Decolonization in Africa Answers
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The first African country to achieve independence was
A
Rwanda.B
Kenya.C
Nigeria.D
Ghana.2
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The chart below shows the percentage of total government revenue from oil in Nigeria between 1967 and 1990.
A
Nigeria was generating less revenue from oil in 1987 compared to pervious years.B
Nigeria was generating greater revenue from oil in 1990 compared to previous years.C
Nigeria’s oil revenue peaked during 1975.D
Nigeria’s oil revenue decreased during 1987.3
What was the first step in Ghana’s independence?
A
Kwame Nkrumah became the prime minister.B
A military coup seized power in the colony.C
Africans gained a majority in the parliament.D
Opposition political parties were banned.4
Europeans ignored cultural divisions when setting colonial boundaries because
A
Europeans had no interest in or concern for African cultural divisions.B
African cultural divisions were too complex for Europeans to understand.C
respecting African cultural identity might negatively affect Africa’s economy.D
African citizens did not have a strong sense of national or cultural identity.5
What was a major contributor to unrest in Nigeria?
A
its many ethnicities and religionsB
a series of military dictatorshipsC
an economic dependence on oilD
clashes with other African nations6
Jomo Kenyatta caused discontent during his rule in Kenya by
A
becoming a member of the pan-African movement.B
exhibiting favoritism toward the Kikuyu people.C
leading the Kenyan African Nationalist Union.D
encouraging election fraud to help him stay in office.7
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authoritarianB
democraticC
CommunistD
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Because there was very little investment in education, African colonies
A
had few leaders with government experience.B
had far too few teachers for their universities.C
had many skilled workers with little education.D
had many overqualified workers in menial jobs.9
The economies of most African colonies were dependent on
A
industrial development.B
one or two crops.C
a strong middle class.D
diverse farmlands.10
The Rwandan genocide took place in which year?
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1962B
1994C
1992D
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