Decolonization in Africa

Question 1

What was a major contributor to unrest in Nigeria?

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its many ethnicities and religions

Question 2

The economies of most African colonies were dependent on

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one or two crops.

Question 3

Which major change took place in Nigeria in 1999?

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A civilian president was elected.

Question 4

The Rwandan genocide took place in which year?

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1994

Question 5

Europeans ignored cultural divisions when setting colonial boundaries because

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Europeans had no interest in or concern for African cultural divisions.

Question 6

What was the purpose of pan-Africanism?

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to unite people of African descent around the world

Question 7

The chart below shows the percentage of total government revenue from oil in Nigeria between 1967 and 1990.

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Nigeria was generating greater revenue from oil in 1990 compared to previous years.

Question 8

The Rwandan genocide was a result of

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ethnic tensions that had their roots in the period of Belgian rule.

Question 9

Jomo Kenyatta caused discontent during his rule in Kenya by

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exhibiting favoritism toward the Kikuyu people.

Question 10

What can one conclude about the link between falling cacao crop prices and rising economic problems in Ghana?

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The country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop.

Decolonization in Africa Answers