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The first African country to achieve independence was

A
Rwanda.
B
Kenya.
C
Nigeria.
D
Ghana.
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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.
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What was the purpose of pan-Africanism?

A
to bring together Africans from all parts of the continent
B
to spread African culture to people of other backgrounds
C
to empower Africa to develop colonies in other nations
D
to unite people of African descent around the world
4

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

A
People stopped buying cacao when the economy faltered.
B
Economic problems led Ghana’s farmers to cut their cacao prices.
C
The country was too dependent on exports of its cacao crop.
D
Ghana grew cacao more economically when the economy slowed.
5

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.
6

When military leaders and dictators ruled Nigeria, they sometimes tried to prevent unrest by

A
allowing peaceful, supervised political activity.
B
agreeing to small, incremental changes.
C
banning expressions of ethnic pride.
D
prohibiting all criticism of the government.
7

What was a major contributor to unrest in Nigeria?

A
its many ethnicities and religions
B
a series of military dictatorships
C
an economic dependence on oil
D
clashes with other African nations
8

European nations benefited from African colonies’

A
labor and resources.
B
industries and artisans.
C
established trade routes.
D
well-trained military.
9

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.
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What is the most likely reason Europe did not invest in education in its African colonies?

A
African citizens were not interested in education.
B
European nations placed little value on education.
C
Educating people would slow industrial growth.
D
Educated citizens would be harder to control.

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