for identification: Jomo Kenyatta

In the U.S., the infant mortality rate is about 7 per 1000. What is the infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa?

Term for identification: Pan-Africanism

After World War II, what was the overall shared vision of the new leaders regarding African nationalism?

All o f the following influenced the decolonization process EXCEPT

Term for identification: Mau Mau

In terms of the Green Revolution, Africa

The futur e looked promising in the 1970s until

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