Question 1

Which of these political entities was never tried in postcolonial Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) parliamentary constitution 
B) military dictatorship 
C) rule by consensus 
D) absolute monarchy 
E) democratic elections 
A) parliamentary constitution 
B) military dictatorship 
C) rule by consensus 
D) absolute monarchy 
E) democratic elections D

Question 2

What percentage of Africa's surface soil is suitable for crop cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 35 percent 
E) 18 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 35 percent 
E) 18 percent A

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the highly touted Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs)?

Accepted Answer

A) SAPs are used by dictatorial leaders to divert much needed funds to their own use. 
B) Most recipients take the loans and never carry out the reforms. 
C) The SAPs are one means of getting rid of power-hungry individuals in a few places. 
D) The programs are helpful in countries that want to implement major reforms. 
E) The SAPs are most useful to women who need startup money for new businesses. 
A) SAPs are used by dictatorial leaders to divert much needed funds to their own use. 
B) Most recipients take the loans and never carry out the reforms. 
C) The SAPs are one means of getting rid of power-hungry individuals in a few places. 
D) The programs are helpful in countries that want to implement major reforms. 
E) The SAPs are most useful to women who need startup money for new businesses. B

Question 4

Explain the key social issues in Africa since independence.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of so

Question 5

During the years 1950 to 1965, about how many African countries came into existence?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 35 
C) 100 
D) 10 
E) 20 
A) 2 
B) 35 
C) 100 
D) 10 
E) 20

Question 6

Term for identification: Green Revolution

Accepted Answer

The term "Green Revolution" refers to a

Question 7

Term for identification: Mau Mau

Accepted Answer

The term "Mau Mau" refers to a militant

Question 8

All of the following events in the 1980s brought about reduced domestic food stocks in Africa EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Prolonged droughts in Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Sudan. 
B) Sharp reduction in foreign aid. 
C) The AIDS and HIV epidemic. 
D) Civil wars in Sudan, Chad, Angola, Mozambique and Ethiopia. 
E) Continued rapid increase in population. 
A) Prolonged droughts in Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Sudan. 
B) Sharp reduction in foreign aid. 
C) The AIDS and HIV epidemic. 
D) Civil wars in Sudan, Chad, Angola, Mozambique and Ethiopia. 
E) Continued rapid increase in population.

Question 9

Algeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Angola, and South Africa were referred to as ____________________ colonies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Algeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Angola, and South Africa...

Question 10

What is the leading cause of economic and social problems in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) AIDS and HIV 
B) surplus population 
C) ecological imbalance 
D) Islamic religious warfare 
E) decline of tourist trade 
A) AIDS and HIV 
B) surplus population 
C) ecological imbalance 
D) Islamic religious warfare 
E) decline of tourist trade

Question 11

Most A frican governments seem to be relying on international health authorities to find a solution to ____________________ and bring it to Africa.

Accepted Answer

the public

Question 12

In African universities, the majority of higher degrees are issued in all of the following fields EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) law 
B) engineering 
C) humanities 
D) foreign literature 
E) education 
A) law 
B) engineering 
C) humanities 
D) foreign literature 
E) education

Question 13

​Which of the African white settler colonies were the last to hold free elections?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Eritrea 
B) ​Djibouti 
C) ​South Africa 
D) ​Angola 
E) ​Swaziland 
A) ​Eritrea 
B) ​Djibouti 
C) ​South Africa 
D) ​Angola 
E) ​Swaziland

Question 14

All of the following were true of post-independent African governments EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Leaders were Christian Africans educated in the West. 
B) Most adopted the Westminster model type of government. 
C) Democratic parliamentary governments gave way to monarchies. 
D) Precolonial traditions of government made the multi-party system unworkable. 
E) Foreign interests sometimes promoted the removal of democratically elected regimes. 
A) Leaders were Christian Africans educated in the West. 
B) Most adopted the Westminster model type of government. 
C) Democratic parliamentary governments gave way to monarchies. 
D) Precolonial traditions of government made the multi-party system unworkable. 
E) Foreign interests sometimes promoted the removal of democratically elected regimes.

Question 15

The fir st president of the first country freed in Africa was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fir st president of the first...

Question 16

All of the following were true of Pan-Africanism EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) It began in the US and the Caribbean in the early 20th century. 
B) It influenced the decolonization process. 
C) It encouraged a sense of racial unity and strength. 
D) Many of the African leaders shunned the movement. 
E) It became international in scope by World War II. 
A) It began in the US and the Caribbean in the early 20th century. 
B) It influenced the decolonization process. 
C) It encouraged a sense of racial unity and strength. 
D) Many of the African leaders shunned the movement. 
E) It became international in scope by World War II.

Question 17

____________________  is defined as a government consisting of thieves.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________  is defined as a government consisting...

Question 18

What was true of  most African countries' leaders in  th e first years of independence?

Accepted Answer

A) They attempted to return their countries to a more familiar tribal government. 
B) They had collaborated with the colonial powers and were considered unfit. 
C) They believed it was necessary to implement a dictatorship in the short term in order to have democracy later. 
D) They had been educated in Europe and believed that only they were capable of ruling effectively. 
E) They came from the minority tribes in their countries, and wanted to ensure that tribalism did not prevail again. 
A) They attempted to return their countries to a more familiar tribal government. 
B) They had collaborated with the colonial powers and were considered unfit. 
C) They believed it was necessary to implement a dictatorship in the short term in order to have democracy later. 
D) They had been educated in Europe and believed that only they were capable of ruling effectively. 
E) They came from the minority tribes in their countries, and wanted to ensure that tribalism did not prevail again.

Question 19

What led to the development of the Land and Freedom Army in 1952?

Accepted Answer

A) Africans in Kenya were denied use of their own lands in favor of white settlers. 
B) Rebel armies were determined to overthrow colonial subjugation. 
C) An African protest movement organized by international labor movement. 
D) A nationalist movement to pressure colonial powers for self-determination. 
E) A movement to demand representation in the colonial power's government. 
A) Africans in Kenya were denied use of their own lands in favor of white settlers. 
B) Rebel armies were determined to overthrow colonial subjugation. 
C) An African protest movement organized by international labor movement. 
D) A nationalist movement to pressure colonial powers for self-determination. 
E) A movement to demand representation in the colonial power's government.

Question 20

Term for identification: monoeconomies

Accepted Answer

The term "monoeconomies" refers to econo

Exam 49: Africas Decolonization and Independence

Which of these political entities was never tried in postcolonial Africa?

What percentage of Africa's surface soil is suitable for crop cultivation?

Which of the following is true of the highly touted Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs)?

Explain the key social issues in Africa since independence.

During the years 1950 to 1965, about how many African countries came into existence?

Term for identification: Green Revolution

Term for identification: Mau Mau

All of the following events in the 1980s brought about reduced domestic food stocks in Africa EXCEPT

Algeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Angola, and South Africa were referred to as ____________________ colonies.

What is the leading cause of economic and social problems in Africa?

Most A frican governments seem to be relying on international health authorities to find a solution to ____________________ and bring it to Africa.

In African universities, the majority of higher degrees are issued in all of the following fields EXCEPT

​Which of the African white settler colonies were the last to hold free elections?

All of the following were true of post-independent African governments EXCEPT

The fir st president of the first country freed in Africa was ____________________.

All of the following were true of Pan-Africanism EXCEPT

____________________ is defined as a government consisting of thieves.​

What was true of most African countries' leaders in th e first years of independence?

What led to the development of the Land and Freedom Army in 1952?

Term for identification: monoeconomies

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____________________ is defined as a government consisting of thieves.